Market Provisioning and the Conservation of Crop Biodiversity: An Analysis of Peasant Livelihoods and Maize Diversity in the Guatemalan Highlands

被引：31

作者：

Isakson, S. Ryan ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] St Marys Univ, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2011年 / 39卷 / 08期

关键词：

agricultural biodiversity; food security; peasant livelihoods; rural development; Latin America; Guatemala; MISSING MARKETS; FRAMEWORK; MEXICO; MILPA; WORK;

D O I：

10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.12.015

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

This paper queries the common assumption that market linkages contribute to the loss of agricultural biodiversity, thereby threatening long-term food security. Drawing upon empirical data collected from two villages in the Guatemalan highlands, it documents how various types of market engagements are related to the on-farm conservation of maize diversity. While some market activities are associated with lower measures of diversity, most forms of market provisioning including the allocation of resources to market production are not. The quantity of land controlled by farmers is positively correlated with maize diversity and is an important determinant of their participation in the market economy. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1444 / 1459

页数：16

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