The impacts of differentiated markets on the relationship between dairy processors and smallholder farmers in the Peruvian Andes

Fuentes, Eduardo; Faure, Guy; Cortijo, Elsa; Nys, Erwin De; Bogue, Joe; Gómez, Carlos A.; Mercado, Waldemar; Gamboa, Cindybell; Gal, P.-Y. Le

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2014.10.003

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“…Nothing has been mentioned of serving the end customer either by the cooperatives/unions or by the farmers and no conceptualization of the overall profitability to the whole chain, in general. From supply chain management point of view, overall supply chain profitability can be achieved with effective match between demand and supply if strong cooperation is established among the chain members Sirdharan, (2002) cited in [20]. Farmers' relationships with input supplier, which was identified as just only spot market relations, is another indication for further work on relationships management in this milk chain.…”

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Characterizing Milk Supply and Marketing Chains and Losses in Wolmera and Ejere Districts of Ethiopia

Amentae¹,

Gebresenbet²,

Ljungberg³

2015

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This study was made with the purposes of characterizing milk supply and marketing chains, postproduction losses of milk, and evaluating the potential of supply chain management approach to reduce milk losses in Ethiopia. Primary data were collected by semi-structured survey questionnaire and interview of key informants. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS and Microsoft Excel sheets. Mapping, characterizations, and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the collected data. Both quantitative and qualitative-narrative methods were used in analysis. The finding revealed that farmers, cooperatives/unions, traders, and catering institutions were the major chain actors in milk chain in the study area. With 73% of milk sold by farmers passing through cooperatives/unions to the next chain actors, cooperatives/unions were the focal firms in this supply chain. Production was characterized by smallholders with few numbers of cows and low productivity of milk per cow per day. Cow breed and lack of access to credit were identified as critical resource and the most constraint that hinder production improvement. Marketing relationships among the chain actors were characterized as lacking long-term market orientation and were mostly on the spot and transaction based. The assessment on the enabling environment indicated further need of support from governmental and non-governmental stakeholders to build the capacity of chain actors, particularly the farmers. The study indicated existence of significant amount of milk losses in the milk chain. With 39% of the total losses happening at cooperatives/ union stage, cooperatives/unions were identified as loss hotspot point in the chain. Poor milk handling practice at the collection points, lack of immediate acceptors, milk carrying tools used, means of transport used, and ineffective communication with other partner in the chain were identified in order of severity as important problems causing milk losses in the study area. Based on the study results and review of others' work in similar contexts, this study argued for SCM to be part of solution in improving this dairy chain. The study showed cases where effectively imple-* Corresponding author. T. K. Amentae et al. 824 mented SCM approach converted dairy chains from chains characterized by dismantled, high conflicts of interests among the chain actors, and high losses of food in the chain to chains with mutual interest trying to maximize the profit to the whole chain actors. Integrated and collective actions by all chain actors aiming at reducing costs, improving quality, and minimizing food losses in the chain were central to these efforts. Therefore, SCM approach needs to be part of the solution in increasing profitability and reducing milk losses in Ethiopia in general and in the study area in particular. However, the needs for detailed further study, some of which are recommended by this study, are worthwhile.

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Characterizing Milk Supply and Marketing Chains and Losses in Wolmera and Ejere Districts of Ethiopia

Amentae¹,

Gebresenbet²,

Ljungberg³

2015

JSSM

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“…They are related to the difficulties faced by farmers during production because of unfavorable climatic conditions, pests, and diseases [14,15]; the market inconsistency and product rejections by agri-food corporations due to quality requirements [29]; the immense diversity of supply channels in formal and informal food chains [24,25]; the lack of cold chain logistics in the agri-food and fisheries sectors [27]. Another determinant is that roads are asymmetrically distributed across regions in Peru, which decreases market access for producers and processors (for a complete discussion, please see Aguirre et al [28] and Martincus et al [38]).…”

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“…It has been demonstrated that informal food chains show better profits per liter of milk than formal ones. Consequently, it allows smallholder farmers in the Peruvian Andes to be involved in the dairy sector [24].…”

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“…Drivers for food waste generation in Peru can be associated with the following: climatic conditions in highlands [15]; the immense diversity of supply channels in formal and informal food chains, such as dairy [24], and grain supply chain [25]; the lack of cold chain logistics in the fisheries and freshwater aquaculture [26,27]; the impact of rural road connectivity on farming activities [28]; the unequal relations between food stakeholders or market inconsistency due to quality requirements [29]; and others.…”

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Quantification of Food Losses and Waste in Peru: A Mass Flow Analysis along the Food Supply Chain

Bedoya-Perales

Magro

2021

Sustainability

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The quantification of food losses and waste (FLW) has become a research hotspot in the last decade, but little work has been done to have food waste data in Latin American countries. This paper contributes to addressing this knowledge gap by examining the magnitude of FLW along the whole food supply chain (FSC) in Peru. The methodological approach was based on the top-down mass flow analysis at all steps of the FSC for the 2007–2017 period (most recently available data), including different food commodity groups (CGs), such as cereals, roots and tubers, oil seeds and pulses, fruits, vegetables, meat, fish and seafood, and milk. Results show an annual average of FLW of 12.8 million tonnes, which represents 47.76% of the national food supply. Regarding per capita quantities, the average amount of FLW was 426.56 kg per year when considering the entire FSC, and 67.34 kg per year when considering only the consumption step. This study suggests which steps of the FSC and CGs are the most promising targets for FLW reduction strategies in Peru.

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“…De igual manera, Fuentes, Faure, et al (2015) en su artículo señalan que las cadenas de suministro de las MYPES de productos lácteos se caracterizan por diversificar sus explotaciones agrícolas incluidos los pequeños agricultores, permitiendo incrementar su productividad. La estructura de las cadenas de abastecimiento de productos lácteos en los países en desarrollo a menudo muestra una gran diversidad de organización, generalmente basada en la participación de los pequeños agricultores.…”

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Propuesta del diseño del proceso logístico para mejorar la productividad del sector agrícola, palta Hass, en la irrigación cabeza de toro del departamento Ica, Perú

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The impacts of differentiated markets on the relationship between dairy processors and smallholder farmers in the Peruvian Andes

Cited by 12 publications

References 34 publications

Characterizing Milk Supply and Marketing Chains and Losses in Wolmera and Ejere Districts of Ethiopia

Characterizing Milk Supply and Marketing Chains and Losses in Wolmera and Ejere Districts of Ethiopia

Quantification of Food Losses and Waste in Peru: A Mass Flow Analysis along the Food Supply Chain

Propuesta del diseño del proceso logístico para mejorar la productividad del sector agrícola, palta Hass, en la irrigación cabeza de toro del departamento Ica, Perú

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