Cacao cultivation as a livelihood strategy: contributions to the well-being of Colombian rural households

Hernández-Núñez, Héctor Eduardo; Gutiérrez-Montes, Isabel; Bernal-Núñez, Angie Paola; García, Gustavo Adolfo Gutiérrez; Suárez, Juan C.; Casanoves, Fernando; Flora, Cornelia Butler

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“…Another interesting breakdown is the identification of farms that entered into varying numbers of trading arrangements with foreign companies (Rambe & Agbotame, 2018). Among cacao farmers, Hernández-Núñez et al (2022) distinguished between those who have been primarily engaged in it for years (cacao farmers), those who treat cacao cultivation as one of their sources of income (diversified farmers with cacao), and those who are entering the market and looking for opportunities to invest in cacao cultivation (new cacao farmers). Due to their different motivations and business practices, these farmers were characterised by different economic outcomes.…”

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How institutions are related to agriculture? Systematic literature review

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2024

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In this paper, the author reviews the literature on institutions and their relations with agricultural economics. The aims of the article are to clarify the definition of an institution, indicate its relevance from the perspective of agricultural economics and propose a method of institution classification. Using the PRISMA method, 35 articles were selected out of 238 articles from the Web of Science database that met the established requirements (i.e. they were simultaneously related to institutions, economic performance and the agricultural sector). Based on the identified articles as well as the preliminary literature review it can be concluded that there is a lack of research that precisely defines institutions and examines the historical context at the same time. There are not many papers in which authors assess relations between institutions.

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How institutions are related to agriculture? Systematic literature review

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2024

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“…In addition to considering the two aspects of non-agricultural employment and agriculture, some scholars have considered the actual situation of farmers' employment, studied the planting industry and breeding industry separately, and made a more detailed classification of farmers' livelihood in the farming-pastoral ecotone (Meng et al, 2013;Dao, 2014;Yang and Xu, 2016). By summarizing the relevant research results, we found that the main characteristics of farmers' livelihood strategies are related to regional differences, the diversity of means and needs, and differences in the conditions of the farmers themselves (Viswanathan and Shivakoti, 2008;Biswas and Mallick, 2021;Hernández-Núñez et al, 2022). Farmers' livelihood choices are closely related to the level of regional economic and social development (Su and Yin, 2020).…”

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Research Progress on Farmers' Livelihood Transformation and Its Ecological Effects—A Review

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“…These households correspond to seven types that were previously classified according to their livelihood strategies by Bernal et al (unpublished data) [36] (Table 1). Semi-structured surveys with each household were carried out between 2018 and 2019 to collect information on: a. access to food; b. composition and diversity of home gardens; and c. factors that influence the characteristics of self-provisioning; for this purpose, questions were generated to characterize the seven household capitals proposed by Flora et al [37] and used in different research studies [38][39][40][41][42][43].…”

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How Close Are We to Self-Provisioning? A Look at the Livelihood Strategies of Rural Households in the Southern Andean Region of Colombia

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Production for self-provisioning contributes to food security in rural territories; however, studies have indicated that this capacity is limited. We analyzed the impact of livelihood strategies on self-provisioning conditions in 162 rural households in the department of Huila, Colombia. We analyzed: a. source of foods; b. composition of home gardens; c. push and pull factors towards self-provisioning. We found that rural households are 79% dependent on grocery stores for their food. Only 51% of households have a home garden, with limited plant species diversity. Capacity for self-provisioning varies according to the livelihood strategies and capitals endowment of the household. Those households with a greater diversity of agricultural activities have higher capacity for self-provisioning. Conditions that are often the main objective of rural development programs, such as improving the economic income of families, turn out to be contradictory to the capacity to produce the food itself. For example, the larger the area to grow crops or keep livestock and the better the economic income, the greater the external dependence on food.

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Cacao cultivation as a livelihood strategy: contributions to the well-being of Colombian rural households

Cited by 11 publications

References 49 publications

How institutions are related to agriculture? Systematic literature review

How institutions are related to agriculture? Systematic literature review

Research Progress on Farmers' Livelihood Transformation and Its Ecological Effects—A Review

How Close Are We to Self-Provisioning? A Look at the Livelihood Strategies of Rural Households in the Southern Andean Region of Colombia

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