The Amazonian Caboclo and the Acai Palm. Adv Econ Bot (16) NYBG BRAND With the aim of showing

With the aim of showing policy makers

that great field collector

Swedish-American botanist Per Axel Rydberg (1860 - 1931) served as a field agent for the U

Professor Sir Ghillean Prance has gathered in this volume a fascinating and diverse collection of accounts from these experiences

The Amazonian Caboclo and the Acai Palm. Adv Econ Bot (16) NYBG BRAND With the aim of showingThis remarkable monograph tells the story of the boom in the aa fruit economyfrom a rural staple to a chic health food delicacy in national and international marketsand examines the development of the production systems and commodity chains required to supply the burgeoning demand for this fruit. It also carefully reconsiders the contested and stigmatized history of the social identity of caboclos.