Patel-Campillo, Anouk 
ORCID: 0000-0002-9841-4310
(2010)
Agro-export specialization and food security in a sub-national context: the case of Colombian cut flowers.
Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 3 (2).
pp. 279-294.
ISSN 1752-1378
Abstract
Export-oriented development is largely premised on the spread and intensification of non-traditional agricultural exports (NTAEs) destined for northern markets. While developing countries have become leading suppliers of NTAEs, there has been limited attention to the impacts of agro-export specialization on food security at the sub-national scale. This article examines the impact of agro-export specialization on food security in flower-producing municipalities in the savanna of Bogotá region in Colombia1. I argue that current trends in domestic food production at the regional and municipal scales and purchasing power of individual households associated with trade liberalization and NTAEs pose a threat to food security at the sub-national scale.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | © 2010 The Author |
| Divisions: | Gender Studies |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HF Commerce H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions |
| JEL classification: | P - Economic Systems > P1 - Capitalist Systems > P16 - Political Economy R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jun 2019 13:42 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2025 09:56 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/100969 |
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