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Feasibility Assessment of Direct Marketing Strategies: The Case of Vegetable Farmer Clusters in Marilog, Davao City, Philippines

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Title Feasibility Assessment of Direct Marketing Strategies: The Case of Vegetable Farmer Clusters in Marilog, Davao City, Philippines
 
Creator Shuck, Vlademir A.; University of the Philippines Mindanao
Florentino, Kestrel Ve F.; University of the Philippines Mindanao
Aguinaldo, Roxanne T.; University of the Philippines Mindanao
Hualda, Luis Antonio T.; University of the Philippines Mindanao
Laorden, Nikko L.; University of the Philippines Mindanao
 
Description In the Philippines, majority of the vegetable farmers are categorized as small and are often disconnected from markets, which lessen their opportunities to sell at a profit. This study focused on the feasibility assessment of direct marketing strategies, specifically the farmers’ market and direct sales to institutional users. A random survey was conducted on 110 residents of the first district of Davao City where consumers’ willingness to shop at farmers’ markets was analyzed using Probit regression. On the other hand, case study analyses were conducted to assess the farmers’ market event in a university and the direct sales strategy to institutional user, the food service provider of a government agency. Costs and benefits of each direct marketing channel were also determined. The farmer groups PAFA and SAFE are the producers and sellers of vegetables for this research. The study revealed that majority of the respondents are willing to participate in a farmers’ market if one exists and they perceived it as a source of fresh yet affordable vegetables. Moreover, most of them believed that participating in a farmers’ market is a form of social responsibility. The institutional buyer mainly benefited through significant reduction in marketing costs. Alternatively, the farmers perceived direct marketing as opportunities for learning and maximizing economic gains through diversifying its market portfolio and securing a market for their produce. The results of the study indicate the feasibility of direct marketing strategies to be carried out by the vegetable farmer clusters, which are PAFA and SAFE.
 
Publisher BANWA Supplements
 
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Date 2016-11-09
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://ojs.upmin.edu.ph/index.php/supplements/article/view/250
 
Source BANWA Supplements; No 1 (2016): ICAEM2016; 39
1656-3719
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://ojs.upmin.edu.ph/index.php/supplements/article/view/250/417
http://ojs.upmin.edu.ph/index.php/supplements/article/view/250/418
 
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