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Belén de Umbría Blackberry Producers' Association

Systematization of experiences

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Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Santiago, Chile ;

Pages 40 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Category General interest book

ISBN 978-92-5-138771-9

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0740en

Synopsis (short abstract) 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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FAO. 2024. Belen de Umbria Blackberry Producers’ Association – Systematization of experiences. Santiago.  

https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0740en

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