The construction of an alternative quinoa economy: Balancing solidarity, household needs, and profit in San Agustín, Bolivia

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 441-454

  Ofstehage, Andrew ^a  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative development; Bolivia; Denomination of origin; Fair trade; Intermediaries; Quinoa; Quinua real; Value

Indexed keywords

CHENOPODIUM QUINOA;

EID: 84869134800     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-012-9371-0     Document Type: Article

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