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BookletApía Association of Banana Farmers
Systematization of experiences
2024Also available in:
No results found.Apía Association of Banana Farmers – ASOPLAPÍA has been operating in the Municipality of Apía, Colombia, since 1998. It is an association of small banana producers that has become one of the main suppliers of this product in the municipality (40 percent of Apía’s banana production comes from this association). When it was founded in 1998, its 20 members sold approximately 380 000 kilograms for USD 22 800, yearly, and in 2021, the sales of 106 members reached 1 073 100 kg, which translates into income of over USD 184 000 yearly. This is to say that in 24 years the association quadrupled the amount of fruit they sell. The members have participated in different types of markets, be it selling fresh fruit directly to consumers, to wholesalers, to agribusiness companies, and to supermarkets. They were then able to consolidate sales to stable and secure buyers, with whom they have been working for over five years. It is worth noting in this brief description that ASOPLAPÍA has a sound associative and business-like trajectory. In time, the association has achieved proper financial management under the responsibility of an accountant, and it has a considerable level of women’s participation (21 percent). Women also actively participate in decision-making spheres of the organization. Presently, ASOPLAPÍA offers a broad range of services for its members, such as picking up production at the farms for transportation (collection), a self-managed fund, education, savings, and technical assistance. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBelén de Umbría Lulo producers’ association
Learning Note
2024Also available in:
No results found.Based on the information collected and the analysis done, ASLUBEL’s experience allows reflecting on certain important characteristics of the company’s trajectory. Besides explainingits achievements, the information provides learning and relevant lessons for various actors that in different ways cooperate in benefit of sustainable participation of small rural companies in numerous value chains, particularly for leaders of producer organizations, and teams responsible for the cycles of design, implementation and evaluation of public policies, as well as private sector actors. -
Book (stand-alone)Belén de Umbría Blackberry Producers' Association
Systematization of experiences
2024Also available in:
No results found.Belén de Umbría Blackberry Producers' Association has been operating in the Municipality of Belén de Umbría since 2006. It is an association of small blackberry farmers who from the outset – with 20 members who did not own land – sold approximately 38 400 kg of fruit per year for USD 18 100. Presently (2021) the association is made up of 40 producers (six of them women) and has increased its sales to 161 323 kg per year, which translates into income from sales of over USD 90 340. This is to say that in 15 years, they have quadrupled sales. One of the keys to their development has been the establishment of a commercial relationship with an agribusiness company, Postobón, since 2009. This has provided them with a certain degree of certainty as to sales, given that demand has been constant, prices have been agreed on, and the terms are complied with through payments in the established timeframes. Worth noting in this brief description is the fact that ASMOBEL has a sound associative and business trajectory. Thanks to its important role in the municipality, the association has received support from various entities, such as the financing of a cold room, and ultra-freeze machines, and is presently in the process of purchasing a 168-hectare farm for the association.
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