ABSTRACT

This paper explores the organization of production in Rwanda’s main coffee producing zone. Most rural households in the region have limited access to land and stable employment. Yet, while differences in property and employment appear small from afar, this paper shows why they are consequential: even when marginal, these differences interact with time and market pressures (e.g. relative dependence on household food production or need for cash) that shape the complex and gendered labour relations between and within generally land-poor households. In a context of heightened precarity, such a labour-centred approach helps chart the prevailing trajectories of accumulation and exploitation.

摘要

本文探讨了卢旺达主要咖啡产区的生产组织。该地区大多数农村家庭获得土地和稳定就业的机会有限。然而，虽然财产和就业方面的差异从远处看似乎很小，但本文说明了它们为何如此重要：即使这些差异微不足道，这些差异也会与时间和市场压力（例如，相对依赖家庭粮食生产或对现金的需求）相互作用，从而塑造了复杂性土地贫瘠的家庭之间和内部的性别劳动关系。在高度不稳定的情况下，这种以劳动力为中心的方法有助于绘制出积累和剥削的普遍轨迹。