CASAS
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Science, movement and practice? Analytical keys to identifying the “social dimension” of agroecology
CASAS’ member Mariana Homem de Mello Reinach has published this article in Portuguese in Estudos Sociedade e Agricultura. Abstract: Although it has been agreed that agroecology can be understood as a movement, science and/or practice, this classification is insufficient in sociological terms. We sought to identify the political and ideological content of what is claimed…
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Agri-labour mobility in a changing climate: A systems approach to vulnerability and precarity among migrant farmworkers
Sinem Kavak (CASAS’ member) has published this article with Mine Işlar & Lennart Olsson in World Development. Abstract: This research explores the climate vulnerability of migrant farmworkers within the climate-sensitive commercial agriculture of the Mediterranean Basin, through a case study of Turkey. In Turkey a vast majority of the farmworkers belong to Kurdish and Arab…
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MST’s Arvoredo app: Family farmers and grassroots environmental data-driven governance in Brazil
CASAS’ member Estevan Coca and his colleague Ricardo Barbosa Jr. have published this article in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space. Abstract: The pervasive use of digital technologies in agriculture has drawn substantial critical attention, predominantly focusing on how industrial agriculture leverages digital tools and services to exert control and maximize profits across food…
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Work, care and community: women in agroecological transitions
CASAS’ member Andrea Sosa has published this article in Spanish with Daiana Perez & Mariana Palumbo in Tiempo de gestión. Abstract: In this article, we delve into the intricate dynamics of the contributions made by cisgender women within the family farming sector to agroecological transition processes. Our exploration commences by dissecting and critically examining the…