Peru

A spotlight on value chains

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Over the last two years, COPLA has investigated a wide range of topics relating to trade, poverty and social exclusion in Latin America. Given the failings of orthodox trade theory to deal with these issues, our researchers have applied cutting-edge research techniques to help them to understand these complex linkages.

MARCH 2009: Hot potato? Climate change hits home for Andean potato farmers

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By Eliza Barclay

FEBRUARY 2009: Taking ceviche global

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By Eliza, Barclay

LIMA, PERU – When Carlos Ygreda launched his family-run, organic goat farm in the impoverished Chillon valley north of Lima in 2001, he found few customers for the three to five kilos of goat cheese he produced per month.

Then Ygreda joined forces with several other small organic producers to organize a weekly organic market in Lima, called the Bioferia. Slowly, venerable Lima chefs like Gaston Acurio began visiting the market, tasting the products and ordering them to serve in their restaurants.

Copla Workshops for Journalists

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COPLA researcher presents on TLC with the US in regional congress in the south of Peru

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peruadmin

On the 29th May Waldo Mendoza, research coordinator for COPLA Peru, participated as a speaker in the Regional Congress of Economy Students – COREE 2008 whose topic this year was ‘International commerce, alternatives for development for the South Region of Peru: a balance’. Mendoza participated with a presentation entitled ‘TLC with the United States: impacts and risks for Peru and the region’.

Briefing paper on trade policy and poverty in Peru is published

Submitted by peruadmin on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 01:09.
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The document by Waldo Mendoza (research coordinator for COPLA Peru) titled ‘Trade policy and poverty in Peru. How do free trade agreements (FTA) impact rural poverty?’ presents clearly the existent evidence that links international trade with growth and with poverty as the other side of the same story. The document published by CIES and available in the resources area of COPLA Peru in http://www.cop-la.net/en/node/357 analyses theories on the matter and then focuses on the implementation of the FTA signed with the United States.

October 2007: Launch of COPLA-Perú

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COPLA-Peru has been launched in a context marked by the negotiations of possible free-trade agreements with important commercial partners and the upcoming European Union-Latin America and APEC Forums.

April 2008: Sustainable trade in the Amazon

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Both COPLA Nicaragua and Bolivia address the use of natural resources by the poor. While it is recognised that their participation in the value chain is important, it is also true that this does not guarantee success for those involved. It is also the case that a wide range of policies are necessary to develop the systems, competencies and skills that are conducive to the poor successfully participating of community based forestry and the trade of forest-related products. A recent paper from ODI Natural Resoruces Perspective by Benno Pokorny and James Johnson suggests the following:

Peruvian Female Industrialists and the Globalization Project

Submitted by globaladmin on Wed, 02/06/2008 - 15:18.
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The main aim of the paper is to explore the female industrialists struggle for personal independence and entrepreneurial success in the aftermath of Peru’s adoption of Neo-liberal policies.

Author:
Bowman

http://gas.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/14/4/540

Gender and Free Trade: Peruvian Alternative Trade Organizations and Women's Projects

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This paper reviews the issue of gender and trade within the global economy, and considers the general topic with specific concern for the case of alternative trade organizations (ATOs) set up to help

Author:
Henrici, J.

http://www.globaljusticecenter.org/papers2005/henrici_eng.htm

Peru GATE Project: Pro-Poor Growth, Gender and Markets: Creating opportunities and measuring results in Peru

Submitted by hayley on Thu, 12/06/2007 - 10:14.
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In order to attain economic growth that can benefit women, GATE has produced this report for USAID/Peru.

http://www.onlinedts.com/resources/pubs.cfm

COPLA Peru: Research summary

Submitted by peruadmin on Thu, 10/04/2007 - 13:56.
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CIES
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CIES

The research pillar of COPLA Peru is focused on the small agricultural sector, which is the main livelihood source for the rural poor.

COPLA Peru research strategy: Case studies and background studies

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Author:
CIES
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CIES

8 page summary of the types and themes of the evidence, which will be generated in the programmes framework.

A pro-poor Analysis of the Artichoke Value Chain in Peru

Submitted by odiadmin on Tue, 08/07/2007 - 10:41.
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Author:
GATE

This report was prepared for USAID/Peru by the Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) project with support from the Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales (CEPES) under the USAID Women in Development (

Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) Factsheet

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Development and Traning Services Inc

Promoting Gender in USAID Trade-related Economic Growth Activities
Implemented by Development & Training Services, Inc. (dTS)
Duration: September 30, 2004 – 2009
Funding: $6.1 million

GATE: Greater Access to Trade Expansion

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The GATE Project strengthens the capacity of USAID/Washington and Missions worldwide to institute gender-equitable practices and policies in USAID-funded economic growth and trade activities.