An Interdisciplinary Methodological Proposal for the Analysis of Commercial Relationships in the Costa Rican Agricultural Sector: The Case of the Bean Subsector

 

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Author: Ávalos, Ileana
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publication Date:2011
Description:The complex web of power relations generates direct influence on the construction of agricultural policies and in the trade processes. In such a sensitive sector like agriculture, there becomes more important the recognition, identification andanalysis of the relationships that are structured both at sectorial and sub-sectorial level. This dissection is the one approach that could allow a renewed public policy and assertive strategies for the agricultural sector. This article is the product of scientific research called “Dynamics of power in the agrifood chain beans from Costa Rica: a study from Seal Support producer of beans, “ which describes the relationship between economic, commercial and social groups within the bean´sagrichain. Particularly this article provides a methodology to analyze power relations in the agricultural sector, building on the experience gained by analyzing the beans subsector of Costa Rica.
Country:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Language:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/7255
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/reconomicas/article/view/7255
Keyword:Poder
Política agrícola
Agricultura
Agrocadena
Subsector frijolero
Q13
D23
D74
O54
Power
Agricultural policy
Agriculture
Agri-chain
Beans sector