Chacon Orozco, Esteban, 2018. Beans, community and Ceproma : comparative study of the transformation from self-consumption tomarket-oriented production in two communities in Costa Rica. Second cycle, A2E. Uppsala: SLU, Dept. of Urban and Rural Development
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Abstract
During the first decade of the twenty-first century, Costa Rica, like many other countries around the world, suffered from the international prices of basic grains. As a strategy to counteract the negative effects of this problem, the government implemented some projects to boost basic grain production, including the construction of 19 food processing and marketing centers (Ceproma). Its initial function was to serve for the self-consumption of rice, beans and maize but after a few years, their objectives changed to enter the food market. Some of these Cepromas managed to make the change while others still have difficulties to achieve it. This study consists of a comparison between two cases in the southeastern region of the country. With qualitative methods, the livelihoods approach and French sociologist Bourdieu use of theory of practice are used for analysis. The choice in the strategy of livelihoods is related to the interactions, capitals and ways of living of people. Being able to be an entrepreneur, being able to give support to the community and being able to fulfill a role of trust for the settlement has managed to produce positive results in one of the settlements. If a change is to be made, it is not possible to pretend to work in isolation with the technical aspect of production, but an integral work is necessary, taking into account people’s livelihoods, the way in which they use the resources they have, the relationship between Ceproma and community, and the impact of these changes on the families related to the settlement and the Ceproma.
,Durante la primera década del siglo veintiuno, Costa Rica al igual que muchos otros países a nivel mundial, sufría por los precios internacionales de los granos básicos. Como estrategia para contrarrestar los efectos negativos de este problema, el gobierno implementó algunos proyectos de impulso a la producción de granos básicos, incluyendo la construcción de 19 centros de procesamiento y mercadeo de alimentos (Ceproma). Su función inicial era la de servir para el autoconsumo de arroz, frijoles y maíz pero luego de algunos años, sus objetivos cambiaron para ingresar al mercado de alimentos. Algunos de estos Cepromas lograron hacer el cambio mientras otros todavía tienen dificultades para lograrlo. Este estudio consiste en una comparación entre dos casos en la región sureste del país. Con métodos cualitativos se analizan los medios de vida y los la teoría práctica del sociólogo francés Bourdieu. La escogencia en la estrategia de los medios de vida tiene relación con las interacciones, los capitales y las formas de ser de las personas. Lograr ser emprendedor, lograr dar apoyo a la comunidad y poder cumplir un rol de confianza para el asentamiento ha logrado dar frutos positivos en uno de los asentamientos. Si un cambio se quiere realizar, no se puede pretender trabajar aisladamente en la parte técnica de la producción, pero es necesario un trabajo integral que tome en cuenta los medios de vida de las personas, la forma en que utilizan los recursos que poseen, la relación entre el Ceproma y la comunidad y el impacto de estos cambios en las familias relacionadas al asentamiento y al Ceproma.
Main title: | Beans, community and Ceproma |
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Subtitle: | comparative study of the transformation from self-consumption tomarket-oriented production in two communities in Costa Rica |
Authors: | Chacon Orozco, Esteban |
Supervisor: | Fischer, Harry |
Examiner: | Bartholdson, Örjan |
Series: | UNSPECIFIED |
Volume/Sequential designation: | UNSPECIFIED |
Year of Publication: | 2018 |
Level and depth descriptor: | Second cycle, A2E |
Student's programme affiliation: | NM009 Rural Development and Natural Resource Management - Master's Programme 120 HEC |
Supervising department: | (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development (LTJ, LTV) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development |
Keywords: | beans processing, Ceproma, community, rural development, production system |
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-9999 |
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-9999 |
Subject. Use of subject categories until 2023-04-30.: | Rural sociology and social security Crop husbandry Cropping patterns and systems |
Language: | English |
Deposited On: | 23 Nov 2018 12:25 |
Metadata Last Modified: | 20 May 2020 11:27 |
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