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dc.contributor.authorMurray-Prior, Roy
dc.contributor.authorBatt, Peter
dc.contributor.authorConcepcion, S.
dc.contributor.authorMontiflor, M.
dc.contributor.authorAxalan, J.
dc.contributor.authorLamban, Ruby J.G.
dc.contributor.authorReal, Rodel R.
dc.contributor.authorIsrael, Floro
dc.contributor.authorBacus, Ricarte G.
dc.contributor.authorApara, Dante I.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:23:17Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:23:17Z
dc.date.created2011-08-03T20:01:15Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationMurray-Prior, Roy and Batt, Peter J. and Concepcion, Silvia B. and Montiflor, Malou O. and Axalan, Jerick and Lamban, Ruby J.G. and Real, Rodel R. et al. 2011. Towards a sustainable approach to clustering small-scale farmers to market their agricultural produce, in Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of the Society for Global Business & Economic Development, Jul 21-23 2011, pp. 136-145. Singapore: Society for Global Business & Economic Development (SGBED).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21121
dc.description.abstract

The University of the Philippines Mindanao and Curtin University have been organising small-scale vegetable farmers in Mindanao into cluster marketing groups to improve their access to markets and returns from the sale of their vegetable products using the 8-Step Clustering Approach for Agroenterprise Development developed by the Catholic Relief Services (Philippines). This paper reports on an action research investigation with around 30 marketing clusters. Cluster marketing has led to: better and wider market access, improved prices, reduced costs, improved human capital and social capital, and higher incomes. However, the current process may not lead to sustainable cluster marketing without support and may lead to dependency. This paper discusses strategies to overcome key challenges identified and deficiencies in the current process and suggests changes to the 8-step process so that it may improve the chances of cluster success and sustainability.

dc.publisherSociety for Global Business & Economic Development (SGBED)
dc.titleTowards a sustainable approach to clustering small-scale farmers to market their agricultural produce
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.startPage136
dcterms.source.endPage145
dcterms.source.titleProceedings of the 12th international conference of the Society for Global Business & Economic Development
dcterms.source.seriesProceedings of the 12th international conference of the Society for Global Business & Economic Development
dcterms.source.isbn9780983789802
dcterms.source.conferenceThe 12th international conference of the Society for Global Business & Economic Development
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateJul 21 2011
dcterms.source.conferencelocationSingapore
dcterms.source.placeSingapore
curtin.departmentSchool of Management
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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