In theory, chemical-free sustainable agriculture not only has ecological benefits, but also social and economic benefits for rural communities. By removing farmers' expenses on chemical inputs, it provides them with greater autonomy and challenges the status quo, where corporations dominate food systems. In practice, however, organisations promoting sustainable agriculture often maintain connections with powerful institutions and individuals, who have vested interests in maintaining the status quo. This book explores this tension within the sustainable farming movement through reference to three detailed case studies of organisations operating in rural India.

Titel
Farmers, Subalterns, and Activists
Untertitel
Social Politics of Sustainable Agriculture in India
EAN
9781108561624
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Veröffentlichung
05.07.2018
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
3.21 MB