Model of sustainable rural associative enterprise: the case of coffee and cocoa production in the municipality of Valledupar (Colombian Caribbean)
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2019
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Vidal Tovar, Carlos Ramón
García Moreno, Angélica Margarita
Severiche Sierra, Carlos Alberto
Ruiz Cabezas, Mery Rocío
Martelo Gomez, Raúl José
Ahumedo Monterrosa, Maicol Jose
Martínez Zabaleta, Mercedes Elena
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Polish Forestry Society
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The purpose of this work is to show how the rural associative company model is used
for the production of Coffee and Cocoa in the Department of Cesar, Colombia, for
which it was necessary to identify the factors that led to its creation; the
characterization of its organizational structure; the description of its value chain and
alliances. The data were taken from the social and participatory interaction through a
structured interview with members of the board of directors of 10 associative
companies, five cocoa producers and 5 coffee producers who voluntarily agreed to
participate in the research. A review of documents provided by each company was
also carried out. As a common factor for the creation of the 10 participating
associations, the initiative of a group of producers interested in seizing the
opportunity of a business stands out. The value chains of the five coffee associative
companies are made up of primary and post-harvest production managed by their
associates; transformation infrastructure to obtain dry parchment coffee; three
companies have roasted and ground threshing infrastructure; and only two companies
have coffee-based beverage marketing points managed by the boards of directors. On
the other hand, in the value chain of the five cocoa companies, primary and postharvest
production is carried out by the associates and the association is responsible
for marketing cocoa almonds.
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Sustainable development, Primary production, Postharvest, Agroforestry System
