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Investigating Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Local Agriculture Food Production Systems in St. Martin: A Complex Adaptive Systems Analysis

Hoogstad, Eugène
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Carmona Báez, Antonio
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Echteld, Elisabeth
; Mijts, EricOrcid icon
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Sint Maarten
Food security
Agriculture
Systems analysis
Location research
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2024
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Reliance on imports augments vulnerability to exogenous shocks that threaten food security. The study upon which this paper is based investigated challenges and opportunities for developing local food production systems in Sint Maarten, to build resilience and diversify its economy. We applied mixed methods; interviews, expert meetings, and participatory action research. After a first analytical cycle, we validated and adapted our initial explanatory model, to subsequently carry out the main investigation. We found systems interacting within a context lacking capacity and resources, creating negative feedback effects. We propose solutions that contribute to establishing a sound frame-work for decision-making and creating synergies within existing initiatives or through incorporating external resources.
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Hoogstad, E., Carmona Baez, A., Echteld, E. & Eric Mijts, E. (2023). Investigating Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Local Agriculture Food Production Systems in St. Martin: A Complex Adaptive Systems Analysis. In Faraclas, N., Severing, R., Echteld, E., Rutgers, W. & Delgado, S. (eds.), Southern Entanglements: Southern Epistemologies, Southern Praxes and The Languages, Literatures and Cultures of the Dutch Caribbean and Beyond, 29-52. University of Curaçao/University of Puerto Rico.
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This research and publication received funding from ZonMW.
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University of Curaçao/University of Puerto Rico
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14473/141
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