Thumbnail Image
Publication

Strengthening Economic Resilience in Small Island States: A Situational Analysis of Food Entrepreneurship, with a Focus on the Cucumis Anguria Cucumber in Aruba

de Kort, Rendell
; 
Obispo, Siguerd
; 
Carmona Báez, Antonio
; 
Echteld, Elisabeth
; Mijts, EricOrcid icon
Citations
Altmetric:
Keyword
Small island states
Food security
Economic resilience
Cucumis anguria cucumber
Location research
Aruba
Date
2023
Language
en
ISSN
ISBN
Collections
SISSTEM Repository
Show all metadata
Files
Thumbnail Image
de kort et al 2024.pdf
Adobe PDF, 414.93 KB
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Journal Issue
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic's border closures dealt a severe blow to Small Island States (SIS), revealing vulnerabilities in economic and food security due to heavy reliance on tourism. This crisis emphasized the necessity of robust food security systems to enhance economic resilience and safeguard livelihoods. Scant literature exists on specific challenges facing SIS food systems. This paper addresses these gaps, focusing on the Cucumis Anguria cucumber (comcomber chikito) in Aruba. Through participatory action research, consumer surveys, and expert interviews, significant constraints to food entrepreneurship are revealed, in areas such as innovation, technology adoption, entrepreneurial acumen, and risk mitigation. The study provides insights applicable to food systems in SIS, contributing to resilience-building efforts.
Citation
De Kort, R., Obispo, S., Carmona Baez, A., Echteld, E., Mijts, E. (2023). Strengthening Economic Resilience in Small Island States: A Situational Analysis of Food Entrepreneurship, with a Focus on the Cucumis Anguria Cucumber in Aruba. In N. Faraclas, R. Severing, E. Echteld, W. Rutgers, & S. Delgado, (Eds.), Southern Entanglements: Southern Epistemologies, Southern Praxes and The Languages, Literatures and Cultures of the Dutch Caribbean and Beyond (pp. 53-70). University of Curaçao/University of Puerto Rico.
Sponsorship
This research and publication is funded by ZonMW.
Publisher
University of Curaçao/University of Puerto Rico
Journal
Target group
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14473/140
DOI