The walnut trade in southern Kyrgyzstan: living with ambiguous plants and uncertain futures

Since the Independence of the Central Asian Republics, social, political and economic recompositions have affected the way people trade. For most of those involved, the capacity to navigate shifting geopolitical conditions, state institutions and personal relationships have been a prerequisite to engage in trade. The literature has primarily explored the trade of manufactured goods, and has overlooked food-related goods, which are materially unstable. When researching food, social sciences ...