Small-scale farmers under socialist governments : Venezuela and the ALBA People's Trade Agreement

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Title	Small-scale farmers under socialist governments : Venezuela and the ALBA People's Trade Agreement
Author	L. Michelutti
Year	2012
Publisher	Hivos [etc.]
Place	The Hague [etc.]
Pages	24
ISBN	978-1-84369-870-8
Organisations	Hivos – Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation, IIED - International institute for environment and development, Mainumby Nakurutu
Subject	Agriculture and Rural Development
Keywords	agriculture, markets, political conditions
Regions	Central America, Latin America
Countries	Bolivia, Nicaragua, Venezuela
Abstract	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.
Language	English
Category	General
Document type	Report
Rights	© 2012 Hivos, IIED & Mainumby Nakurutu
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