Understanding the long-term strategies of vulnerable small-scale farmers dealing with markets' uncertainty

Geographical Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 165-177

  Bathfield, Benjamin ^a,b   Gasselin, Pierre ^c   García Barrios, Luis ^a   Vandame, Rémy ^a   López Ridaura, Santiago ^c,d  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LA BIODIVERSIDAD   (Mexico)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^c UMR INNOVATION   (France)

^d INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Activity system; Central America; Guatemala; Long term strategies; Perceived vulnerability; Smallholder

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; COFFEE; CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; PLANNING METHOD; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY; SMALLHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH; VULNERABILITY;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 84946174827     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geoj.12142     Document Type: Article

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