MONISH JOSE: Value Chain Analysis of Medicinal Plant Market in Kerala Since Kerala is the world’s most famous area for ayurvedic medicine, there is an increasing demand in ayurvedic plants, while the area under medical cultivation stays the same. According to this circumstance, the region has to face several problems, which have to be solved. Most important, there has to be set up a price regulatory body and an education system to teach the farmers about scientific harvesting methods. BOHUMIL HAVRLAND: Agricultural Marketing Information System (AMIS) The Agricultural Marketing Information System (AMIS) has been developed with the help of agricultural producers in the Republic of Moldova. It operates as a facilitator system and is destined to play an important role for producers as well as for tradesmen and middlemen to reach information about each other. Especially poor famers have the possibility to access the system in different centers, which are located all over Moldova. DANSINOU SILVERE TOVIGNAN: Agricultural Value Chain Modeling and Governance: The Case of Shea Butter in Benin As agriculture is very important in developing countries, value chain promotion is a development strategy which should help local farmers to get access to the global market. The example of the shea butter value chain of Benin shows us, that many actors are involved in the chain, fulfilling their specific functions. This leads to a higher profit for all the actors belonging to the supply chain. GOPAL DATT BHATTA: Socio-economic and Spatial Determinants of Farm Production and Local Livelihoods in the Middle Mountains of Nepal The socio-economic and spatial determinants of farmers in peri-urban and rural areas are differing because of the landscape, market access, road access, resources and many other causes. According to that, households in the rural areas have lower incomes and poorer livelihood than better accessible, peri-urban areas. That's why any interventions to uplift the livelihood through agriculture development should take this spatial variation in count. HOANG THI HUONG TRA: Value Chain Analysis of Beef Cattle Production in Different Cattle Feeding Systems in Bac Kan Province Farmers in the Bac Kan Province are in a weak market position. Since the cattle market is considered as an essential factor influencing their development, it is important to set up a system, which gives the farmer the chance to achieve better prices and improve the quality of the products. KHIN MAR CHO: Impact Assessment of Direct Marketing of Small- and Mid-sized Producers through Food Industry Electronic Infrastructure MarketMaker MarketMaker is a free and simple marketing tool for small and mid-sized producers as well as for markets, to get data about each other and to improve the direct contact between them. It was used by over a 100'000 users in the past year. Especially the NY MarketMaker helps increase the availability of regional foods in New York City. The software is available on NY MarketMaker.