Information for 16516IIED
Small-scale farmers under socialist governments: Venezuela and the ALBA People’s Trade Agreement
Report/paper, 24 pages
The Bolivarian Alliance for Our Americas People’s Trade Agreement (ALBA-PTA), was established between Venezuela and Cuba in 2004 and now incorporates several other Latin American countries. This paper examines some of the social, economic, political and cultural aspects of ALBA-PTA in relation to small farmers’ agency. Building on insights provided by a case study of Venezuela and the ALBA experience in Bolivia and Nicaragua, it assesses whether small-scale farmers in ALBA countries are benefiting from policies or public and private institutional arrangements that empower them to enter and stay in markets; what opportunities exist for them to improve or exercise their individual and collective agency and to make better-informed choices about the markets in which they operate, and whether and how they influence policies.
Hivos/IIED
Publication information
- IIED code: 16516IIED
- Published: May 2012 - IIED
- Area: Nicaragua, Venezuela, Bolivia
- Theme: Food and agriculture
- ISBN: 978-1-84369-870-8
- Languages:
English , Español
Project information
What are the strategies and constraints of small-scale producers in an era of globalisation? This project provides insights that can help in designing better policies and business interventions to support them.
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Small producer agency in the globalised market