A Case Study of Farmers Joining Together to Create Change: Perceptions and Experiences of Agricultural Guild Leaders and Members

Implications of the findings are discussed for two major areas of concern. The first is an understanding of how some of the farmers' basic problems were addressed in creating a network that would provide them with information and greater leverage in securing new market opportunities and higher income; and second, for sustaining Guild membership over the next decade or so. Express, overall concern is with gaining a clearer, more in-depth understanding of how contemporary farmers, from their embedded position in the local landscape, are working their way into global production chains.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Human and Community Development

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Frerichs, Rita Lorene

Contributors dc:contributor

• Andrew Sofranko

• Economics, Agricultural

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3182265

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/87184