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Non-Traditional Crops, Traditional Constraints : The Adoption and Diffusion of Export Crops Among Guatemalan Smallholders

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dc.contributor.authorCarletto, Calogero
dc.contributor.authorKirk, Angeli
dc.contributor.authorWinters, Paul
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Benjamin
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-06T21:39:08Z
dc.date.available2012-06-06T21:39:08Z
dc.date.issued2007-09
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses a duration analysis based on adoption data spanning more than 25 years from six communities in the Central Highlands of Guatemala. The analysis explores how household characteristics and external trends play into both the adoption and diffusion processes of non-traditional exports among smallholders. Adoption was initially widespread and rapid, which led nontraditional exports to be hailed as a pro-poor success, reaching all but the smallest landholders. However, over time more than two-thirds of adopters eventually dropped out of production of nontraditional exports. Based on the analysis, production of nontraditional exports appears to have delivered less prosperity to adopters than initially promised. Although smallholders may be enticed into entering into nontraditional exports markets when conditions are favorable, they may lack the capacity to overcome the 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 their efforts, with some adopters still unable to compete in global markets.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/8358340/non-traditional-crops-traditional-constraints-adoption-diffusion-export-crops-among-guatemalan-smallholders
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4347
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7358
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4347
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INNOVATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL MARKETS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SEASON
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectANALYTICAL METHODS
dc.subjectANTI-POVERTY
dc.subjectASSET OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRICE
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRICES
dc.subjectCAPITAL ASSETS
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectCATTLE TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCENTRAL AMERICA
dc.subjectCENTRAL AMERICAN
dc.subjectCHEMICAL FERTILIZERS
dc.subjectCOLD WEATHER
dc.subjectCOMMERCIALIZATION
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION LEVELS
dc.subjectCREDIT ACCESS
dc.subjectCREDIT CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDISECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectDRY SEASON
dc.subjectDURABLE GOODS
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCOPE
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPORT CROP
dc.subjectEXPORT CROPS
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTENSION
dc.subjectFARM HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFARM SIZE
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFUNCTIONAL FORMS
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectHEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ACCESS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL ASSETS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLAND ASSETS
dc.subjectLAND AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectLAND DEPLETION
dc.subjectLAND HOLDINGS
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND PRICES
dc.subjectLAND QUALITY
dc.subjectLAND RESOURCES
dc.subjectLAND SHORTAGE
dc.subjectLAND SIZE
dc.subjectLIMITED ACCESS
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY
dc.subjectLIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectMAJORITY OF FARMERS
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMARKET FORCES
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMORAL HAZARD
dc.subjectNEW MARKET
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOOR FARMERS
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR RURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectPOORER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOORER PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGES
dc.subjectPRICE DECLINES
dc.subjectPRICE FLUCTUATIONS
dc.subjectPRICE INCENTIVES
dc.subjectPRICE TREND
dc.subjectPRICE UNCERTAINTY
dc.subjectPRODUCT QUALITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectRISK AVERSION
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDER
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDERS
dc.subjectSOURCE OF CREDIT
dc.subjectSPREAD
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE POVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVEGETABLE CROPS
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.subjectVILLAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.titleNon-Traditional Crops, Traditional Constraints : The Adoption and Diffusion of Export Crops Among Guatemalan Smallholdersen
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okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.guid596861468252663897
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4347
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum8358340
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryGuatemala
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicRural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Markets and Market Access
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicRural Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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