Export-Oriented Horticultural Production in Laikipia, Kenya: Assessing the Implications for Rural Livelihoods
Export-Oriented Horticultural Production in Laikipia, Kenya: Assessing the Implications for Rural Livelihoods
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肯尼亚莱基皮亚的出口导向型园艺生产：评估对农村生计的影响
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2014
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A. Ulrich
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全球南方的小农面临着全球化农产品市场带来的新机遇和风险。在肯尼亚，种植水果、花卉和蔬菜的大规模出口型园艺农场基本上是在1980年代建立的。在莱基皮亚县，农场已经发展成为将该地区与全球市场联系起来的最重要的雇主。该行业的增长对当地生计产生直接和间接影响。根据与专家、当地家庭和雇员进行的55次访谈收集的定性数据，评估显示了一系列经济、社会和环境机会以及限制因素。确定了三个主要缺点，第一个是越来越多的河水提取和相关的水资源短缺，第二个生活工资和社会保障的要求，第三个限制小农面临的外种植者。解决这些问题有助于该区域更可持续的发展。
Smallholders in the global South are confronted with new opportunities and risks emanating from globalized markets of agricultural goods. In Kenya, large-scale export-oriented horticulture farms, cultivating fruits, flowers and vegetables, were by and large established in the 1980s. In Laikipia County, the farms have grown to be the most important employers tying the region into global markets. The growth of the industry has direct as well as indirect impacts on local livelihoods. Based on qualitative data gathered from 55 interviews held with experts, local households and employees, the assessment shows a range of economic, social and environmental opportunities as well as constraints. Three major shortcomings are identified, the first being increasing river water abstractions and related water scarcity, second the call for living wages and social security, and third constraints smallholders face as out-growers. Addressing these issues can contribute to a more sustainable development in the region.