The Potential of Acrocomia Value Webs for Rural Development and Bioeconomy in Paraguay = El Potencial de las redes de valor basadas en acrocomia para el desarrollo rural y la bioeconomía en Paraguay

Acrocomia ssp. is a native palm tree in Latin America which grows wildly and produces rich oil-bearing fruits traditionally used as food and fodder. Oils from pulp and kernel have applications in food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and bioenergy sectors. Husk, endocarp and pressed cakes are by-products...

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Autor Principal: Vargas Carpintero, Ricardo
Formato: Trabajo de grado (Bachelor Thesis)
Lenguaje:Desconocido (Unknown)
Publicado: 2018
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spelling ir-p17054coll23-12232020-03-05 The Potential of Acrocomia Value Webs for Rural Development and Bioeconomy in Paraguay = El Potencial de las redes de valor basadas en acrocomia para el desarrollo rural y la bioeconomía en Paraguay Vargas Carpintero, Ricardo Acrocomia ssp. is a native palm tree in Latin America which grows wildly and produces rich oil-bearing fruits traditionally used as food and fodder. Oils from pulp and kernel have applications in food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and bioenergy sectors. Husk, endocarp and pressed cakes are by-products with manifold applications. This multipurpose characteristic of Acrocomia suits the concept of bioeconomy. Agronomic aspects, cultivation, breeding, crop management and further applications are progressively studied. Paraguay is a natural habitat of Acrocomia, which gained economic importance by mid of the 20th century with the emergence of vegetable oil industry. It is considered as an alternative crop to diversify income sources for peasant and smallholder family farmers. They represent 90% of farms in Paraguay and increasingly face multiple challenges associated to agribusiness activities. Using the approach of biomass value web, this research aims to analyse the existing Acrocomia value chains in Paraguay, identifying opportunities and constraints for inclusive upgrading. Complementary, a bottom-up Acrocomia initiative in the region of San Pedro del Paraná (Itapúa) is studied, which focus on small-scale cultivation and processing of Acrocomia fruits. Acrocomia; Bioeconomía; Análisis de cadena de valor; Biorefinería; Paraguay; Desarrollo rural; Estrategias inclusivas de mejora sectorial; Desarrollo de cadena de valor; Bioeconomy; Value chain analysis; Biorefinery; Rural development; Pro-poor and inclusive value chain upgrading strategies; Value chain development Ciencias sociales; Ciencias sociales / Economía 2018 PDF Tesis ENG - Inglés Paraguay Colfuturo © Derechos reservados del autor http://babel.banrepcultural.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17054coll23/id/1223
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topic Acrocomia; Bioeconomía; Análisis de cadena de valor; Biorefinería; Paraguay; Desarrollo rural; Estrategias inclusivas de mejora sectorial; Desarrollo de cadena de valor; Bioeconomy; Value chain analysis; Biorefinery; Rural development; Pro-poor and inclusive value chain upgrading strategies; Value chain development
Ciencias sociales; Ciencias sociales / Economía
spellingShingle Acrocomia; Bioeconomía; Análisis de cadena de valor; Biorefinería; Paraguay; Desarrollo rural; Estrategias inclusivas de mejora sectorial; Desarrollo de cadena de valor; Bioeconomy; Value chain analysis; Biorefinery; Rural development; Pro-poor and inclusive value chain upgrading strategies; Value chain development
Ciencias sociales; Ciencias sociales / Economía
Vargas Carpintero, Ricardo
The Potential of Acrocomia Value Webs for Rural Development and Bioeconomy in Paraguay = El Potencial de las redes de valor basadas en acrocomia para el desarrollo rural y la bioeconomía en Paraguay
description Acrocomia ssp. is a native palm tree in Latin America which grows wildly and produces rich oil-bearing fruits traditionally used as food and fodder. Oils from pulp and kernel have applications in food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and bioenergy sectors. Husk, endocarp and pressed cakes are by-products with manifold applications. This multipurpose characteristic of Acrocomia suits the concept of bioeconomy. Agronomic aspects, cultivation, breeding, crop management and further applications are progressively studied. Paraguay is a natural habitat of Acrocomia, which gained economic importance by mid of the 20th century with the emergence of vegetable oil industry. It is considered as an alternative crop to diversify income sources for peasant and smallholder family farmers. They represent 90% of farms in Paraguay and increasingly face multiple challenges associated to agribusiness activities. Using the approach of biomass value web, this research aims to analyse the existing Acrocomia value chains in Paraguay, identifying opportunities and constraints for inclusive upgrading. Complementary, a bottom-up Acrocomia initiative in the region of San Pedro del Paraná (Itapúa) is studied, which focus on small-scale cultivation and processing of Acrocomia fruits.
format Trabajo de grado (Bachelor Thesis)
author Vargas Carpintero, Ricardo
author_facet Vargas Carpintero, Ricardo
author_sort Vargas Carpintero, Ricardo
title The Potential of Acrocomia Value Webs for Rural Development and Bioeconomy in Paraguay = El Potencial de las redes de valor basadas en acrocomia para el desarrollo rural y la bioeconomía en Paraguay
title_short The Potential of Acrocomia Value Webs for Rural Development and Bioeconomy in Paraguay = El Potencial de las redes de valor basadas en acrocomia para el desarrollo rural y la bioeconomía en Paraguay
title_full The Potential of Acrocomia Value Webs for Rural Development and Bioeconomy in Paraguay = El Potencial de las redes de valor basadas en acrocomia para el desarrollo rural y la bioeconomía en Paraguay
title_fullStr The Potential of Acrocomia Value Webs for Rural Development and Bioeconomy in Paraguay = El Potencial de las redes de valor basadas en acrocomia para el desarrollo rural y la bioeconomía en Paraguay
title_full_unstemmed The Potential of Acrocomia Value Webs for Rural Development and Bioeconomy in Paraguay = El Potencial de las redes de valor basadas en acrocomia para el desarrollo rural y la bioeconomía en Paraguay
title_sort potential of acrocomia value webs for rural development and bioeconomy in paraguay = el potencial de las redes de valor basadas en acrocomia para el desarrollo rural y la bioeconomía en paraguay
publishDate 2018
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