CASAS’ members publications
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The modernizing project in Manabí’s agriculture and the specificities of peasant family farming
David Singaña Tapia (CASAS’ member) has published “The modernizing project in Manabí’s agriculture and the specificities of peasant family farming” in “Chungara”. The article, written in Spanish, analyzes how the agricultural sector in Manabí, a historical pillar of the economy, is shaped by the corporate food regime. Integration into agro-industrial chains does not guarantee social…
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Book review: ‘Seeding Empire: American Philanthrocapital and the Roots of the Green Revolution in Africa’ By Aaron Eddens
CASAS’ member George Mudimu has reviewed this book for The Journal of Agrarian Change. In Seeding Empire, Aaron Eddens critically examines how governments and philanthrocapitalists from the global North have shaped agricultural development in the South. Specifically, Eddens focuses on the maize seed industry in Africa and the continued dominance of capitalist interests in the…
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Agrarian Social Movements and the Challenge to Corporate Power in Food and Agriculture Systems in Southern Africa
Boaventura Monjane (CASAS’ member) has written this chapter in the book “Just Economics? Business Perspectives on Corporate Accountability and Democratizing the Economy”. Abstract: This chapter examines the proactive roles of agrarian social movements involved in food production and trade in Southern Africa in addressing corporate accountability for human and environmental rights violations, with a particular…
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From One River to Another
CASAS’ member Juliana Forigua has produced a Video Messages Collection with Catalina Rey-Hernández, Lieke Kiekebosch, Jhonny Vargas, Daniele Tubino de Souza, and Arcadio M. Lanz. From One River to Another is a collection of video messages from people defending the Indrayani River in India, the Magdalena River in Colombia, and the Berkel River in Germany.…