Collective of Agrarian Scholar-Activists from the South
agrarian studies, global south, scholar-activists
CASAS’ member Estevan Coca and his colleague Ricardo Barbosa Jr. have published this article in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space. Abstract: The pervasive use of digital technologies in agriculture has drawn substantial critical attention, predominantly focusing on how industrial agriculture leverages digital tools and services to exert control and maximize profits across food…
CASAS’ member Andrea Sosa has published this article in Spanish with Daiana Perez & Mariana Palumbo in Tiempo de gestión. Abstract: In this article, we delve into 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…
José Sobreiro Filho, CASAS’ member, has published a book in Portuguese with Fernando Luiz Araújo Sobrinho, Maria do Socorro Ferreira da Silva, Aline Albuquerque Jorge, Maria Luiza Araújo Lopes, Pedro Mendonça Carvalho Santos. Abstract: This publication addresses a set of elements that contribute to understanding not only the reality of populations affected by dams in…
CASAS’ member Natalia Landívar has published this article with Lynne Phillips in the Journal of Agrarian Change. Abstract: This article examines how campesinas in coastal Ecuador have navigated shifting labour roles, financial precarity and ecological degradation under Plan Tierras, a state-led land redistribution policy embedded in an extractivist model of agriculture. While Plan Tierras formally recognized women as land beneficiaries,…
Grettel Navas, CASAS’ member, has published this chapter with Francisco Venes in the book Contested Waste. Abstract: The favela of Cidade Estrutural in Brazil’s Federal District, home to a major landfill, has long relied on waste picking as a critical source of income for its inhabitants. However, the landfill poses severe health risks due to…