Globalization and Smallholders : The Adoption, Diffusion, and Welfare Impact of Non-traditional Export Crops in Guatemala

This paper uses a duration analysis based on adoption data spanning 25 years from six communities in the Central Highlands of Guatemala to explore how household characteristics and external trends play into both the adoption and diffusion processes of non-traditional exports (NTX) among smallholders...

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Main Authors:	Carletto, Calogero, Kirk, Angeli, Winters, Paul C., Davis, Benjamin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120 Agricultural R&D Agricultural Technology Agricultural Extension Services Q160 Agriculture in International Trade Q170
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5497

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spelling	okr-10986-54972021-04-23T14:02:22Z Globalization and Smallholders : The Adoption, Diffusion, and Welfare Impact of Non-traditional Export Crops in Guatemala Carletto, Calogero Kirk, Angeli Winters, Paul C. Davis, Benjamin Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120 Agricultural R&D Agricultural Technology Agricultural Extension Services Q160 Agriculture in International Trade Q170 This paper uses a duration analysis based on adoption data spanning 25 years from six communities in the Central Highlands of Guatemala to explore how household characteristics and external trends play into both the adoption and diffusion processes of non-traditional exports (NTX) among smallholders. Based on the analysis, NTX production appeared to have delivered less prosperity to adopters than initially promised. Smallholders may lack capacity to overcome difficulties that inevitably arise in complex types of cultivations and in highly variable global agricultural markets. Governmental and non-governmental organizations can attempt to mitigate these difficulties, but market forces may overwhelm these efforts. 2012-03-30T07:33:07Z 2012-03-30T07:33:07Z 2010 Journal Article World Development 0305750X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5497 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Guatemala
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topic	Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120 Agricultural R&D Agricultural Technology Agricultural Extension Services Q160 Agriculture in International Trade Q170
spellingShingle	Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120 Agricultural R&D Agricultural Technology Agricultural Extension Services Q160 Agriculture in International Trade Q170 Carletto, Calogero Kirk, Angeli Winters, Paul C. Davis, Benjamin Globalization and Smallholders : The Adoption, Diffusion, and Welfare Impact of Non-traditional Export Crops in Guatemala
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description	This paper uses a duration analysis based on adoption data spanning 25 years from six communities in the Central Highlands of Guatemala to explore how household characteristics and external trends play into both the adoption and diffusion processes of non-traditional exports (NTX) among smallholders. Based on the analysis, NTX production appeared to have delivered less prosperity to adopters than initially promised. Smallholders may lack capacity to overcome difficulties that inevitably arise in complex types of cultivations and in highly variable global agricultural markets. Governmental and non-governmental organizations can attempt to mitigate these difficulties, but market forces may overwhelm these efforts.
format	Journal Article
author	Carletto, Calogero Kirk, Angeli Winters, Paul C. Davis, Benjamin
author_facet	Carletto, Calogero Kirk, Angeli Winters, Paul C. Davis, Benjamin
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title	Globalization and Smallholders : The Adoption, Diffusion, and Welfare Impact of Non-traditional Export Crops in Guatemala
title_short	Globalization and Smallholders : The Adoption, Diffusion, and Welfare Impact of Non-traditional Export Crops in Guatemala
title_full	Globalization and Smallholders : The Adoption, Diffusion, and Welfare Impact of Non-traditional Export Crops in Guatemala
title_fullStr	Globalization and Smallholders : The Adoption, Diffusion, and Welfare Impact of Non-traditional Export Crops in Guatemala
title_full_unstemmed	Globalization and Smallholders : The Adoption, Diffusion, and Welfare Impact of Non-traditional Export Crops in Guatemala
title_sort	globalization and smallholders : the adoption, diffusion, and welfare impact of non-traditional export crops in guatemala
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Globalization and Smallholders : The Adoption, Diffusion, and Welfare Impact of Non-traditional Export Crops in Guatemala

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