Clotilde Benítez

Biographic Data

ID201827
NAMEClotilde Benítez
GIVEN NAMESClotilde
FAMILY NAMEBenítez
SIGNATUREBENÍTEZ C
AFFILIATIONSUniversidad Nacional de Asunción
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX0

  • Agricultural and Dietary Meanings of Mandioca in Rural Paraguay

    E Finnis, Clotilde Benítez et al.ARTICLEFood and Foodways2013References: 37

    In this paper we use mandioca (Latin: Manihot esculenta) as a lens through which to examine agricultural and dietary continuity and change, and questions of food sovereignty practice in a rural, smallholder community in Paraguay. Mandioca is a preferred, staple food and a ubiquitous crop in the area, and the ways farmers conceptualize it as both a crop and as a dietary staple highlights local complexities when it comes to control over agricultura…

  • Changes to Agricultural Decision Making and Food Procurement Strategies in Rural Paraguay

    Open AccessE Finnis, Clotilde Benítez et al.ARTICLELatin American Research Review2012

    This research note provides a preliminary discussion of changing agricultural and food procurement strategies in a smallholder farming community in Piribebuy District, Paraguay. Although considerable attention has been paid to the contemporary problems of soy agriculture in Paraguay, it is also important to engage with the experiences of smallholders who are not involved in or affected by soy cultivation, as this highlights farmers’ diverse every…