Collective of Agrarian Scholar-Activists from the South
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CASAS’ members Miryam Nacimento & Sinwa Naw has published this article in The Journal of Peasant Studies as a part of the Forum: Food Sovereignty and Systems Change. Abstract: This article explores the intersections between food sovereignty and illicit drug crop (IDC) economies, centering the experiences of coca, cannabis, and poppy growers. We argue that…
Muhammad Arfan, CASAS’ member, has published this article in World Water Policy with Muhammad Ali, Asmat Ullah and Kamran Ansari. Abstract: In 1980, the World Bank began to promote participatory irrigation management (PIM) reforms to overcome disparities in the distribution of public irrigation water for agricultural uses. Yet, in Pakistan as in other countries, PIM…
CASAS’ member Itayosara Rojas-Herrera has published this article in Globalizations. Abstract: I argue that by using the concept of the ‘land rush’, I am able to bring into the analysis two more categories of land deals in addition to corporate large-scale operational land deals, namely, non-operational or failed corporate land deals, as well as the…
Estevan Coca, CASAS’ member, has published with Adriano Pereira Santos & Rodrigo Giacopini this article in Digital Geography and Society. Abstract: The widespread, uneven, and often contradictory use of digital technologies is transforming agri-food systems. Agriculture 4.0 is prompting producers to reimagine their farming futures, particularly in terms of environmental concerns, rural exodus and labor…
Angela Serrano Zapata, CASAS’ member, has published this article with M. Sofía Luna Siachoque in Journal für Entwicklungspolitik. Abstract: This study reveals a fundamental driver for the reconfiguration of global value chains: the deliberate appropriation of unpaid women’s labour by corporations. Through 12 months of ethnographic research across different segments of the palm oil value…