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Indonesia The transparent margin partnership model: Linking mango farmers to dynamic markets

The main objective of the study is to generate policy lessons and working methods to guide public policy makers and private actors in supporting greater inclusion of small-scale producers in dynamic markets. The study shows that the transparent margin system is a co-innovating marketing institution which provides small farmers access to a modern market supply chain. Evolution of the innovation has created dynamic changes at the producer level. Factors that support small farmer inclusion are the farmer's ability, willingness, and trust to make changes, and receive its benefit.
Sustainability of the transparent margin system

Thailand - Innovative practice in integrating small farmers into dynamic supply chains: CMK housewives' group in potato chips

This study found a housewives group in the San Sai district of Chiang Mai that has managed to generate additional alternative family income from substandard potatoes and also become a small enterprise participating in the potato supply chain.

Therefore, this paper attempts to illustrate the performance of a community enterprise that has gained inclusion in the potato products supply chain by turning unwanted potatoes into usable material and also to highlight the role of a potato housewives group in providing an alternative for growers market participation.

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