Seeking a Path Towards Philippine Rural Economic Development

• 발행기관: The International Academy of Global Business and Trade
• 저자명: Nimfa Derige Montes Normito R. Zapata Jr.
• 간행물 정보: 『Journal of Global Business and Trade』Vol. 6, No. 2 (2010), 37~48쪽, 전체 12쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 무역학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2010.10.30

영문 초록

With economic recession felt in 2007 and onwards, rural poverty in the Philippines is expected to worsen. Goat production enterprises proved to be an attractive alternative venture, providing affordable meat and milk for the poor man’s family needs and simultaneously, providing a good income. The Philippines is still an insignificant producer of goat’s milk compared to major goat milk producing countries such as India, Bangladesh, and Sudan. Through strategic alliances, small farmers and their respective farmers’ cooperatives may explore the prospects of value added products and “niche” markets in goat milk-based drinks and food products and thus, help improve marketability and income. This study focused on goat milk-based drinks and food products such as pasteurized goat milk and cheese for reasons of nutrition. It aims to show how value-added agriculture can improve the profitability of farmers. The gross margin and capital budgeting approach was used to illustrate the impact of value-adding activities. This conceptual paper on value-added agriculture has been done already in many developed countries such as New Zealand and Australia. However, this paper is an initial attempt to explore value-added agriculture through goat milk-based products in the Philippines.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Literature Review

III. Methodology and Data

IV. Poverty Incidence in the Rural Areas

V. The Philippine and International Dairy Industries

VI. Enterprise-Level Value-Added Approach and Niche Marketing Strategy

VII. Conclusion and Recommendation

References

키워드

valued-added niche marketing enterprise development market development key success factors and gross margin