From agricultural science to “biological economies"?

Campbell, Hugh; Burton, Rob J.F.; Cooper, Mark; Henry, Matthew; Heron, Erena Le; Heron, Richard Le; Lewis, Nick; Pawson, Eric; Perkins, Harvey C.; Roche, Michael; Rosin, Chris; White, Toni

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“…We call this actual autonomy. Examples include regional cooperatives and place-based initiatives that not only trade on quality, but are also invested in maintaining such natural quality ( Campbell et al, 2009).…”

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Neoliberal natures on the farm: Farmer autonomy and cooperation in comparative perspective

Stock¹,

Forney²,

Emery³

et al. 2014

Journal of Rural Studies

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This is the peer reviewed version of the article which has been published in final form in the Journal fo Rural Studies at http://dx.doi.org/10. 1016/j.jrurstud.2014.06.001 ©2016. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ HighlightsExplores the relationship between farmer autonomy and environmental outcomes.Compares agricultural cooperatives and cooperation in UK, New Zealand, Switzerland and Brazil.For autonomy to remain a tool to negotiate alternatives then we must continue to prevent the monopolization of its meaning.Actual autonomy can create dialogue to bridge concerns about farmers, livelihood, and environmental outcomes. AbstractThe struggle over autonomy in farming is emblematic of the philosophical and practical tensions inherent in solving multi-scalar environmental issues. We explore the multiplicities of autonomy through comparative case studies of agricultural cooperation in England, Switzerland, New Zealand, and Brazil, which allow consideration of the implications of a range of approaches to managing farmed environments under different variations of neoliberalism. The original data emerge from separate projects examining aspects of cooperative autonomy in relation to the effects of the neoliberalisation of nature in agriculture. The comparative examination of autonomy and cooperation across distinct agri-food contexts highlights diversity in the social, ecological and economic outcomes of alternative forms of agri-environmental governance. This analysis provides a sobering corrective to both the over-romanticization of cooperation across global peasant movements and the over-romanticization of the individual entrepreneur in agro-industrial and family farming sectors. Our examination highlights the need for greater attention to the relationships between actors at and across different scales (the farm level, organizations and communities, the state, and industry) to understand how, in contrasting contexts of neoliberalisation, alternative conceptions of autonomy serve to mediate particular interventions and their material environmental consequences. A focus on actual autonomy, via the peasant principle and territorial cooperatives, creates an opening in theoretical and political dialogue to bridge concerns about farmers, livelihoods, and environmental outcomes.

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confidence: 99%

Neoliberal natures on the farm: Farmer autonomy and cooperation in comparative perspective

Stock¹,

Forney²,

Emery³

et al. 2014

Journal of Rural Studies

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“…Le Heron (2003) cited the Greening Food work as one of the cases he used to substantiate his argument for a greater attention to the politics of emerging governance in agri-food systems. Campbell et al (2009a) situate this as part of a wider transition in the understanding of export economies like New Zealand as having shifted from valuecreation at the point of production to value-creation through gaining and securing access to markets protected (both by regulators, retailers and private audit) by increasingly challenging sets of quality criteria.…”

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After the ‘Organic Industrial Complex’: An ontological expedition through commercial organic agriculture in New Zealand

Campbell

Rosin

2011

Journal of Rural Studies

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“…Land in production for farming or forestry totals 14.7 million hectares (55% NZ land area) (NZ Statistics, 2009). Grasslands of different types dominate (11 m ha) (Figure 1), reflecting New Zealand's historical competitive advantage as a pastoral 'biological economy' (Campbell et al, 2009), a distinctive type of socio-ecological system based on transformation of land and water resources into food and fibre. Combined with fodder crops and imported feed, in 2009 NZ grasslands supported 32 million sheep, nearly six million dairy cattle, four million beef cattle and over a million deer.…”

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Sustainability Practices in New Zealand Agricultural Landscapes under an Open Market Policy Regime

Swaffield

2013

Landscape Research

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Current best practice in New Zealand landscape management at the interface of the global trade agenda with local landscape sustainability is identified through key informants and report literature, and classified into two categories. Systemic management practices such as product certification and nutrient budgets complement and contrast with territorial practices such as riparian planting, environment farm plans, area co-management and integrated catchment plans. Expert informants highlighted the importance for best practice of local leadership, enlightened self-interest and partnerships based on trust. Further research is needed into ways to better integrate the strengths of each approach, and on the role of the local political economy and local governance in shaping distinctive combinations of local practice.

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From agricultural science to “biological economies"?

Cited by 34 publications

References 14 publications

Neoliberal natures on the farm: Farmer autonomy and cooperation in comparative perspective

Neoliberal natures on the farm: Farmer autonomy and cooperation in comparative perspective

After the ‘Organic Industrial Complex’: An ontological expedition through commercial organic agriculture in New Zealand

Sustainability Practices in New Zealand Agricultural Landscapes under an Open Market Policy Regime

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