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Title: Global standardization and local complexity. A case study of an aquaculture system in Pampanga delta, Philippines
Author(s): Mialhe, François
Morales, Jack
Dubuisson-Quellier, Sophie
Vagneron, Isabelle
Dabbadie, Lionel
Little, David C
Contact Email: d.c.little@stir.ac.uk
Keywords: Aquaculture
International food standards
Pampanga (Philippines)
Social-ecological system
Commodity chain
Livelihoods
Gleaning
Issue Date: 1-Aug-2018
Date Deposited: 5-Dec-2017
Citation: Mialhe F, Morales J, Dubuisson-Quellier S, Vagneron I, Dabbadie L & Little DC (2018) Global standardization and local complexity. A case study of an aquaculture system in Pampanga delta, Philippines. Aquaculture, 493, pp. 365-375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2017.09.043
Abstract: International standards result from global policies formulated primarily to address issues on food safety, traceability, environmental impact as well as social accountability. As in other agro-food industries, these rules increasingly regulate aquaculture, especially since it has started to be the object of many criticisms. The standards are generally designed in a top-down way and do not always consider the local specificities of production systems. Such implementation favors the emergence of similar patterns of production and trade across different locations. Based on a case study, this paper aims to highlight the gap between the vision conveyed by expert-based, simple and replicable policies of standardization,versusthe real complexity and uniqueness of local aquaculture systems. The assumption is that the lack of recognition of this complexity leadsde factoto the reproduction of dominant modes of production based on standards, ignoring some local actors with a capacity for innovation, while favoring a few larger stakeholders. To reveal the gap, the study looks at some agents of an extensive aquaculture system in the Philippines and at their interaction, focusing on gleaning and trading activities. It then reveals the changes that followed the local implementation of an International food safety standard. It finally discusses (i) the links between the global and normative point of view, and the local and unique dynamics and (ii) some bridges able to reconcile both.
DOI Link: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2017.09.043
Rights: This item has been embargoed for a period. During the embargo please use the Request a Copy feature at the foot of the Repository record to request a copy directly from the author. You can only request a copy if you wish to use this work for your own research or private study. Accepted refereed manuscript of: Mialhe F, Morales J, Dubuisson-Quellier S, Vagneron I, Dabbadie L & Little DC (2018) Global standardization and local complexity. A case study of an aquaculture system in Pampanga delta, Philippines, Aquaculture, 493, pp. 365-375. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2017.09.043 © 2017, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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