Fitting the facts and capitalizing on new opportunities to redesign rural development programs in Latin America

Janvry, Alain de; Sadoulet, Élisabeth

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“…Addressing this research gap is, thus, an important step if we want to better understand what explains the growthor, in many cases, the survivalof small agrifood firms. After all, "making" or "buying" high-quality inputs is a fundamental driver of success for agri-food firms and clusters (Van der Ploeg et al, 2000;Renting et al, 2003;De Janvry and Sadoulet, 2004).…”

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How do transaction costs, capabilities and networks influence the procurement strategies of small agri-food firms? Evidence from the wine industry

Miranda

Ross

Franken

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to disentangle the drivers of adoption of procurement strategies in situations where small agri-food firms deal with constrained organizational choices. More specifically, the authors investigate the role of transaction costs, capabilities and networks in the definition of feasible “make-or-buy” choices in emerging wine regions.Design/methodology/approachThis article analyzes a unique dataset of small wineries from five US states: Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New York and Vermont. The reported results derive from both a hurdle model (i.e. a probit model and a truncated regression model) and a tobit model.FindingsThe results suggest the importance of trust as a replacement for formal governance structures whenever small firms deal with highly constrained sets of organizational choices. On the other hand, the level of dependence on a limited mix of winegrape varieties and the perception that these varieties are fundamental in building legitimacy help to explain higher rates of vertical integration.Originality/valueThis study is important because it sheds light on organizational constraints that affect millions of farmers across the globe. The study of “make-or-buy” decisions in agri-food supply chains has mostly relied on the implicit assumption that all organizational choices are available to every firm. Nevertheless, limited capabilities and the participation in low-density networks may constrain the ability of a firm to adopt a governance mechanism. Stated organizational preferences and actual organizational choices may thus differ.

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How do transaction costs, capabilities and networks influence the procurement strategies of small agri-food firms? Evidence from the wine industry

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“…The years [2002][2003][2004] saw what Asensio defines as the "theoretical crystallisation" of territorial rural development (TRD). Schejtman & Berdegué (2004) offered arguably the definitive articulation of TRD, bringing together reflections on the new rurality, the new economic geography, geographically uneven trends in development indicators, and the respective failures of national, sector-oriented projects and fragmented anti-poverty programmes (see also de Janvry & Sadoulet, 2004;Schejtman & Berdegué, 2008). They set the definition and goals of territorial rural development as follows:…”

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Cultivating what is ours: Local agro-food heritage as a development strategy in the Peruvian Andes

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<p>The Peruvian Andes has long been portrayed as a space of poverty and marginalisation, but more recently Andean places have been reinterpreted as reservoirs of valuable patrimonio agroalimentario (agro-food heritage). Amidst global interest in food provenance and Peru’s gastronomic ‘boom’, Andean people and places have connected with different networks that value the geographical, ecological and social origins of food. This thesis explores the meaning of these changes by combining a discourse genealogy with local case studies. I first trace the emergence of interconnecting discourses of territorial development with identity and local agro-food heritage in Latin America. I explore how these discourses bring together diverse actors and agendas through arguments that collective action to revalue local agro-food heritage can offer equitable economic gains while conserving biocultural diversity, a theoretical dynamic that I term the ‘virtuous circle of products with identity.’ These promises frame in-depth case studies of Cabanaconde and Tuti, two rural localities in the southern Peruvian Andes where a range of development initiatives based on local agro-food heritage were undertaken from around the mid-2000s. The case studies combine evaluation of the economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts of the initiatives, with ethnographic perspectives that look at them through the lens of local livelihoods. The partial successes and multiple setbacks of the initiatives highlight the tensions between economic impact, social equity and biocultural diversity while underlining the limitations of existing markets to value the rich connections between place and food in the Andes. Nevertheless, by highlighting local agency in engaging selectively with these initiatives, I conclude that their overall legacy has been largely positive. I suggest that connections being made between place, food and development can provide material and discursive support for diverse territorial economies, defined as the locally specific ways people in the Andes pursue their aspirations while retaining what they value about place, farming and food.</p>

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Local Governance and Local Development in Latin America: Views from Above and Below

Lindert

Verkoren

2009

Decentralized Development in Latin America

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Fitting the facts and capitalizing on new opportunities to redesign rural development programs in Latin America

Cited by 6 publications

References 11 publications

How do transaction costs, capabilities and networks influence the procurement strategies of small agri-food firms? Evidence from the wine industry

How do transaction costs, capabilities and networks influence the procurement strategies of small agri-food firms? Evidence from the wine industry

Cultivating what is ours: Local agro-food heritage as a development strategy in the Peruvian Andes

Local Governance and Local Development in Latin America: Views from Above and Below

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