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100	1		_aTorri, Constanza Maria _eauthor
245	1	0	_aInnovative farmer institutions and market imperfections: _bNew opportunities and challenges for the Ayurvedic sector and small-scale enterprises in India _cby Maria Costanza Torri
264			_aNew Delhi : _bSage ; _c©2012
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
440			_vVolume 21, number 1
520			_aThe herbal sector, as it is currently structured, is unable to improve the living standards of the underprivileged communities, who are the gatherers of the medicinal plants, The role of grass-roots organisations and rural networks to reduce transaction costs and enhance market coordination, has been object of study in different sectors but there is a gap in the literature in the herbal sector. The article portraits the supply relations in the medicinal plant market and suggests to promote medicinal plant enterprises such as Gram Mooligai Company Limited (GMCL), the first community based enterprise active in the herbal sector. Lessons to promote a more equitable sharing of benefits in the sector, to reform the supply chain and to promote new forms of partnership between ayurvedic firms and communities are discussed.
650			_aFarmer institutions and market imperfections _zIndia
650			_aNew opportunities and challenges _zIndia
856			_u10.1177/097135571102100103
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