JEFAS (antes Cuadernos de Difusión) Vol. 9 Nº 17 (2004)

Permanent URI for this collectionhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12640/4113

Browse

Subject: search.filters.subject.Agricultural production

Search Results

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemMetadata only
    Café de especialidad: alternativa para el sector cafetalero peruano
    (Universidad ESAN. ESAN Ediciones, 2004-12-30) Castro, Pilar; Contreras, Yabed; Laca, Delia; Nakamatsu, Keiko
    Although coffee is in general a commodity, in recent years a profitable market niche has been identified: that of specialty coffee. To access this market, coffee must be of the highest quality, be produced in specific geographical microclimates, have a flavour and be extracted following rigorously established standards. Peru has comparative advantages to obtain specialty coffee because it has one of the best botanical coffee varieties, adequate climatic and geographical conditions and water availability in tropical highlands. However, in order to achieve competitiveness, it is necessary to overcome limitations in terms of resources, technology, organization and management, as well as to formulate long-term strategies in which the interests of the entire productive chain are considered, from farmers to exporters, in a "win-win" relationship based on deep knowledge of the current reality of the sector and the international market.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemMetadata only
    Factors influencing the adoption of microenterprises and their impact in rural Guatemala
    (Universidad ESAN. ESAN Ediciones, 2004-12-30) Gennrich, Nicolas
    There is a growing consensus that non-agricultural income represents an important source for household support in rural areas, as the resources from agricultural production are insufficient. One wonders to what extent microenterprises (MEs) help to fight poverty and what factors motivate households to form an ME. The present investigation was carried out in El Quiché, Guatemala, a province very affected by extreme poverty, malnutrition and disintegration, due to the civil war that lasted 36 years. It is found that ME is the most significant factor in household income, but unlike what is expected, its effect on housing and nutrition is limited. Regarding the significant factors in the decision to form a ME, they include human capital, social capital, types of crops and market access. The work also explores the effect of collective activities, such as commercialization, on the development of the ME, since the implementation of fairs and community stores contributes considerably to the reduction of transaction costs and the expansion of the market.