Global value chains: a place for Mindanao producers?

Murray-Prior, Roy and Batt, Peter and Rola-Rubzen, Maria and McGregor, Murray and Concepcion, Sylvia and Rasco, Eufemio and Digal, Larry and Montiflor, Malou and Hualda, Luis and Migalbin, Lorraine and Manalili, Nerlita. 2006. : Global value chains: a place for Mindanao producers?, in Batt, Peter J. (ed), First International Symposium on Improving the Performance of Supply Chains in the Transitional Economies, Jul 19 2005, pp. 307-316. Chiang Mai: ISHS.

Source Title

Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Improving the Performance of Supply Chains in the Transitional Economies

Source Conference

First International Symposium on Improving the Performance of Supply Chains in the Transitional Economies

DOI

10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.699.36

Faculty

Department of Agribusiness

Division of Resources and Environment

Muresk Institute

Remarks

The original publication is available at www.actahort.org

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7222

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

The opportunity for a vegetable supply chain from Kapatagan in Mindanao, Philippines to compete in a globalised vegetable market was assessed using a pluralistic framework involving hard and soft systems methodologies. A dualistic model of the agribusiness system helped identify constraints and opportunities to improvements. Producers currently supply the 'price-driven' wet markets which are competitive and do not provide incentives for quality production. To enable change to occur improvements need to be made to infrastructure, land tenure and credit arrangements. In addition, alliances need to be developed between Mindanao producers, their cooperatives and supermarkets, food outlets and institutional buyers.