Agricultural Growth Linkages in Guatemala
New Insights from a Value Chain Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20301557 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jochen Dürr (0000-0001-9103-1205, University of Kassel, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1223-1237 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Development Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0388 • E-ISSN: 1743-9140 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00220388.2016.1214721 |
| OpenAlex | W2510581056 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
The agricultural growth linkage debate substantiates that agriculture contributes to economic growth through its linkages to other sectors. This paper contributes to the debate by combining a value chain approach with input-output-analysis. Results for Guatemala show that the sectors linked to agriculture are predominantly informal sectors and that these sectors create less value added, but more employment than formal sectors. It is also demonstrated that forward linkages are more important than backward linkages. In conclusion, agricultural linkages to forward sectors have a high potential to generate employment and value added and therefore should be supported by development policies
Agriculture · Business · Comparative advantage · Economic sector · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Geography · Global value chain · International trade · Linkage (software) · Supply chain · Value (mathematics) · Value chain · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Global trade and economics · Income, Poverty, and Inequality
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |