Assessment of socio-economic configuration of value chains : a proposed analysis framework to facilitate integration of small rural producers with global agribusiness
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- Miguel Jaime Arato Garza (UGent) , Stijn Speelman (UGent) , Joost Dessein (UGent) and Guido Van Huylenbroeck (UGent)
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- Value chain analysis is an important tool to assess and enhance the performance of agribusiness. This paper analyzes the empirical application of a conceptual framework known as the Rural Web to evaluate the socio-economic complexity of a specific agribusiness value chain. This can be used as a complementary approach to traditional value chain analysis. The proposed framework goes beyond linear descriptions of product flows and examines how supply chains are built, shaped and reproduced over time and space, while considering social, cultural, environmental and political aspects. The results demonstrate that the proposed framework is a suitable method for value chain analysis, principally for those whose early stages are based on small and medium-sized rural actors. The Rural Web analysis offers decision-makers a platform to identify key actors not traditionally considered in value chain analysis, as well as the social interrelationships that occur at different dimensions. It also enables the identification of corrective and preventive measures to enhance agribusiness value chains.
- Keywords
- socio-economic analysis, agribusiness, value chain, Rural Web, sustainability, rural development, Mexico, TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS, AGRI-FOOD, CONSERVATION, LIVELIHOODS, ENGAGEMENT, NETWORKS, POVERTY, WEBS
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8509816
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- Arato Garza, Miguel Jaime, et al. “Assessment of Socio-Economic Configuration of Value Chains : A Proposed Analysis Framework to Facilitate Integration of Small Rural Producers with Global Agribusiness.” INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW, vol. 20, no. 1, 2017, pp. 25–43, doi:10.22434/IFAMR2015.0060.
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- Arato Garza, M. J., Speelman, S., Dessein, J., & Van Huylenbroeck, G. (2017). Assessment of socio-economic configuration of value chains : a proposed analysis framework to facilitate integration of small rural producers with global agribusiness. INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW, 20(1), 25–43. https://doi.org/10.22434/IFAMR2015.0060
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- Arato Garza, Miguel Jaime, Stijn Speelman, Joost Dessein, and Guido Van Huylenbroeck. 2017. “Assessment of Socio-Economic Configuration of Value Chains : A Proposed Analysis Framework to Facilitate Integration of Small Rural Producers with Global Agribusiness.” INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW 20 (1): 25–43. https://doi.org/10.22434/IFAMR2015.0060.
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- Arato Garza, Miguel Jaime, Stijn Speelman, Joost Dessein, and Guido Van Huylenbroeck. 2017. “Assessment of Socio-Economic Configuration of Value Chains : A Proposed Analysis Framework to Facilitate Integration of Small Rural Producers with Global Agribusiness.” INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW 20 (1): 25–43. doi:10.22434/IFAMR2015.0060.
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- 1.Arato Garza MJ, Speelman S, Dessein J, Van Huylenbroeck G. Assessment of socio-economic configuration of value chains : a proposed analysis framework to facilitate integration of small rural producers with global agribusiness. INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW. 2017;20(1):25–43.
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- [1]M. J. Arato Garza, S. Speelman, J. Dessein, and G. Van Huylenbroeck, “Assessment of socio-economic configuration of value chains : a proposed analysis framework to facilitate integration of small rural producers with global agribusiness,” INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 25–43, 2017.
@article{8509816,
abstract = {{Value chain analysis is an important tool to assess and enhance the performance of agribusiness. This paper analyzes the empirical application of a conceptual framework known as the Rural Web to evaluate the socio-economic complexity of a specific agribusiness value chain. This can be used as a complementary approach to traditional value chain analysis. The proposed framework goes beyond linear descriptions of product flows and examines how supply chains are built, shaped and reproduced over time and space, while considering social, cultural, environmental and political aspects. The results demonstrate that the proposed framework is a suitable method for value chain analysis, principally for those whose early stages are based on small and medium-sized rural actors. The Rural Web analysis offers decision-makers a platform to identify key actors not traditionally considered in value chain analysis, as well as the social interrelationships that occur at different dimensions. It also enables the identification of corrective and preventive measures to enhance agribusiness value chains.}},
author = {{Arato Garza, Miguel Jaime and Speelman, Stijn and Dessein, Joost and Van Huylenbroeck, Guido}},
issn = {{1559-2448}},
journal = {{INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW}},
keywords = {{socio-economic analysis,agribusiness,value chain,Rural Web,sustainability,rural development,Mexico,TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS,AGRI-FOOD,CONSERVATION,LIVELIHOODS,ENGAGEMENT,NETWORKS,POVERTY,WEBS}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{1}},
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title = {{Assessment of socio-economic configuration of value chains : a proposed analysis framework to facilitate integration of small rural producers with global agribusiness}},
url = {{http://doi.org/10.22434/IFAMR2015.0060}},
volume = {{20}},
year = {{2017}},
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