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Family Farming as a Key Element of the Multifunctional and Territorialized Agrifood Systems as Witnessed in the South Pacific Region of Costa Rica

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  • Frank González

    (Urban Ecology Laboratory, University Estatal a Distancia, Mercedes 11503, San José, Costa Rica)

  • Yazmín León

    (Centre for Research on Cultural Diversity and Regional Studies, University of Costa Rica, San Ramón 20201, Alajuela, Costa Rica)

  • Nieves López-Estébanez

    (Department of Geography, University Autónoma of Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

In Central America, Family Farming (FF) is characterized by the fostering of endogenous development, self-sustaining economies, food safety and upholding the values of the agricultural landscape. However, government agricultural policies have promoted an external model of development based on industrial monocultures, which generates socioeconomic and environmental instability, deficient models of agroproduction commercialisation and the impoverishment of agricultural landscapes. This article details the case of 60 farms from 22 communities in the municipality of Buenos Aires, in the South Pacific region of Costa Rica, where biological/physical, socioeconomic, marketing and governance issues of a Multifunctional and Territorialized Agrifood System have been characterized based on the family unit of production. In addition, a differentiation was made between peasant and indigenous farmers as their cultural backgrounds may then lead to their adopting different attitudes and distinct actions. By analysing the productive diversification of the models, the behaviour of the local marketing channels and their associative potential, the socio-ecological characteristics of the region were identified, including the strengths and weaknesses that should influence the model of agroproductive development and regional governance.

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  • Frank González & Yazmín León & Nieves López-Estébanez, 2022. "Family Farming as a Key Element of the Multifunctional and Territorialized Agrifood Systems as Witnessed in the South Pacific Region of Costa Rica," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-24, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:11:y:2022:i:3:p:447-:d:775476
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