Inclusion of Low Income Sectors in Latin American Agribusiness

Metzger, Michael D.; Ickis, John; Leguizamon, Francisco; Flores, Juliano

Inclusion of Low Income Sectors in Latin American Agribusiness

Autores

Metzger, Michael D.

Ickis, John

Leguizamon, Francisco

Flores, Juliano

Descripción

We examine three case studies on agribusiness ventures that have included low income sectors (LIS) into value creation activities to reduce poverty in Latin America. While the goal for each agribusiness is economic profit, we find that this goal is not inconsistent with wealth creation among LIS. We use the agribusiness chain analytical framework to identify the roles played by LIS in the ventures studied, and we explore the ways in which LIS inclusion has influenced the performance of the agribusiness chains and contributed to their competitiveness.