Food Quality and Landscape Transformations: A Case Study of Wenshan-Pouchong Tea Industry in Pinglin, Taiwan
| Autor: | Ze-Jyun Yang, 楊賾駿 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 104 Focusing on Wenshan-Pouchong tea regions in Pinglin, Taiwan. I analyze the relationships between the qualities of the Wenshan-Pouchong Tea and the agro-industrial landscapes transformed by the tea actors who have been engaging in the local tea industrial chains. I investigate three qualities of the Pouchong teas that producing in the tea chains: “standardized quality”, “moral quality” and “traditional quality”. Different actors have been promoting either tea quality. Their promotions have been profoundly impacting the industrial tea chains and the culture landscapes of Pinglin. Based on field studies, I apply three research methods in my thesis. They are participation observations, in-depth interviews, and the action orientated research method. I participate in the tea farming and producing processes of the tea experts and tea farmers. I interview tea farmers, tea merchants and other actors to analyze the consciousness of how different actors constructing of tea qualities in Pinglin tea town and other tea regions in Taiwan. My research contributes on how the preferences of food qualities would transform landscapes and societies. I conclude that different food qualities are coexistent. The actors identify their favorite tea qualities according to their economic needs and professional prides. Finally, I propose the participatory agro-actions to constructing the new tea-quality standards that would potentially re-build the tea industrial landscapes in Pinglin. |
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