The fruit sub-sector in the Windward Islands: diagnosis, strategy, actions
The conceptual framework of the study was based on the fact that successful marketing necessitates being able to supply continuous quantities of quality produce at competitive prices, assuring that the commodity is available at the proper place and at the proper time. The analysis covered the follow...
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RepoIICA107502023-06-22T20:18:41Z The fruit sub-sector in the Windward Islands: diagnosis, strategy, actions Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) La Gra, Jerry Marte, Rafael Desarrollo económico||economic development||desenvolvimento económico||développement économique Política agrícola||agricultural policies||política agrícola||politique agricole Mercadeo||marketing||comercialização||commercialisation Proyectos de desarrollo||development projects||projecto de desenvolvimento||projet de développement Producción||production||produção||production Santa Lucia||Saint Lucia||Santa Lúcia||Sainte-Lucie Caribe||Caribbean||Caraíbas||Caraïbes Frutas tropicales tropical fruits fruits tropicaux fruta tropical Representación Santa Lucía The conceptual framework of the study was based on the fact that successful marketing necessitates being able to supply continuous quantities of quality produce at competitive prices, assuring that the commodity is available at the proper place and at the proper time. The analysis covered the following four broad areas: macro-environment and institutional structure; pre-production, production and harvest; postharvest handling and marketing. The results of the diagnosis are presented by country and by commodity, in addition to a regional overview of the four areas mentioned above. A brief analysis was carried out on the two principal regional experiences in marketing, namely CATCO and WINBAN. A summary of the lessons learned from these two experiences is included. Appendices to the diagnosis include summary conclusions, trade statistics and baseline information on farmers organizations, all on a country basis. Data collected on crops concentrated on mangoes, avocadoes, grapefruit, oranges, limes, breadfruit and plantain. Crops such as soursop, sugarapple, goldenapple, guava, passion fruit, papaya and a few others, are produced in relatively large amounts in some of the islands; however, in general they tend to be more scattered, less standardized and highly perishable, thus less conductive to a joint marketing effort. 2020-07-13T17:20:40Z 2020-07-13T17:20:40Z 1987 Informe 0534-5391 https://repositorio.iica.int/handle/11324/10750 en Miscellaneous Publication Series A2/LC Miscellaneous Publication Series A2/LC, no. 87-002 364 pages application/pdf Castries, Santa Lucía Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) |
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Desarrollo económico||economic development||desenvolvimento económico||développement économique Política agrícola||agricultural policies||política agrícola||politique agricole Mercadeo||marketing||comercialização||commercialisation Proyectos de desarrollo||development projects||projecto de desenvolvimento||projet de développement Producción||production||produção||production Santa Lucia||Saint Lucia||Santa Lúcia||Sainte-Lucie Caribe||Caribbean||Caraíbas||Caraïbes Frutas tropicales tropical fruits fruits tropicaux fruta tropical Representación Santa Lucía |
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Desarrollo económico||economic development||desenvolvimento económico||développement économique Política agrícola||agricultural policies||política agrícola||politique agricole Mercadeo||marketing||comercialização||commercialisation Proyectos de desarrollo||development projects||projecto de desenvolvimento||projet de développement Producción||production||produção||production Santa Lucia||Saint Lucia||Santa Lúcia||Sainte-Lucie Caribe||Caribbean||Caraíbas||Caraïbes Frutas tropicales tropical fruits fruits tropicaux fruta tropical Representación Santa Lucía Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) La Gra, Jerry Marte, Rafael The fruit sub-sector in the Windward Islands: diagnosis, strategy, actions |
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The conceptual framework of the study was based on the fact that successful marketing necessitates being able to supply continuous quantities of quality produce at competitive prices, assuring that the commodity is available at the proper place and at the proper time. The analysis covered the following four broad areas: macro-environment and institutional structure; pre-production, production and harvest; postharvest handling and marketing. The results of the diagnosis are presented by country and by commodity, in addition to a regional overview of the four areas mentioned above. A brief analysis was carried out on the two principal regional experiences in marketing, namely CATCO and WINBAN. A summary of the lessons learned from these two experiences is included. Appendices to the diagnosis include summary conclusions, trade statistics and baseline information on farmers organizations, all on a country basis. Data collected on crops concentrated on mangoes, avocadoes, grapefruit, oranges, limes, breadfruit and plantain. Crops such as soursop, sugarapple, goldenapple, guava, passion fruit, papaya and a few others, are produced in relatively large amounts in some of the islands; however, in general they tend to be more scattered, less standardized and highly perishable, thus less conductive to a joint marketing effort. |
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Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) La Gra, Jerry Marte, Rafael |
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Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) La Gra, Jerry Marte, Rafael |
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Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) |
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The fruit sub-sector in the Windward Islands: diagnosis, strategy, actions |
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The fruit sub-sector in the Windward Islands: diagnosis, strategy, actions |
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The fruit sub-sector in the Windward Islands: diagnosis, strategy, actions |
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The fruit sub-sector in the Windward Islands: diagnosis, strategy, actions |
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The fruit sub-sector in the Windward Islands: diagnosis, strategy, actions |
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fruit sub-sector in the windward islands: diagnosis, strategy, actions |
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Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) |
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2020 |
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