New publication alert! Anderson Silva, a CASAS member, alongside Eduardo Paulon Girardi has just published the preliminary version of their e-book about the advance of soy, conflicts and deforestation, and human rights violations in the Matopiba region of Brazil. Abstract: The Mini-Atlas of the Agrarian Question of Matopiba is an initiative that contributes to critical…

Rama Salla Dieng, a member of CASAS has recently published her latest article in The Journal of Peasant Studies! Abstract: The article addresses the social relations of labour in Senegal a decade after the land rush. Based on an intersectional feminist analysis of three firms, the study found that workers’ subjugation to patriarchal control in…

Andrea Sosa Varrotti, a member of CASAS, and colleagues have recently published their latest article on the AgriGenre website. Abstract: In this article, we analyze 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 concept of…

Anderson Silva, a member of CASAS, and colleagues have recently published their latest book chapter on the Sustainable Futures Collaborative website. Abstract: The book chapter discusses the expansion of agricultural frontiers in the Matopiba region and the r-existence (historical resistance) of the Akroá Gamela people in the Laranjeiras territory of South Piauí, Brazil. It highlights…

Sithandiwe Yeni, a member of CASAS, has recently published her latest article in the Journal of Agrarian Change. Abstract: In the past few decades, there has been a renewed interest by feminist scholars in social reproduction. Global South scholars have argued that in agrarian societies of the global South that are marked by a high…