Linking Communities of Practice with Value Chain Development in Smallholder Farming Systems
提出利用实践社区概念来理解小农价值链中的社会关系，以增强适应性能力，并通过加勒比案例说明如何通过社区实践促进社会资本形成。
Value chains are an increasingly popular approach to understanding complex policy challenges in agricultural development. However, value chain research and development has often been too narrowly focused on the structural elements of production, resulting in lack of adaptive capacity. Drawing on the concept of communities of practice, this paper seeks to operationalize an understanding of how the social relations that underpin smallholder-related value chains can be better supported to enhance resilience. Case studies from the Caribbean are then used to illustrate how a community of practice approach to value chain development might facilitate the formation of social capital.