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From Poverty to Prosperity - Applying Commercial Techniques to Subsistence Fishing Communities

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Our project analyzed the application of commercial techniques to subsistence fishing communities, focusing on the island of Venado, where 22 families have formed a cooperative to improve their socioeconomic condition. We accomplished this through interviewing and surveying field experts, members of other cooperatives, members of Coope Isla Venado, and potential consumers. We analyzed the current path of commercialization and concluded that processed products are sold at higher prices and that the use of intermediaries as processors is the main source of profit loss for fishermen. We identified successful business practices of the Costa Rican fishing industry and made recommendations to streamline production and so achieve sustainable commercialization.

  • This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.
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  • E-project-121411-180606
Parola chiave
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  • 2011
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Date created
  • 2011-12-14
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  • San José
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  • 2021-02-03

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