Improving rural livestock farmers' competitiveness through the livelihoods approach
Goal: This research intends to improve the quality of life of rural livestock farmers through livelihood approaches analyzing each of the five capitals to strengthen the sustainable value chain. Design / Methodology / Approach: The research was guided by the theoretical framework of the livelihoods...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Associação Brasileira de Engenharia de Produção (ABEPRO) |
| Repository: | Brazilian Journal of Operations & Production Management (Online) |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.bjopm.org.br:article/1432 |
| Online Access: | https://bjopm.org.br/bjopm/article/view/1432 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Livelihoods in Livestock Farming Rural Sector Growth Improvement of Rural Livestock Farmers' Quality of Life |
| Summary: | Goal: This research intends to improve the quality of life of rural livestock farmers through livelihood approaches analyzing each of the five capitals to strengthen the sustainable value chain. Design / Methodology / Approach: The research was guided by the theoretical framework of the livelihoods approach. A survey was conducted among the population under analysis to describe each of the phases of the five capitals. Finally, some recommendations for value chain articulation were proposed. Results: The research development involved the use of Value Links framework to characterize current livelihoods of livestock population in Campo Verde - Ucayali. This served as basis for the improvement proposal to strengthen livestock value chain in the zone under analysis. Limitations of the investigation: The characterization is specific since each zone presents particularities in the livelihood capitals. Practical implications: Diagnose and design an improving proposal for the value chain of the livestock sector in Pucallpa that governmental entities and private companies can apply with a social and economic approach. Originality / Value: A study of vulnerable rural populations in Peru that seeks to strengthen the value chain of their main economic activities. |
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