TY - BOOK AU - Santacoloma, Pilar ED - FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS TI - Course on agribusiness management for producers’ associations: Module 3 – Planning for producers’ associations PY - 2009/// CY - Rome PB - FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS N1 - Market knowledge as a basis for planning5 List of topics5 Setting the context6 Case study: Penetrating and Remaining in the International Markets. Minami-Satsuma Agricultural Cooperative in Kagoshima, Japan. See also case study: Precooked and Frozen Vegetables for the International Market: La Huerta, Mexico8 Case study analysis10 Defining the market10 How can rural enterprises be made market-oriented?11 Basic steps in planning the marketing process12 Market knowledge methodologies and instruments13 Identifying and targeting markets17 Market niches20 Product differentiation21 Conclusions on the case study22 Group exercise23 Summary24 Unit assessment26 Planning: a key factor for competitiveness 27 List of topics27 Setting the context28 Case study: The Chiang Mai Agribusiness. See also case study: the agribusiness Agrohortalizas30 Case study analysis31 General planning aspects31 Planning and its application32 Inventory management37 UR - https://opac.mu.ac.ke/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=5ef8081760223e4c06e41db1540c9433 ER -