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Title
Food Security in the Era of Globalisation - The case of Mauritius |
Full text
http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00265114/en/ |
Date
2008 |
Author(s)
Koop, Kirsten |
Abstract
Given their slight landmasses and lack of resources, small island states enjoy only limited opportunities for achieving nutritional self-sufficiency. Most of them are burdened, moreover, by a heavy colonial heritage. The introduction of the plantation system (mostly in the form of sugar cane plantations) meant that the vast majority of arable land was monopolized by the production of export crops. This system has been perpetuated up to the present, with a consequent loss of actively or potentially cultivable land suitable for producing crops for local consumption (Hills 1996: 71). Thus, small island states are often forced to import considerable quantities of food for local consumption, and, as a consequence, find themselves dependent upon export production to obtain the foreign currency they require. The island of Mauritius, located in the Indian Ocean, is often referred to as one of the very few developing countries to have overcome poverty and hunger by participating successfully in the globalization of the world market (see Nunnenkamp 1998: 32). In fact, the export-oriented industrialization policy followed by the Mauritian government in the 1980s resulted in a remarkable economic boom and led to secure food access for the population. The island's extreme dependence on the world market, however, poses risks for the sustainability of its food security. The following article analyzes the potentialities and limitations of Mauritian policies aimed at securing food availability and access to food in the era of globalization. |
Subject(s)
Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography; Ile Maurice; mondialisation; sécurité alimentaire; pauvreté |
Language
EN |
Publisher
HAL - CCSD |
Relation
http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/26/51/14/PDF/49_Koop_in_Kracht-Schulz_2005_1_.pdf |
Type of publication
scientific book chapter |
Identifier
HAL:halshs-00265114, version 1 |
Repository
France - Hyper Article en Ligne (HAL), SHS
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