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Please find the coming events by the links below:
Workshop on Role of Commodity Associations in Asia and the Pacific, 11-13 November 2008, Bangkok, Thailand
14th General Assembly and 28th Executive Committee Meeting, 14 November 2008, Bangkok, Thailand
International Seminar on Consumer Trends and Export of Tropical Fruits, 14-16 July 2008, Bangkok, Thailand
FAO/AFMA/India Regional Workshop on Integrated Supply Chain Management: Opportunities for Small Farmers, 31 March-4 April 2008, New Delhi, India
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Workshop on Role of Commodity Association in Asia and the Pacific, 11-13 November 2008 |
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Introduction
Associations in the agricultural sector are to be found throughout the world. They can play an important role in representing the particular interests of their members and may conduct a broad range of other activities, such as product promotion, quality development, training, and information provision. Some associations bring together a broad spectrum of interest groups related to a particular commodity in a particular country with farmers, traders, processors, input suppliers and other stakeholders represented in the association.
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International Seminar on Consumer Trends and Export of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, 14-16 July 2008, Bangkok, Thailand |
Introduction
The marketing of any commodity depends primarily on its supply and demand characteristics. However, being at the end of the supply chain, the consumers' specific preferences ultimately determine the popularity and marketability of a product. For tropical fruits, increased demand of a particular type or variety of fruit, fresh or processed, reflects consumers' acceptance of that product. Consumer trends are behavioral and can be quite unpredictable and with incomplete information, they can even be misleading.
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FAO/AFMA/India Regional Workshop on Integrated Supply Chain Management: Opportunities for Small Farmers, 31 March - 4 April 2008, New Delhi, India |
Group photo, India Workshop
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Introduction
Agriculture is inherently a fragmented industry, involving a diverse range of distinct enterprises (farmers, processors, marketers and distributors), and relies on inputs from various sources, often at distinct geographical locations. Traditional agri supply chains in most of the countries typically involve many players, and are tightly linked with long-standing social structures. As developing countries enter into World Trade Organization arrangements their agricultural industries will be subject to increasing competition in their domestic markets, and have greater incentives to meet global standards in export markets.
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