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Table 6.

Main GVC governance findings from the interviews

Interviewee	Country	GVC governance	Evidence
Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT) and Agri-Food Cluster	Mexico	Relational	CRT-led coordination/consolidation strong-long term relation and trust interaction among key actors balanced power with emerging local forces effective communication and collective decision through the value chain benefits for firms and community
Consejo Regulador del Pisco	Peru	Relational	Private-sector influence and government regulations have displaced local communities from value generation in the pisco value chain, not only weakening the cultural heritage of this product but also substantially diminishing the community’s resilience
Distillery owner and presidente of regional cachaça distillery	Brazil	Relational	Private sector influence. However, many institutional efforts fail to reach small- and medium-sized artisanal producers, particularly in terms of access to international markets
Singani’s international auditor and advisor in the management of quality, environment, food safety, occupational safety, and technology	Bolivia	Relational/emerging hierarchical	The singani chain operates under a relational yet emerging hierarchical governance, led by a few dominant distilleries. Economic development is the key factor, driven by private investment and export initiatives, but limited institutional support restricts small producers’ integration and equitable value capture in the value chain

Interviewee	Country	GVC governance	Evidence
Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT) and Agri-Food Cluster	Mexico	Relational	CRT-led coordination/consolidation strong-long term relation and trust interaction among key actors balanced power with emerging local forces effective communication and collective decision through the value chain benefits for firms and community
Consejo Regulador del Pisco	Peru	Relational	Private-sector influence and government regulations have displaced local communities from value generation in the pisco value chain, not only weakening the cultural heritage of this product but also substantially diminishing the community’s resilience
Distillery owner and presidente of regional cachaça distillery	Brazil	Relational	Private sector influence. However, many institutional efforts fail to reach small- and medium-sized artisanal producers, particularly in terms of access to international markets
Singani’s international auditor and advisor in the management of quality, environment, food safety, occupational safety, and technology	Bolivia	Relational/emerging hierarchical	The singani chain operates under a relational yet emerging hierarchical governance, led by a few dominant distilleries. Economic development is the key factor, driven by private investment and export initiatives, but limited institutional support restricts small producers’ integration and equitable value capture in the value chain

Source(s): Authors’ elaboration