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Alpaca Meat: Constraints and Reinforcements on Consumption

Alpaca Meat: Constraints and Reinforcements on Consumption

Yezelia Danira Caceres, Sara Gonzalez, Juan Rivera Medina
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781799831150|ISBN10: 1799831159|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799831167|EISBN13: 9781799831174
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3115-0.ch016
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Caceres, Yezelia Danira, et al. "Alpaca Meat: Constraints and Reinforcements on Consumption." Anthropological Approaches to Understanding Consumption Patterns and Consumer Behavior, edited by Valentina Chkoniya, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 286-302. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3115-0.ch016

APA

Caceres, Y. D., Gonzalez, S., & Medina, J. R. (2020). Alpaca Meat: Constraints and Reinforcements on Consumption. In V. Chkoniya, A. Madsen, & P. Bukhrashvili (Eds.), Anthropological Approaches to Understanding Consumption Patterns and Consumer Behavior (pp. 286-302). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3115-0.ch016

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Caceres, Yezelia Danira, Sara Gonzalez, and Juan Rivera Medina. "Alpaca Meat: Constraints and Reinforcements on Consumption." In Anthropological Approaches to Understanding Consumption Patterns and Consumer Behavior, edited by Valentina Chkoniya, Ana Oliveira Madsen, and Paata Bukhrashvili, 286-302. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3115-0.ch016

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Abstract

The chapter analyses alpaca (Vicugna pacos) meat production and consumption in Peru. The analysis highlights what affects alpaca meat consumption, drawing from exploratory studies in the Andean high zone of Arequipa, Puno, and Cusco. The reasons that are behind alpaca meat consumption decisions are anthropological aspects related to historical and cultural processes, as well as the commercial channels and the presentation of the product. In this sense, the authors link the theoretical approach on consumption, emphasizing the influence of the consumer in the market and vice versa. Nevertheless, it is interesting to note that even in the current conditions of the market there is a growth in the demand for alpaca meat resulting from the increase in tourism flows, not only of foreigners but also Peruvians.

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