Économie rurale · 2003 · 15 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesAgricultural EconomicsEnvironmental PolicyAgricultural DevelopmentAgricultural PolicyRural DevelopmentAgrarian ChangeAgrarian Political EconomyBenefit Sharing From Natural ResourcesPeasant EconomiesAgrarian Social RelationsAgrarian SystemsAgricultural ProsperityPeasant AgriculturePeasant CommunitiesPolitical Economy Of AgricultureReciprocityRegional Farming Systems
Peasants practices of multifonctionnality. Two no european cases: northeast of brazil and new Caledonia - This paper considers how multifunctional aspects of agriculture still remains in countries where public or private resources allocation for multifonc- tionality are not available. After discussing the problems raised by supporting multifonctionality as a national policy in many developing countries, it investigates the way multifonctionality works at the community level. Examples from peasants communities in Brazil and New Caledonia are analysed to illustrate the social, environmental, but also economical integration capacity of non market relationship, generally governed by reciprocity rules. They illustrate, on a local level, the apprehension of agriculture as a public good.