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    Maize diversity, poverty, and market access: lessons from Mexico

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    Author(s)
    Keleman, Alder
    García Rañó, Hugo
    Hellin, Jon
    Editor(s)
    Eade, Deborah
    Publication date
    2009-03-01
    Subject
    Food and livelihoods
    Approach and methodology
    Keywords
    Agriculture
    Development methods
    Development in Practice Journal
    DiP
    Maize
    Country
    Mexico
    
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    Publisher(s)
    Oxfam GB
    Routledge
    Journal
    Development in Practice
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10546/131005
    DOI
    10.1080/09614520802689444
    Document type
    Journal article
    Language
    English
    Description
    Crop genetic diversity and poverty are linked: first, resource-poor farmers often maintain genetic diversity; and second, crop diversity, when properly valued by the market, has the potential to alleviate poverty. This article examines this supposition by drawing on three case studies of the intersection of the market with poverty and maize diversity in Mexico. These suggest that the bulk market for maize offers little room for maize landraces (local maize varieties known as criollo maize), in that it does not reward qualitative variation in maize grain and instead presents incentives that make planting 'improved' maize germplasm the rational economic choice for small-scale farmers. Meanwhile, attempts to add value to maize landraces via market differentiation have had varying success. Although there is potential for differentiated markets to contribute to successful business models and poverty alleviation, these cases exhibit trade-offs between product consistency, investment of labour and resources, and genetic-diversity conservation.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>
    Pages
    12
    ISSN
    0961-4524
    EISSN
    1364-9213
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1080/09614520802689444
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