The Upshot of Upgrading: Seaweed Farming and Value Chain Development in Indonesia.

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dc.contributor.author Wright, Emily C.
dc.contributor.department Geography
dc.date.accessioned 2019-05-28T20:02:42Z
dc.date.available 2019-05-28T20:02:42Z
dc.date.issued 2017-05
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/62444
dc.subject aquaculture
dc.subject seaweed
dc.subject value chain
dc.subject economic development
dc.subject Indonesia
dc.title The Upshot of Upgrading: Seaweed Farming and Value Chain Development in Indonesia.
dc.type Thesis
dcterms.abstract Indonesia is the leading global exporter of seaweed, a raw material used to manufacture a higher value product commonly used in processed foods. The Indonesian government aims to capture that potential added value by developing the seaweed manufacturing sector through liberalization measures, exemplifying a recent trend in global development policy to “upgrade” value chains. Proponents say this approach brings economic benefits to all stakeholders, from small-scale farmers to large manufacturers, yet research has shown that these outcomes are not always realized. This study enters this debate by examining the complex social, political, and economic factors that generate constraints and opportunities for rural seaweed farmers in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara province as they try to improve their position in the value chain. These findings bear implications for the fate of Indonesia’s development program, and suggest that addressing such institutional factors can support more equitable outcomes across value chains.
dcterms.description M.A. Thesis. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 2017.
dcterms.language eng
dcterms.publisher University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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