Impact of Collaborative Marketing on Vegetable Production Systems: the Case of Clustering in the Southern Philippines

In the Southern Philippines, the clustering method has been introduced to smallholder vegetable farmers as a development approach to facilitate linkages with markets, while simultaneously assisting farmers to establish more organized and effective groups. For the clusters to sustain their linkages w...

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Main Authors: Real, R., Concepcion, S., Montiflor, M., Axalan, J., Lamban, R., Apara, D., Israel, F., Bacus, R., Batt, Peter, Murray-Prior, Roy, Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay
Format: Journal Article
Published: International Society of Horticultural Science 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39940
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author Real, R.
Concepcion, S.
Montiflor, M.
Axalan, J.
Lamban, R.
Apara, D.
Israel, F.
Bacus, R.
Batt, Peter
Murray-Prior, Roy
Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay
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Concepcion, S.
Montiflor, M.
Axalan, J.
Lamban, R.
Apara, D.
Israel, F.
Bacus, R.
Batt, Peter
Murray-Prior, Roy
Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay
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description In the Southern Philippines, the clustering method has been introduced to smallholder vegetable farmers as a development approach to facilitate linkages with markets, while simultaneously assisting farmers to establish more organized and effective groups. For the clusters to sustain their linkages with buyers, they must often adapt their production systems to meet the buyers’ requirements. This study explores the impact of cluster marketing on vegetable production systems in the Southern Philippines. Key changes in the production systems include the use of superior varieties to increase the marketable yield and to mitigate disease, the introduction of protected cropping through rain shelters to minimize losses from adverse climatic conditions, and the application of non-chemical inputs to reduce production costs.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-399402017-09-13T15:07:52Z Impact of Collaborative Marketing on Vegetable Production Systems: the Case of Clustering in the Southern Philippines Real, R. Concepcion, S. Montiflor, M. Axalan, J. Lamban, R. Apara, D. Israel, F. Bacus, R. Batt, Peter Murray-Prior, Roy Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay In the Southern Philippines, the clustering method has been introduced to smallholder vegetable farmers as a development approach to facilitate linkages with markets, while simultaneously assisting farmers to establish more organized and effective groups. For the clusters to sustain their linkages with buyers, they must often adapt their production systems to meet the buyers’ requirements. This study explores the impact of cluster marketing on vegetable production systems in the Southern Philippines. Key changes in the production systems include the use of superior varieties to increase the marketable yield and to mitigate disease, the introduction of protected cropping through rain shelters to minimize losses from adverse climatic conditions, and the application of non-chemical inputs to reduce production costs. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39940 10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.1006.38 International Society of Horticultural Science fulltext
spellingShingle Real, R.
Concepcion, S.
Montiflor, M.
Axalan, J.
Lamban, R.
Apara, D.
Israel, F.
Bacus, R.
Batt, Peter
Murray-Prior, Roy
Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay
Impact of Collaborative Marketing on Vegetable Production Systems: the Case of Clustering in the Southern Philippines
title Impact of Collaborative Marketing on Vegetable Production Systems: the Case of Clustering in the Southern Philippines
title_full Impact of Collaborative Marketing on Vegetable Production Systems: the Case of Clustering in the Southern Philippines
title_fullStr Impact of Collaborative Marketing on Vegetable Production Systems: the Case of Clustering in the Southern Philippines
title_full_unstemmed Impact of Collaborative Marketing on Vegetable Production Systems: the Case of Clustering in the Southern Philippines
title_short Impact of Collaborative Marketing on Vegetable Production Systems: the Case of Clustering in the Southern Philippines
title_sort impact of collaborative marketing on vegetable production systems: the case of clustering in the southern philippines
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39940