Financing Chain Associations Industry Speaks

Fundecitrus, an industry association in Brazil which serves as a consortium of orange juice related industries and producers recently created a new contribution model for its organization. The model was developed based upon four pillars: (1) Benchmarking with other associations, both national and international companies. (2) Interaction with the chain community, through questionnaires, a consulting panel and workshops. (3) Formulating a collection model that was more equitable to the participating stakeholders. (4) A management and control system plan for implementing the project. The model was developed by working closely with the Fundecitrus Management Board. This research will be relevant to managers of other trade associations who are interested in restructuring their own contribution model by utilizing a process which can be replicated.