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| Bernet, Thomas; Devaux, Andre; Thiele, Graham; Lopez, Gaston; Velasco, Claudio; Manrique, Kurt; Ordinola, Miguel. |
| Innovation in the food and agriculture sector is frequently short-circuited by a lack of trust and communication between actors in the market chain. To overcome these problems and stimulate innovation, the Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA) brings together small farmers, market agents, and service providers for an intense process of facilitated interaction. The PMCA uses a flexible three-stage participatory process to improve communication, build trust, and facilitate collaboration among participants so that they can jointly identify, analyze, and exploit new market opportunities. The PMCA focuses on innovation in products, technologies, and ways of working together. By carefully selecting market chains and partners, and building in social... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Market; Chain; Approach; Participatory; PMCA; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52532 |
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| Devaux, Andre; Velasco, Claudio; Lopez, Gaston; Bernet, Thomas; Ordinola, Miguel; Pico, Hernan; Thiele, Graham; Horton, Douglas. |
| The Andean highlands are home to some of the poorest rural households in South America. Native potato varieties and local knowledge for their cultivation and use are unique resources possessed by farmers in these areas. As the forces of globalization and market integration penetrate the Andes, they present both challenges and opportunities for farmers there. This paper reports on how the Papa Andina Regional Initiative is promoting the use of collective action to reduce poverty in the Andes, by developing market niches and adding value to potatoes, particularly the native potatoes grown by poor farmers. Since 1998, Papa Andina has worked with partners in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru to stimulate pro-poor innovation within market chains for potato-based... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Collective action; Potatoes; Andean region; Participatory methods; Market chains; Innovation; Stakeholder platform; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47909 |
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