Globalization and local development : does a peasant farmer in Marera in Mozambique benefit from trade liberalization?
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Authors
Gebala, Piotr Antoni
Issue Date
2014-12
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Mozambique , Trade liberalization , Peasant farmers , Fruit production , Agriculture , Globalization , Benefits from trade , Marera , Financial assets , Development
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Abstract
Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world, with most of its population living in rural areas. The study analysed the impact of trade liberalization on peasant farmers
involved in fruit production in Marera in Central Mozambique and measured their benefits and life improvements as compared with the decade of the 1990s. It found that 73.3% of peasant farmers assess their life as little better than 10-15 years ago and only 5.6% have experienced substantial improvements. It was discovered that better knowledge and access to productive resources play a role in improving benefits from fruit production and trade. Therefore, the study concluded that although trade liberalization can bring benefits, when appropriate conditions are met, peasant farmers in Marera are not different from their counterparts around the world and benefit little from trade liberalization.
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Citation
Gebala, Piotr Antoni (2014) Globalization and local development : does a peasant farmer in Marera in Mozambique benefit from trade liberalization?, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18478>