Value-added specialty crops have been promoted by various government agricultural agencies across the globe. There are both risks and benefits associated with farmers
embracing this type of production.
a. Describe ONE way that value-added specialty crops may relate to the informal
economy of less developed countries.
b. Compare ONE similarity between value-added specialty crops and crops from local
food movements.
c. Describe ONE drawback of value-added specialty crops from the perspective of the
owners of small farms in less developed countries.
d. Using von Thünen's model, explain how growing value-added specialty crops alters
the range of production.
e. Explain why a consumer purchasing value-added specialty crops may be seen as
rejecting contemporary food processing practices.
f. Explain how the adoption of value-added specialty crops by farmers could
contribute to the development of ecotourism in more developed countries.
g. Explain the degree to which communication technologies may allow small farms
producing value-added specialty crops to compete with large-scale commercial
agriculture.