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 <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>Acceso a mercados: Estrategias y acciones para superar la exclusión de pequeños productores</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rimisp.org/boletin_intercambios/index_boletin.php?id_boletin=50&quot;&gt;InterCambios&lt;/a&gt;, Año 8 Número 85, Abril 2008. Auspician Grupo Chorlaví, FIDAMERICA&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;En América Latina, diversas iniciativas de desarrollo han generado innovaciones que les han permitido promover el fortalecimiento de capacidades de productores organizados con mayor competitividad e inserción en mercados. Estas innovaciones son de muchos tipos. Algunas se basan en la introducción de nuevas líneas de producción, otras en la introducción de cambios tecnológicos que mejoran la productividad. También se encuentran variadas maneras de agregar valor a los productos primarios, incluyendo la transformación de los mismos. En muchos casos se modifica la organización social de la producción y se buscan alternativas novedosas de llegar a mercados especializados y de nicho; otras veces se realizan acciones que diferencien los productos mediante certificaciones, denominación de origen u otras estrategias de diferenciación.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.regoverningmarkets.org/en/articles/latin_america/acceso_a_mercados_estrategias_y_acciones_para_superar_la_exclusion_de_pequenos_productores.html&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 08:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>La red de comercialización de la fresa en Michoacán, México: una mirada estructural</title>
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 <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;inline left&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.regoverningmarkets.org/files/regov/images/Mex strawb network cover.img_assist_custom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot;  class=&quot;image img_assist_custom&quot; width=&quot;89&quot; height=&quot;113&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Félix Modrego y Ximena Sanclemente&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Se presenta un estudio de los canales de comercialización de la fresa en Michoacán, utilizando la metodología de Análisis de Redes Sociales (ARS). Mediante datos obtenidos de una encuesta a productores y comercializadores, se identificaron los actores de la red de comercialización y se mapearon sus relaciones de compra y venta.&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Este artículo es parte de la investigación &amp;quot;Efectos de la expansión de los supermercados sobre las cadenas de producción y comercialización de fresa en Michoacán&amp;quot;, realizada en el marco del proyecto Regoverning Markets.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>Negocios Inclusivos: Iniciativas Empresariales Rentables con Impacto en el Desarrollo</title>
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&lt;p&gt;Folleto de la Alianza WBCSD-SNV sobre el tema de negocios inclusivos en América Latina.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;La &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inclusivebusiness.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alianza &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;entre el World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) y el Servicio Holandés de Cooperación al Desarrollo (SNV) acaba de publicar un folleto (20 páginas) acerca de su trabajo al mediar oportunidades de negocios inclusivos en América Latina.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>Nuevo libro: La fresa en Michoacán: los retos del mercado</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;inline left&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.regoverningmarkets.org/files/regov/images/Mex strawb book cover.img_assist_custom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot;  class=&quot;image img_assist_custom&quot; width=&quot;106&quot; height=&quot;147&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Julio A. Berdegué y Ximena Sanclemente. 2007.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;El libro presenta los resultados de un programa de investigación que se llevó a cabo en la región productora de fresa del Estado de Michoacán en México, entre mayo de 2006 y septiembre de 2007. Esta investigación es parte &lt;strong&gt;del programa Regoverning Markets&lt;/strong&gt; y fue presentada junto a otros estudios desarrollados en Indonesia y Filipinas. &lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>The Green Corner, logra éxito con productos orgánicos </title>
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 <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;inline left&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.regoverningmarkets.org/files/regov/images/green-corner.thumbnail.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;green-corner&quot; title=&quot;green-corner&quot;  class=&quot;image thumbnail&quot; width=&quot;100&quot; height=&quot;83&quot; /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caption&quot; style=&quot;width: 98px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;green-corner&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;El firme y decidido propósito de contribuir en la conservación del medio ambiente fue la principal motivación de un joven empresario, llamado Bensi Levy, para incursionar en la dinamización del mercado de productos orgánicos con la creación de una empresa llamada The Green Corner.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Preocupado por el deterioro ambiental, Levy se planteó como meta vender, pero también producir y distribuir a la población en general, productos orgánicos, ecológicos y sustentables, señala Angélica Koniecki, gerente de comunicación y capacitación de la empresa.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Según Levy, &amp;quot;La agricultura orgánica toma en cuenta también factores sociales y económicos, ya que adquiriendo estos productos se apoya la economía de miles de pequeños productores, en su mayoría indígenas, que normalmente no tienen acceso al mercado, ofreciéndoles una opción de salir del estado pobreza en que se encuentran y protegiendo sus tradiciones y cultura&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>xsanclemente</dc:creator>
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 <title>‘Proactive fast-tracking’ diffusion of supermarkets in developing countries: implications for market institutions and trade </title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Thomas Reardon, Spencer Henson and Julio Berdegué&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abstract&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Supermarkets have spread extremely rapidly in developing countries after the ‘take-off&amp;#39; in the early to mid-1990s. Former analyses of supermarket diffusion have not adequately explained the sudden burst and then exponential diffusion of supermarkets in the late 1990s and early 2000s. We argue that rather than taking demand and market institutional and organizational conditions as ‘exogenous&amp;#39;, as former analyses have tended to do, modern food retailers instead have treated local conditions as substantially ‘endogenous&amp;#39;. To enable their rapid growth, supermarkets undertake ‘proactive fast-tracking strategies&amp;#39; to alter the ‘enabling conditions&amp;#39; of entry and growth.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.regoverningmarkets.org/en/articles/latin_america/proactive_fast_tracking_diffusion_of_supermarkets_in_developing_countries_implications_for_market_institu&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>xsanclemente</dc:creator>
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 <title>Food industry looks to greener future</title>
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 <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;inline left&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.regoverningmarkets.org/files/regov/images/73/articleimageearth.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot;  class=&quot;image thumbnail&quot; width=&quot;100&quot; height=&quot;100&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Environmental issues are far more prominent in public debate today than a few years ago but Dean Best wonders how widespread such concerns really are among ordinary consumers. And by the same token, as food manufacturers and retailers tailor their strategies in response to greater environmental awareness, how much effect are green issues really having on mainstream food buying habits?&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source: Dean Best for &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.just-food.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;www.just-food.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>US: Wal-Mart investigates &quot;green&quot; attitudes</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;US retail giant &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.regoverningmarkets.org/factsheet.aspx?id=37&quot;&gt;Wal-Mart&lt;/a&gt; has launched an initiative to monitor the shopping habits of its customers. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Initially focusing on environmental issues, the &amp;#39;live better index&amp;#39; has found that while US consumers are more concerned about the environment, cost and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.regoverningmarkets.org/factsheet.aspx?id=251&quot;&gt;convenience&lt;/a&gt; are the greatest barriers to greener shopping habits.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.regoverningmarkets.org/en/articles/latin_america/us_wal_mart_investigates_green_attitudes.html&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>Agricultural development for poverty reduction – some options in support of public policy interventions</title>
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&lt;p&gt;Julio A. Berdegué and Helle Munk Ravnborg. April 2007 &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Danish Institute for International Studies, DIIS &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A renewed focus on agriculture is emerging among donor organizations. In 2005, The World Bank published its report Agricultural Growth for the Poor. An Agenda for Development and Dfid published a policy paper entitled Growth and poverty reduction: the role of agriculture, and soon, the World Development Report 2008 entitled Agriculture for Development will be published. The key concern driving this renewed focus is the wish to increase the contribution of agriculture and agricultural growth to poverty reduction. This DIIS brief provides a short introduction to the main messages of the above documents and proposes five main elements of a strategy for supporting public policy interventions in favour of pro-poor agricultural growth.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.regoverningmarkets.org/en/articles/latin_america/agricultural_development_for_poverty_reduction_some_options_in_support_of_public_policy_interventions.h_0&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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