Experiences with the Catholic Relief Services' clustering process for agroenterprise development and some suggestions for improvement
An evaluation of the Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) eight-step clustering approach to agroenterprise development was a key focus of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCA...
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| author | Murray-Prior, Roy Concepcion, S. Batt, Peter Israel, F. Apara, D. Bacus, R. Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay Montiflor, M. Lamban, R. Axalan, J. Real, R. |
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| description | An evaluation of the Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) eight-step clustering approach to agroenterprise development was a key focus of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) horticulture project on ‘Enhancing the profitability of selected vegetable value chains in the southern Philippines’. The CRS approach encourages farmers to form small, collaborative marketing groups (clusters) and to facilitate the sustainable development of these clusters. The research, which used participative action learning and action research processes, identified that an enhanced clustering approach should incorporate processes that overcome issues such as: input financing arrangements to replace loans from informal moneylenders and traders; risks associated with production failures and pest and disease problems; maintaining relationships with buyers; and building group resilience and independence so that donor agencies have an exit strategy. The research findings suggest that to enhance the sustainability of the clusters the CRS eight-step process should be applied to three phases: (i) establishment, (ii) building resilience and (iii) implementing an exit strategy. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-258282017-01-30T12:50:21Z Experiences with the Catholic Relief Services' clustering process for agroenterprise development and some suggestions for improvement Murray-Prior, Roy Concepcion, S. Batt, Peter Israel, F. Apara, D. Bacus, R. Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay Montiflor, M. Lamban, R. Axalan, J. Real, R. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research An evaluation of the Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) eight-step clustering approach to agroenterprise development was a key focus of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) horticulture project on ‘Enhancing the profitability of selected vegetable value chains in the southern Philippines’. The CRS approach encourages farmers to form small, collaborative marketing groups (clusters) and to facilitate the sustainable development of these clusters. The research, which used participative action learning and action research processes, identified that an enhanced clustering approach should incorporate processes that overcome issues such as: input financing arrangements to replace loans from informal moneylenders and traders; risks associated with production failures and pest and disease problems; maintaining relationships with buyers; and building group resilience and independence so that donor agencies have an exit strategy. The research findings suggest that to enhance the sustainability of the clusters the CRS eight-step process should be applied to three phases: (i) establishment, (ii) building resilience and (iii) implementing an exit strategy. 2013 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25828 http://aciar.gov.au/files/pr139.pdf Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Murray-Prior, Roy Concepcion, S. Batt, Peter Israel, F. Apara, D. Bacus, R. Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay Montiflor, M. Lamban, R. Axalan, J. Real, R. Experiences with the Catholic Relief Services' clustering process for agroenterprise development and some suggestions for improvement |
| title | Experiences with the Catholic Relief Services' clustering process for agroenterprise development and some suggestions for improvement |
| title_full | Experiences with the Catholic Relief Services' clustering process for agroenterprise development and some suggestions for improvement |
| title_fullStr | Experiences with the Catholic Relief Services' clustering process for agroenterprise development and some suggestions for improvement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experiences with the Catholic Relief Services' clustering process for agroenterprise development and some suggestions for improvement |
| title_short | Experiences with the Catholic Relief Services' clustering process for agroenterprise development and some suggestions for improvement |
| title_sort | experiences with the catholic relief services' clustering process for agroenterprise development and some suggestions for improvement |
| url | http://aciar.gov.au/files/pr139.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25828 |