Collective of Agrarian Scholar-Activists from the South
agrarian studies, global south, scholar-activists
Yukari Sekine, Bruno Prado and Bhoopendra Kuma are members from Food Sovereignty Coordination Committee who are representing CASAS at the 3rd Global Nyéléni Forum in Sri Lanka which is taking place from September 6th-13th, 2025. We are also delighted to share that the Working Group (which includes Jun Borras and Morgan Ody) on the engagement…
CASAS’ member, Dzifa Torvikey, has published a book chapter with Sylvia Ohene Marfo. Abstract: We study the effects of the programme’s discontinuation in 2020 on households, women and girls as well as the predominantly female farmers, vendors and caterers involved in the programme’s supply chain. We argue that the government’s responses exacerbated entrenched gender norms…
Alejandra Guzmán Luna, CASAS’ member, has published a chapter in the book “Deserts and oases in Mexico’s agroecological transition: experiences and reflections from the northwest and the South Pacific” with Rigoberto Hernández Jonapá. Abstract: Participatory action research harmonises with agroecological transitions that build food sovereignty by sharing ethical and political principles committed to social transformations,…
Rama Salla Dieng, CASAS’ member has hosted an interview with Morgan Ody. This interview with Morgan Ody is part of a bilingual channel, created in 2016 by Rama Salla Dieng, CASAS’ member. It contains 30-minute interviews halfway between education & entertainment on current issues for the African continent. The conversations are multidisciplinary with inspiring academics,…
Boaventura Monjane, CASAS’ member, has published this article with Peter Rosset in the journal Food Studies. Abstract: Agroecology is a word with multiple definitions. Some define it as a narrow set of technologies to make farming more sustainable, while in a broader sense it is multifaceted and seen as: (a) critical thought —offering critical analysis…