Multistakeholder platforms for linking small farmers to value chains: Evidence from the Andes

This book chapter explores the role of multistakeholder platforms in promoting the inclusion of small-scale farmers in high value market chains. It considers three different platforms with potato value chains in the Andes (Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru), comparing their characteristics and effectiveness. The evidence suggests that multistakeholder platforms can bring together diverse stakeholders and contribute to new products, processes, norms, and behaviours oriented toward value chains, which could not have been achieved otherwise.