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Higuchi, Angie; Moritaka, Masahiro; Fukuda, Susumu. |
In the Peruvian jungle, there are two main cocoa marketing channels: the intermediaries and the cooperative. For example, the Acopagro Cooperative, a Peruvian organization, has contributed to the shift from illegal crops like coca to an alternative crop like cocoa which gives small scale farmers a sustainable welfare. Despite the fact that the Acopagro cooperative benefits their members by paying a fair price, supplying technical assistance and credit, many farmers still prefer commercializing their cocoa via the intermediaries. A further analysis of cocoa prices was carried out through personal interviews and a survey made between December 2009 and January 2010, of 243 farmers in Juanjui, San Martin, Peru's main cocoa production area. The outcomes... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Acopagro cooperative; Peruvian jungle; Intermediaries; Cocoa; Price; Agri-marketing channel; Marketing channel.; Agribusiness. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100558 |
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