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Feeding the market : South American farmers, trade and globalization / Jon Hellin and Sophie Higman.
LIBRA HD1476.S63 H45 2003
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hellin, Jon, 1965-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Farms, Small--South America.
- Farms, Small.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects--South America.
- Agriculture.
- International economic integration.
- Agricultural industries--South America--Case studies.
- Agricultural industries.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects.
- South America.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 236 pages : map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomfield, CT : Kumarian Press, 2003.
- Contents:
- Ubiquitous markets 1
- A global picture 2
- Smallholders, agriculture and development 4
- The human face of globalization 5
- Chapter 2 Green gold: Ecuador's banana producers 10
- Green gold 11
- The banana sector in Ecuador 13
- Contract farming: partnership or exploitation? 17
- Organic and fair trade: a better deal for producers 21
- The transatlantic banana dispute 31
- Aiming for diversity 34
- Chapter 3 Niche markets: a solution to the coffee crisis? 36
- Low and fluctuating prices 37
- Quality and niche markets 43
- Obstacles to accessing niche markets 55
- What does the future hold? 59
- Chapter 4 Potatoes and Andean tubers: losing diversity? 64
- Why is potato diversity important? 65
- Impact of the market 69
- Conservation through use 79
- The way forward 87
- Chapter 5 Quinoa and food security 89
- Diverse, robust and nutritious 90
- Quinoa's contribution to food security 91
- Focusing on the domestic market 96
- An Andean grain goes global 98
- The export market: increased income, increased risk? 104
- Ways forward for an ancient grain 108
- Food security revisited 113
- Chapter 6 Coca eradication and alternative development 115
- A long history 116
- Alternative development and farmers' liverlihoods 119
- Making alternative development more effective 126
- The Yungas: coca and coffee 132
- Uncomfortable truths 135
- Chapter 7 Wine and Pisco: success or sour grapes? 140
- Some history 141
- Improving quality 142
- The nation's favourite drink 145
- Can smallholder farmers make the change? 149
- The story elsewhere 151
- Success for small farmers? 154
- Chapter 8 Sheep in Patagonia: blown by the winds of change 156
- The flock from the Falklands 157
- Boom and bust 158
- Crisis in the sheep industry 161
- Which way forward? 163
- No easy answers 169
- Chapter 9 Forestry and livelihoods: making trees pay 171
- Sustainable forestry: have your cake and eat it 172
- Eco-tourism: bringing the money to the forest 178
- Non-timber forest products and services: looking beyond the trees 184
- Agroforestry: bringing the trees to the farmers 188
- Weighing up the evidence 192
- Chapter 10 Conclusions: the need for trade and aid 195
- Welcome to the globalized world 195
- Barriers to market participation 196
- Practical assistance 204
- The policy context 211
- Making markets work better for farmers 216.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-231) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edwin B. Cole Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1565491726
- OCLC:
- 51655464
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