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The volume of world fruit production has grown around 3% annually in the last decade. Colombia is the fifth fruit producer in Latin America, with more than 95 types of fruit marketed. In Colombia more than 85% of agricultural production comes from small producers where women play a very important role. Andean fruit chains have common problems of price instability, high marketing intermediation wit...

The efficient and fair commercialization of family farming products is key to the improvement of this sector, so understanding and evaluating the new marketing strategies used by family farmers is of great importance. The project studied the following marketing strategies: a) Production chains (PC) that seek to link family farming with agroindustrial companies already inserted in the market, in or...

Beekeeping can be a powerful development tool for small family farmers in Latin America. Lack of technology adapted to tropical and subtropical environments, and poor adaptation to changing context conditions limit the competitiveness of production chains. This is exacerbated by the intensification of agricultural production, deforestation and climate change. On the other hand, awareness of the ro...

Organic banana production is a key activity for more than 10,000 families, who cultivate more than 30,000 hectares of this crop in Ecuador, Peru and the Dominican Republic. The crop generates weekly income, employs family and local labor, and has relatively low maintenance costs. However, growers are under pressure from pest outbreaks, costly supplies, certification requirements, and extreme weath...