Ambler Kate, de Brauw Alan, Herskowitz Sylvan, Pulido Cristhian
International Food Policy Research Institute, United States.
World Bank, United States.
Food Policy. 2023 Nov;121:102530. doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2023.102530.
Recent literature suggests that agricultural value chains are changing rapidly and places an increasing focus on the importance of actors and activities taking place in the "midstream" of these value chains, after production and prior to final sale. This article discusses the financial needs of midstream actors in agricultural value chains, emphasizing differences across midstream activities and highlighting how value chain characteristics can influence both financial needs and potential remedies. The paper concludes with a brief discussion of the prospects of digital financial services and policy levers for government actors in this space.
近期文献表明，农业价值链正在迅速变化，并且越来越关注这些价值链“中游”（即生产之后、最终销售之前）所发生的参与者和活动的重要性。本文讨论了农业价值链中游参与者的资金需求，强调了中游活动之间的差异，并突出了价值链特征如何影响资金需求和潜在的解决办法。本文最后简要讨论了数字金融服务的前景以及政府行为体在这一领域的政策杠杆。
