Expansión de la actividad limonera y repercusiones sobre los pequeños productores en la provincia de Tucumán (Argentina)

How Labourers Fare in Fresh Fruit Export Industries: Lemon Production in Northern Argentina

“…Nevertheless, competition and economic instability took a toll on small farmers. Out of a total of 1002 in 1969, only 587 farmers were still producing lemons in 1988 (Batista and Natera Rivas 1998) and 581 in 1995 (Obispo Colombres 2001). In other words, export has had a negative effect on the small farm sector.…”

Management response to the demands of global fresh fruit markets: Rewarding harvesters with financial incentives

“…Lemons and lemon products became exportable commodities and the first shipment of fresh lemons reached Europe in 1971. The success of this venture led to an astronomical growth in hectares planted with lemons -it grew almost fourfold from 1969 to 1995 (Batista and Natera Rivas, 1998), covering 33,000 hectares in 2003 (Asociacio´n Tucumana del Citrus, 2003) when Tucuma´n became the most important world producer of lemons. 10 By 1990, the national market could not continue to absorb a significant share of expanded production given that consumer demand for fresh lemons decreased.…”