Industrializing Small-Scale Food Processing

Reginald H. Walter

No 261622, 20th Annual Meeting, October 21-26, 1984, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands from Caribbean Food Crops Society

Abstract: A model for industrializing the local food supply is constructed on a partnership between government and the private sector, whereby the former limits its involvement to contributions of physical resources and data collection, and the latter assumes the responsibility for management. A restrictive, sometimes uncertain raw products base precludes all but step growth from the initial product or product-class. The high cost of acquiring the processing units makes further investments of capital infeasible after the initial expenditure, except increments corresponding to advances in new products or product-classes.

Keywords: Industrial Organization; International Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 3
Date: 1984-10-21
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.261622

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