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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Identifying the Factors that Influence Small-scale Farmers’ Transaction Costs in Relation to Seed Acquisition - An ethnographic case study of maize growing smallholders in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico
Autores: | Badstue,   Lone B.
Data: | 2005-03-30
Ano: | 2004
Palavras-chave: | Small-scale farmers; Transaction costs; Seed acquisitions; Maize (Zea mays L.); Informal seed sector; Oaxaca; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; D23; O17; Q12; Z13.
Resumo: | Using an ethnographic approach, this study explores small-scale farmers’ perceived transaction costs in relation to maize seed acquisition in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca. These farmers have different needs and require seed of diverse maize types with multiple traits in particular combinations. Formal seed distribution has yet to develop in this region and farmers depend mostly on informal seed sources. Issues of information about maize seed, seed transaction negotiation and enforcement are examined from a small-scale farmer perspective through the use of qualitative data. Results show that farmers’ perceived transaction costs are low to negligible in most cases where seed transactions take place locally, and trust is indicated as a factor which serves to reduce transaction costs to a minimum. Though maybe not a transaction cost in the theoretical sense, the risk of crop failure due to inadequate seed is a main concern for farmers in relation to seed transactions.
Tipo: | Working or Discussion Paper
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

15959

http://purl.umn.edu/23800

Editor: | AgEcon Search

Relação:

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations&gt;Agricultural and Development Economics Division (ESA)&gt;ESA Working Papers

ESA Working Paper No. 04-16

Formato:

47

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