Research Article

Markets and Collective Action: A Case Study of Traditional Wheat Varieties in Turkey

Number: 59 July 3, 2019
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Markets and Collective Action: A Case Study of Traditional Wheat Varieties in Turkey

Abstract

Turkey one of the centers of origin and genetic diversity for wheat. There are concerns about a global decline in crop genetic diversity in centers of agricultural diversity, the replacement of traditional varieties with modern varieties and implications for food security and climate change resilience. Market-oriented solutions can help conserve traditional wheat varieties, secure livelihoods and promote food security. However, overcoming marketing challenges of traditional varieties require collective action of small farmers. Based on fieldwork in Turkey, this article examines the conservation and development outcomes for two traditional wheat varieties, einkorn (Triticum monococcum) and a local bread wheat variety zeron/zerun (Triticum aestivum). While external development interventions are critical to secure guaranteed markets for farmers, bonding, bridging and linking social capital between farmers and external actors sustain collective action in the long term. Previous collective action of farmers and non-market solutions for agricultural biodiversity conservation, particularly seed exchange networks, also are critical for the effectiveness of market-oriented solutions. The national context, legal changes as well as socio-economic policies, also affects the decisions of farmers to cultivate the traditional varieties, and thus, should be included in the sustainability of market-oriented solutions for traditional wheat variety conservation.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sociology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 3, 2019

Submission Date

March 6, 2018

Acceptance Date

June 21, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Number: 59

APA
Atalan Helicke, N. (2019). Markets and Collective Action: A Case Study of Traditional Wheat Varieties in Turkey. Journal of Economy Culture and Society, 59, 13-30. https://doi.org/10.26650/JECS402676
AMA
1.Atalan Helicke N. Markets and Collective Action: A Case Study of Traditional Wheat Varieties in Turkey. Journal of Economy Culture and Society. 2019;(59):13-30. doi:10.26650/JECS402676
Chicago
Atalan Helicke, Nurcan. 2019. “Markets and Collective Action: A Case Study of Traditional Wheat Varieties in Turkey”. Journal of Economy Culture and Society, nos. 59: 13-30. https://doi.org/10.26650/JECS402676.
EndNote
Atalan Helicke N (July 1, 2019) Markets and Collective Action: A Case Study of Traditional Wheat Varieties in Turkey. Journal of Economy Culture and Society 59 13–30.
IEEE
[1]N. Atalan Helicke, “Markets and Collective Action: A Case Study of Traditional Wheat Varieties in Turkey”, Journal of Economy Culture and Society, no. 59, pp. 13–30, July 2019, doi: 10.26650/JECS402676.
ISNAD
Atalan Helicke, Nurcan. “Markets and Collective Action: A Case Study of Traditional Wheat Varieties in Turkey”. Journal of Economy Culture and Society. 59 (July 1, 2019): 13-30. https://doi.org/10.26650/JECS402676.
JAMA
1.Atalan Helicke N. Markets and Collective Action: A Case Study of Traditional Wheat Varieties in Turkey. Journal of Economy Culture and Society. 2019;:13–30.
MLA
Atalan Helicke, Nurcan. “Markets and Collective Action: A Case Study of Traditional Wheat Varieties in Turkey”. Journal of Economy Culture and Society, no. 59, July 2019, pp. 13-30, doi:10.26650/JECS402676.
Vancouver
1.Nurcan Atalan Helicke. Markets and Collective Action: A Case Study of Traditional Wheat Varieties in Turkey. Journal of Economy Culture and Society. 2019 Jul. 1;(59):13-30. doi:10.26650/JECS402676