Globalization, competitive advantages and the evolution of production systems : rural food processing and localized agri-food systems in Latin-American countries

Requier-Desjardins Denis, Boucher François, Cerdan Claire. 2003. Globalization, competitive advantages and the evolution of production systems : rural food processing and localized agri-food systems in Latin-American countries. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 15 : 49-67.

https://doi.org/10.1080/08985620210144983

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Résumé : This paper reviews the rise of geographic concentrations of small food-processing units in rural areas of Latin America, in order to show that, drawing on the literature on the development of clusters, they may represent a type of local productive system, namely Local Agri-food Systems. Furthermore it assesses whether they might compete efficiently in global food commodity chains. In this regard it analyses the specific assets of these systems, drawing on some specific cases, and stresses the conditions that can enable them to compete on national or even global markets in the supply of processed products. These conditions appear to be a capacity for collective action which, in this particular case, will be enhanced by qualification processes of the products creating common assets for the actors involved. These elements could provide a rationale as regards the categorization of clusters according to their efficiency. Actually, although they won't be able to achieve competitive efficiency in every case, some might, and it remains useful to set up a research programme on their trajectories of development.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : secteur agroindustriel, traitement, développement régional

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Amérique latine

Mots-clés complémentaires : Système agroalimentaire

Classification Agris : E21 - Agro-industrie
E80 - Économie familiale et artisanale

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