Global review of rural community enterprises : the long and winding road to creating viable businesses, and potential shortcuts

Government and civil society organizations are faced with the considerable task of promoting broad-based economic growth among the rural poor without compromising the natural resource base, while at the same time increas-ing the sustainability of their actions. In this context, rural community enter...

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Main Authors:	Donovan, Jason, Stoian, Dietmar, Poole, Nigel
Format:	Libro
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) 2020
Subjects:	EXPLOTACIONES AGRARIAS EMPRESAS PEQUENAS COMUNIDADES RURALES DESARROLLO RURAL ORGANIZACIONES DE LA SOCIEDAD CIVIL POLITICAS LEGISLACION ESTUDIOS DE CASOS PRACTICOS FARMS SMALL ENTERPRISES RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS POLICIES LEGISLATION CASE STUDIES
Online Access:	https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/10119

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spelling	RepoCATIE101192022-10-24T05:09:53Z Global review of rural community enterprises : the long and winding road to creating viable businesses, and potential shortcuts Donovan, Jason Stoian, Dietmar Poole, Nigel EXPLOTACIONES AGRARIAS EMPRESAS PEQUENAS COMUNIDADES RURALES DESARROLLO RURAL ORGANIZACIONES DE LA SOCIEDAD CIVIL POLITICAS LEGISLACION ESTUDIOS DE CASOS PRACTICOS FARMS SMALL ENTERPRISES RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS POLICIES LEGISLATION CASE STUDIES Government and civil society organizations are faced with the considerable task of promoting broad-based economic growth among the rural poor without compromising the natural resource base, while at the same time increas-ing the sustainability of their actions. In this context, rural community enterprises (RCEs) are increasingly being advocated because of their perceived ability to combine, with varying degrees of success, economic objectives with environmental and social objectives, such as sustainable resource management, improved local safety nets, increased influence over political processes, and member education. Recent changes in the political, legal, and market environment in devel-oping regions offer possibilities for RCE development that simply did not exist before. Reduced barriers to trade, including tariffs, quantitative restrictions, and other barriers, provide conditions for enhanced export performance for both traditional and nontra-ditional products. Structural adjustment programs substantially reduced or eliminated state-backed marketing boards and production cooperatives, thus opening new spaces for RCEs in the commercializa-tion of agriculture and forest products. In addition, emerging segments and niches in agricultural and for-est product markets, such as organic, certified timber, and specialty fruits, provide incentives for new com-munity-based business endeavors as well as attract external investments for upgrading RCE operations. CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Turrialba, Costa Rica 2020-12-10T16:38:26Z 2020-12-10T16:38:26Z 2008 Libro 978-9977-57-469-1 https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/10119 en Serie Técnica. Boletín Técnico Colección de Desarrollo Empresarial Rural Serie Técnica. Boletín Técnico, no.29 Colección de Desarrollo Empresarial Rural, no.2. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess 99 páginas application/pdf Turrialba, Costa Rica Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE)
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topic	EXPLOTACIONES AGRARIAS EMPRESAS PEQUENAS COMUNIDADES RURALES DESARROLLO RURAL ORGANIZACIONES DE LA SOCIEDAD CIVIL POLITICAS LEGISLACION ESTUDIOS DE CASOS PRACTICOS FARMS SMALL ENTERPRISES RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS POLICIES LEGISLATION CASE STUDIES
spellingShingle	EXPLOTACIONES AGRARIAS EMPRESAS PEQUENAS COMUNIDADES RURALES DESARROLLO RURAL ORGANIZACIONES DE LA SOCIEDAD CIVIL POLITICAS LEGISLACION ESTUDIOS DE CASOS PRACTICOS FARMS SMALL ENTERPRISES RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS POLICIES LEGISLATION CASE STUDIES Donovan, Jason Stoian, Dietmar Poole, Nigel Global review of rural community enterprises : the long and winding road to creating viable businesses, and potential shortcuts
description	Government and civil society organizations are faced with the considerable task of promoting broad-based economic growth among the rural poor without compromising the natural resource base, while at the same time increas-ing the sustainability of their actions. In this context, rural community enterprises (RCEs) are increasingly being advocated because of their perceived ability to combine, with varying degrees of success, economic objectives with environmental and social objectives, such as sustainable resource management, improved local safety nets, increased influence over political processes, and member education. Recent changes in the political, legal, and market environment in devel-oping regions offer possibilities for RCE development that simply did not exist before. Reduced barriers to trade, including tariffs, quantitative restrictions, and other barriers, provide conditions for enhanced export performance for both traditional and nontra-ditional products. Structural adjustment programs substantially reduced or eliminated state-backed marketing boards and production cooperatives, thus opening new spaces for RCEs in the commercializa-tion of agriculture and forest products. In addition, emerging segments and niches in agricultural and for-est product markets, such as organic, certified timber, and specialty fruits, provide incentives for new com-munity-based business endeavors as well as attract external investments for upgrading RCE operations.
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title	Global review of rural community enterprises : the long and winding road to creating viable businesses, and potential shortcuts
title_short	Global review of rural community enterprises : the long and winding road to creating viable businesses, and potential shortcuts
title_full	Global review of rural community enterprises : the long and winding road to creating viable businesses, and potential shortcuts
title_fullStr	Global review of rural community enterprises : the long and winding road to creating viable businesses, and potential shortcuts
title_full_unstemmed	Global review of rural community enterprises : the long and winding road to creating viable businesses, and potential shortcuts
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Global review of rural community enterprises : the long and winding road to creating viable businesses, and potential shortcuts

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