New publication alert! Check out this recent article by Angela Serrano, CASAS member:
Abstract:
This paper investigates how some small-scale palm oil growers in northeast Colombia have managed to exercise partial autonomy from global markets while still participating in them. By comparing the varied experiences of these farmers, I find that, state-led land access and multiscale organizational support for small-scale farming have enabled these farmers to selectively engage with global markets and carve-out space for autonomous decision-making on their farms. By examining the risks and possibilities associated with farmers’ engagement in global value chains, this study illuminates the potential for agricultural transitions and small-scale farming within the context of global agricultural markets.
You can access the full article by the following link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03066150.2023.2258813
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The Collective of Agrarian Scholar-Activists from the Global South (CASAS) is a community of Scholar-Activists working in critical agrarian studies.