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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureBelén de Umbría Blackberry Producers' Association
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2024Also available in:
No results found.This document reviews the growth and development of the Belén de Umbría Blackberry Producers Association (ASMOBEL) in Colombia, emphasizing its adaptation to the challenges faced by small-scale farmers. Initially supported by public and private sector partnerships, ASMOBEL developed a robust model for blackberry production, overcoming dependency on coffee cultivation and establishing stability through diversified income sources. The association's collaboration with entities like Postobón secured reliable, long-term sales agreements for its members, providing stability and fair pricing.ASMOBEL has strengthened its internal management by implementing accounting systems and forming steering committees for fund management, supported by rural development programs. This progress allowed the association to handle projects and finances more efficiently, enhancing transparency and member confidence in the organization’s leadership. Consistent technical assistance and capacity-building efforts have been essential to sustaining these management improvements.The association’s success highlights the importance of external support and continuous training. ASMOBEL’s partnership with organizations such as the National Coffee Growers Federation, SENA, and ASOHOFRUCOL has enabled it to build resilience and drive economic opportunities for local producers. ASMOBEL now stands as a model for small agricultural organizations, showing how structured support and effective management can open new market opportunities for rural communities. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical studyGuidelines for the design of agricultural investment projects
Technical Paper N. 7 - 1995, updated 2005
1995Also available in:
No results found.This publication presents guidelines originally published in 1985 as FAO Investment Technical Paper No. 1 and revised in 1995 as Technical Paper No. 7. This 2005 web PDF version generally follows the 1995 print edition, but includes several updated sections. These guidelines have been prepared to help in the design of agricultural investment projects in developing countries. The intended users are FAO Investment Centre staff, trainees and consultants, but much of the material may also be useful to staff in governments, financing agencies and consulting firms who are responsible for designing or appraising such projects. The guidelines address the need for projects to be conceptually coherent, relevant to national needs and capabilities, technically sound, viable in economic and financial terms, attractive to the participants, socially acceptable, and environmentally and fiscally sustainable. The publication is divided into three main parts: the first covers the principles and processes of project design, the second provides more detail on the analysis and reporting of project proposals and the third consists of a comprehensive outline for a project preparation report. A separate file contains the sample figures and tables published in the 1995 print edition. -
ProjectProgramme / project reportSustainable Cocoa Value Chain Development in the Greater Sepik Region
Support to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment and Trade in Papua New Guinea (EU-STREIT PNG)
2021Also available in:
No results found.This factsheet shares the key aspects and the materialised deliveries of the EU-STREIT Programme in Papua New Guinea, that is being implemented under the leadership of FAO, to bring about transformative, institutional changes in the cocoa agri-business value chain in the country. Developed to share the gained knowledge with policymakers and scientific institutions, this publication focuses on the cocoa value chain, summarises the general context and the challenges that were prevalent before the commencement of programme implementations, the approach taken by the Organisation to address the recognised issues on concerns, the conducted activities at different layers, from farmers to policy levels, and the planned intervention in the new future.
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