The Moroccan Argan Trade: Producer Networks and Human Bio-Geographies

ISBN-13: 9780367423599 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 120 str.

Daniel F. Robinson

Opis

This book provides one of the most detailed and comprehensive examinations of the Moroccan argan tree, the products derived from it and its cultural significance.

Spis treści

1 Introduction; 2 Human–plant geographies and the biocultural significance of argan; 3 Legal geographies of argan: scales of nature and knowledge regulation; 4 The argan producer network and value chains: comparing different cooperatives and producers; 5 Women’s producer stories, solidarity and empowerment; 6 Conclusions; Index

O autorze

Daniel F. Robinson is Professor in the Environment and Society Group, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. He is also Academic Lead for the Pacific Region for the UNSW Institute for Global Development and has acted as a researcher and policy advisor for the Access and Benefit-Sharing Capacity Development Initiative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and several other development programs and environmental agencies. He is the author of Biodiversity, Access and Benefit-Sharing: Global Case Studies (Routledge, 2015) and lead editor of Protecting Traditional Knowledge (Routledge, 2017).