Agrifood Alternatives and Reflexivity in Academic Practice

Friedland, William H.; Ransom, Elizabeth; Wolf, Steven A.

doi:10.1111/j.1549-0831.2010.00035.x

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“…By choosing the conceptual frame of Schütz's lifeworld, we aim at reconstructing the world from the perspective of the studied subjects, the Khorezmian farmers, thereby conceptualizing research as an active experience of the local context, with which the researcher engages in a process of reflexivity (Friedland, Ransom, and Wolf 2010). According to Schütz, a lifeworld analysis offers “the only really sufficient guarantee that social reality is not replaced by a fictitious, non‐existent world constructed by some scientific observer” (Flick, von Kardorff, and Steinke 2004:69).…”

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“Water Is Life”—Farmer Rationales and Water Saving in Khorezm, Uzbekistan: A Lifeworld Analysis

Oberkircher

Hornidge²

2011

Rural Sociology

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Khorezm Province is located in the Amu Darya lowlands of Uzbekistan, where unsustainable use of irrigation water has led to the Aral Sea crisis. This study deals with the question of how farmers in Khorezm perceive water and its management and how this facilitates or prevents water conservation, or “water saving,” in irrigated agriculture. To answer this from the perspective of the water users, we apply Schütz's lifeworld concept to the study of natural‐resource management, thereby reconstructing the water lifeworld of Khorezmian farmers. We present the spatial and temporal boundaries of the water lifeworld; the different types of water, people, and land that farmers distinguish; and the institutions water management is based on. The analysis shows that religious values and the risk of being fined for water wasting facilitate water saving. However, the following barriers to water saving dominate farmer practices: (1) storage of saved water is not possible, (2) using much water creates social capital, (3) perceived water needs exceed the geographical realities, (4) the term “water saving” is not in use, and (5) farmers believe that water management is the state's responsibility. We conclude that water saving should be facilitated by environmental education, a strengthening of the water‐inspection department Uzsuvnazorat, and the creation of decentralized storage options.

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confidence: 99%

“Water Is Life”—Farmer Rationales and Water Saving in Khorezm, Uzbekistan: A Lifeworld Analysis

Oberkircher

Hornidge²

2011

Rural Sociology

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“…Many studies have therefore investigated new forms of organization to facilitate interactions between scientists and farmers in order to encourage production and knowledge exchange on sustainable farming systems [16][17][18][19]. Even if, overall, agricultural research continues to favour specific technological innovations and often locks out sustainable ones, it appears that the emergence of interdisciplinary and reflexive projects may signal a shift towards more systemic conceptions of innovation processes [20][21][22][23].…”

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Engaged Intermediaries to Bridge the Gap between Scientists, Educational Practitioners and Farmers to Develop Sustainable Agri-Food Innovation Systems: A US Case Study

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This article analyses the role of intermediaries’ engagements to bridge the gaps between research, education and practice in the processes of knowledge production needed for the shift to sustainable agri-food systems. It is based on an immersive study of an intermediary organization in the USA, including comprehensive interviews with the staff of the organization about their professional activities, their career paths, their close and longstanding professional relationships, and their values. Three characteristics of engaged intermediaries are identified, which can be positive add-ons for bridging activities: they consider farmers and scientists as equal contributors to the production of knowledge; they are involved in multiple life-worlds: for instance, being both a farmer and an outreach specialist or scientist; and they are closely associated with movements furthering the development of local and sustainable agri-food systems and an equitable sharing of knowledge. The article addresses topics often neglected in the innovation systems literature: the experience, social relations and political engagement of intermediary actors.

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“…Lockie (2009, p. 200) writes, "No longer the passive recipients of whatever the food industries supply, "food citizens" must act reflexively and proactively to re-invent for themselves their identities and practices as food consumers". Although there are many examples of the need for reflexive consumers (Guthman, 2003;DuPuis and Goodman, 2005), authors have not been explicit of what reflexivity actually looks like, its empirical evidence (Friedland, Ransom, and Wolf, 2010;. However, the majority of those writing this field agree that reflexive behavior may have positive societal affects, spreading well past the agricultural sector in civil engagement, environmental action, and political involvement as examples (Schor, 2010;Katz, 2006;DuPuis, 2002;DeLind, 1999;Lockie, 2009).…”

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Modes of reflexivity in community supported agriculture : the case of the people's republic of delicious foods

Dawdy¹

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As food has become unknowable, untrustworthy, and deleterious to all involved, people have responded with alternatives to the industrial agrifood system. One method in particular is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in which shares of a farming project are sold in advance of production. Although many particular aspects of production and distribution are unique to each endeavor, all CSAs allow members to act reflexively with their food source. Reflexivity is presented as a process of understanding the situation at-hand while matching it with ones' own identity to produce social action. To examine reflexivity in CSA more intimately, a qualitative inquiry was undertaken. During the 2012 growing season, participants of The People's Republic of Delicious Foods CSA were utilized to highlight reflexive practices. Reflexive eating was shown in members through the development of deeper connections with food and the strengthening of trust with farmers. Reflexive farming manifested as the application of knowledge and ethics by the farmer in order to cultivate relationships with members and to continue improving upon CSA. Reflexivity, both in farming and eating, exhibits meaningful engagement that expresses and promotes motives and concerns, imbued with politics. CSA provides the farming space to actively engage in reflexive behavior while nourishing a personal experience with agriculture and food. Working in tandem, reflexive farming and eating act as a mode to build trust for those involved and may alleviate problems associated with CSA. Although relatively small in size, CSA encourages reflexive behavior that may spark change well in to the future.

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Agrifood Alternatives and Reflexivity in Academic Practice

Cited by 7 publications

References 14 publications

“Water Is Life”—Farmer Rationales and Water Saving in Khorezm, Uzbekistan: A Lifeworld Analysis

“Water Is Life”—Farmer Rationales and Water Saving in Khorezm, Uzbekistan: A Lifeworld Analysis

Engaged Intermediaries to Bridge the Gap between Scientists, Educational Practitioners and Farmers to Develop Sustainable Agri-Food Innovation Systems: A US Case Study

Modes of reflexivity in community supported agriculture : the case of the people's republic of delicious foods

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