Abstract
Many small-scale aquaculture producers in developing countries find it challenging to access international value chains due to barriers-to-entry. To shed light on this issue, this article presents three case studies where we analyze export behavior of aquaculture producers from Honduras and Peru based on price behavior in export markets (EU and USA) and in domestic wholesale markets. The price analysis suggests that in all three value chains that include shrimp, tilapia and trout there are competitive aquaculture producers that participate in international value chains and that are able to respond to profitable opportunities when relative prices change. While some small scale producers are able to enter international chains through larger exporters, the majority seem to serve domestic markets and often markets close to the production sites.
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