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Estrategias de vida de productores emprendedores y desarrollo empresarial rural en el Alto Beni, Bolivia
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Stoian, D. Dan V. Abruzzese, Renzo Somarriba, Eduardo J. |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | The livelihood strategies, opportunities and limitations faced by a selected group of 64 innovative farmers in Alto Beni, Bolivia, when starting business initiatives, were analyzed. Four livelihood strategies were identified: 1) agriculture as the only source of income (65% of these households); 2) agriculture combined with livestock (13%); 3) agriculture and paid off-farm employment as a daily laborer or provider (often temporarily) of services such as extensionist, carpenter, plumber or electrician (17%); and 4) agriculture and a small rural business such as bee keeping, selling milk and cheese, selling supplies and equipment, etc (5%). Roadblocks, droughts, price fluctuations of agricultural products and deficient health services are the main vulnerability factors in the area. The farms, their plantations and the good reputation in the national market of fruits from Alto Beni are the main household capitals. The physical, financial, human and social capitals in Alto Beni are low. The presence of consolidated organizations like the Central de Cooperativas El Ceibo (a confederation of cooperatives) and the linkages generated through commerce between Alto Beni households and their relatives in La Paz, El Alto and Oruro offer good opportunities for the development of initiatives and rural businesses that take advantage of the rich natural resources in the zone. InTroduCCIon En Bolivia, la pobreza afecta al 59% de la poblacion total; en el area rural, la pobreza es mayor al 90% y en el Municipio de Palos Blancos, en la region de Alto Beni, la pobreza se ha mantenido inalterada, afectando al 91% de la poblacion (INE 2004, PNUD 2004). Varios estudios revelan que los altos niveles de pobreza rural en Bolivia se deben a la falta de competitividad (productividad, calidad, cantidad, puntualidad y precio) de las economias rurales (SBPC 2001, Andersen 2002, Montoya 2004, Donovan et al. 2005) y que para mejorarla se debe partir del entendimiento de las estrategias de vida (Mikkelse 1995, Geilfus 1997, Ashley y Carney 1999, Chavarria et al. 2003, DFID 2004) de los poblado1 Basado en Abruzzese R. 2006. Estrategias de vida de los hogares rurales como punto de partida para el desarrollo empresarial rural en Alto Beni, Bolivia. Tesis M.Sc. Socioeconomia Ambiental, CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica. (en preparacion). 2 Gerente General. ECOTONO Servicios Ambientales Integrales. Correo electronico: andrei@ecotono.org 3 CATIE, Sede Central. Correo electronico: stoian@catie.ac.cr, esomarri@catie.ac.cr |
| Starting Page | 27 |
| Ending Page | 31 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://repositorio.bibliotecaorton.catie.ac.cr/bitstream/handle/11554/6242/Estrategias_de_vida.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
