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From the Amazon to the supermarket: Innovation and the integration of small-scale Amazonian chilli pepper producers

This document provides an in-depth description of the innovation processes involved in forming links between small-scale producers in the Colombian Amazon and supermarkets in Bogota in order to market chilli pepper sauces and Amazonian fruits as local biodiversity products. Small-scale producers have accessed dynamic markets as a result of the formation of a broad network made up of research institutions, universities, non-governmental organisations, ministries and private sector entities. Small-scale farmers need new capacities and forms of organisation in order to deal with entry conditions and standards in these markets, and this has presented a great challenge to them.

Guatemala: The experience of small producers in competitive markets - a case study of OPCION/Aj Ticonel

The aim of this document is to highlight the innovative work undertaken by the OPCION/Aj Ticonel joint enterprise. OPCION / Aj-Ticonel provides support in production, marketing and organizational processes with the objective of generating improved incomes and living standards for small farmers. The main activity is the marketing (at both national level and exports) of non-traditional vegetable products.

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