Laurence Becker
Biographic Data
| ID | 664402 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laurence Becker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laurence |
| FAMILY NAME | Becker |
| SIGNATURE | BECKER L |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Rice Producer-Processor Networks in CÔte d'ivoire
Pressured by structural adjustment loan conditions, Côte d'Ivoire reduced state support for rice production and processing during the 1990s. In this article we examine how various actors in the rice commodity chain adapted to the macroeconomic reforms. Following a brief history of the rice sector, we present the results of fieldwork based on interviews conducted in 2002 of farmers, millers, traders, and workers in the state extension service and …
Le riz dans l'ancienne « Boucle du cacao » de Côte d'Ivoire
Depuis l’indépendance en 1960, les différents gouvernements qui se sont succédé en Côte d’Ivoire semblaient faire de l’autosuffisance en riz un pivot de la politique de la sécurité alimentaire du pays. Il n’en était rien. La société d’État dont les performances techniques autorisaient les meilleurs espoirs pour atteindre cet objectif a été dissoute l’année qui a suivi celle de son meilleur résultat, preuve que d’autres intérêts s’opposaient à cet…
Access to Labor in Rural Mali
Reconceptualization of the rural household in West Africa has emphasized dynamic processes that determine household form and function. This article examines the role of the household in mobilizing farm labor. Negotiating within the framework of the household to gain access to labor is itself a process that transforms the household. Within households individuals have different production interests related to their social status. In a case study vi…
The Cultural Diffusion of Rice Cropping in Cote d'Ivoire
Rice consumption and production have an ever-increasing impact on West African national economies and the changing local ecologies of the region. Cote d'Ivoire illustrates this point, with rising consumption, primarily in urban areas. Between 1984 and 1989 this rise cost an annual average of U.S.$93.7 million in imports, which increased to U.S.$107 million in 1993, making Cote d'Ivoire the largest importer in West Africa (FAO 1995). To meet this …
Rice Producer-Processor Networks in CÔte d'ivoire
Pressured by structural adjustment loan conditions, Côte d'Ivoire reduced state support for rice production and processing during the 1990s. In this article we examine how various actors in the rice commodity chain adapted to the macroeconomic reforms. Following a brief history of the rice sector, we present the results of fieldwork based on interviews conducted in 2002 of farmers, millers, traders, and workers in the state extension service and …
The Cultural Diffusion of Rice Cropping in Cote d'Ivoire
Rice consumption and production have an ever-increasing impact on West African national economies and the changing local ecologies of the region. Cote d'Ivoire illustrates this point, with rising consumption, primarily in urban areas. Between 1984 and 1989 this rise cost an annual average of U.S.$93.7 million in imports, which increased to U.S.$107 million in 1993, making Cote d'Ivoire the largest importer in West Africa (FAO 1995). To meet this …
Access to Labor in Rural Mali
Reconceptualization of the rural household in West Africa has emphasized dynamic processes that determine household form and function. This article examines the role of the household in mobilizing farm labor. Negotiating within the framework of the household to gain access to labor is itself a process that transforms the household. Within households individuals have different production interests related to their social status. In a case study vi…
The Cultural Diffusion of Rice Cropping in Cote d'Ivoire
Rice consumption and production have an ever-increasing impact on West African national economies and the changing local ecologies of the region. Cote d'Ivoire illustrates this point, with rising consumption, primarily in urban areas. Between 1984 and 1989 this rise cost an annual average of U.S.$93.7 million in imports, which increased to U.S.$107 million in 1993, making Cote d'Ivoire the largest importer in West Africa (FAO 1995). To meet this …
Le riz dans l'ancienne « Boucle du cacao » de Côte d'Ivoire
Depuis l’indépendance en 1960, les différents gouvernements qui se sont succédé en Côte d’Ivoire semblaient faire de l’autosuffisance en riz un pivot de la politique de la sécurité alimentaire du pays. Il n’en était rien. La société d’État dont les performances techniques autorisaient les meilleurs espoirs pour atteindre cet objectif a été dissoute l’année qui a suivi celle de son meilleur résultat, preuve que d’autres intérêts s’opposaient à cet…
Rice Producer-Processor Networks in CÔte d'ivoire
Pressured by structural adjustment loan conditions, Côte d'Ivoire reduced state support for rice production and processing during the 1990s. In this article we examine how various actors in the rice commodity chain adapted to the macroeconomic reforms. Following a brief history of the rice sector, we present the results of fieldwork based on interviews conducted in 2002 of farmers, millers, traders, and workers in the state extension service and …
Agriculture and Rural Development Research (4 works) · Cote d ivoire (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Agricultural economics (2 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (2 works) · Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy (2 works) · Humanities (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Socioeconomics (2 works) · African Botany and Ecology Studies (1 work)