Aayushi Malhotra, CASAS’ member, has published an article with Ditty Maria Dominic, A. Alagu Niranjan, Nimisha Mittal, Rasheed V. Sulaiman, Niyati Singaraju and Sheetal Sharma in the series Good Practices in Digital Inclusion. Abstract: The majority of smallholder farmers in developing countries lack access to location-specific science-based information. Although digital advisory tools can potentially help…
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Crop Diversification for Farmers and Agricultural Labourers
Raya Das, CASAS’ member, has published this document with Ashok Gulati in Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) Policy Paper. Abstract: The shift in India’s economy from agriculture to non-agriculture sectors is complex. While the share of agriculture in overall GDP has been declining steadily, its share in workforce has started increasing…
Book Review: “Recycling Class: The Contradictions of Inclusion in Urban Sustainability” by Manisha Anantharaman
Nikhil Deb, CASAS’ member, has published a book review in Contemporary Sociology. Abstract: In this book, Manisha Anantharaman scrutinizes consumer–driven environmentalism embraced by the affluent classes and elucidates how this variant of environmentalism falls short in effecting essential transformations, instead contributing to the marginalization, condescension, and stigmatization of the underprivileged and their environmental advocacy. To…
The persistence of swidden cultivation and upland autonomyin Laos
Lamphay Inthakoun, CASAS’ member, has published in the Journal of Peasant Studies with her colleague Miles Kenney-Lazar. Abstract: Historically, swidden cultivation has been practiced sustainably in upland Southeast Asia. However, it has been condemned by governments as environmentally destructive and impoverishing, leading to a general decline. Nonetheless, swidden continues to be practiced in many upland…
Call for Applications, Journal of Peasant Studies Asia Writeshop
We are pleased to announce the Asia Writeshop in Critical Agrarian Studies and Scholar-Activism 2025 1-12 July 2025, China Agricultural University, Beijing. Call for Applications The Journal of Peasant Studies (JPS), College of Humanities and Development Studies (COHD) of China Agricultural University (Beijing), Beijing Innovation Center for Rural Revitalization and Integrated Rural-urban Development (BIC-RRID), Collective of Agrarian Scholar-Activists from the…