Identifying the common ground: Small-scale farmer identity and community

Iles, Keri; Ma, Zhao; Erwin, Anna

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.06.018

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“…Farmers derive joy, pride, and fulfillment from providing food and other resources to their communities (Iles et al, 2020) and caring for their families and livestock (Vigors & Lawrence, 2019). At the same time, being a provider for their families and communities can be a burden for farmers.…”

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“I’ve given up”: Biopsychosocial factors preceding farmer suicide in Wisconsin.

Kohlbeck¹,

Quinn²,

deRoon‐Cassini³

et al. 2023

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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Recent studies have suggested that individuals working in certain occupations may be at increased risk for suicide. While occupation is an individual-level factor, one's work is situated in organizations, communities, and societies that are impacted by policies and systems. Analysis of existing data has identified that farmers are among those with elevated rates of suicide. This qualitative study reports themes that capture the experience of farmers prior to their death by suicide in Wisconsin. This retrospective qualitative study analyzed data from the Wisconsin Violent Death Reporting System. Data on farmer suicides that occurred in Wisconsin between 2004 and 2018 were accessed. Qualitative analyses followed an inductive thematic analysis approach. All study activities were approved by the institutional review board at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Between 2004 and 2018, 190 farmers died by suicide in Wisconsin. Five themes were identified in the qualitative analysis: "rugged individualism" clashes with a need to rely on others, interpersonal loss causes intense emotional pain and suffering, financial stress and strain overwhelm Wisconsin farmers, farmers are providers for families and communities, and alcohol and firearms are a lethal combination. Farmers who died by suicide in Wisconsin were facing significant stressors at the

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“I’ve given up”: Biopsychosocial factors preceding farmer suicide in Wisconsin.

Kohlbeck¹,

Quinn²,

deRoon‐Cassini³

et al. 2023

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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“…Others seek to restructure planning and policy to better accommodate the needs and values of one part of the movement or another (e.g., Daftary-Steel et al, 2015;Grebitus, 2021;Halvey et al, 2021;Horst et al, 2017;Panagopoulos et al, 2018;Pothukuchi, 2015;Sulistyowati et al, 2023). Still others criticize landgrant colleges and other organizations for working with an industrial agriculture paradigm and failing to adjust and adapt their approaches to the real needs of the AFM, which usually includes a long menu of outcomes ranging from racial and gender equity to community-building and asset-provisioning (e.g., Iles et al, 2020Iles et al, , 2021Niewolny & Lillard, 2010;Oberholtzer et al, 2014;Wardnynski et al, 2018). Many tend to focus their critique on the possibilities and failures of engaging the appropriate values in AFM activities (Argüelles, 2021;Gordon & Hunt, 2018;Iles et al, 2020;Manser, 2022;Plana-Farran et al, 2023;Timmerman & Felix, 2015).…”

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“…Still others criticize landgrant colleges and other organizations for working with an industrial agriculture paradigm and failing to adjust and adapt their approaches to the real needs of the AFM, which usually includes a long menu of outcomes ranging from racial and gender equity to community-building and asset-provisioning (e.g., Iles et al, 2020Iles et al, , 2021Niewolny & Lillard, 2010;Oberholtzer et al, 2014;Wardnynski et al, 2018). Many tend to focus their critique on the possibilities and failures of engaging the appropriate values in AFM activities (Argüelles, 2021;Gordon & Hunt, 2018;Iles et al, 2020;Manser, 2022;Plana-Farran et al, 2023;Timmerman & Felix, 2015). All of them ignore or elide the critical foundation for a successful AFM: successful farmers.…”

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J. Agric. Food Syst. Community Dev.

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“…These local authorities tend to give grassroots (village committees) greater autonomy regarding the withdrawal procedure, compensation standards and resettlement planning, and introduce enterprises to implement the project of land remediation. Within the context of administrative decentralization and community empowerment, the leading role of village committees in rural governance is increasingly recognized by both scholars and policymakers [36][37][38]. The participation of village committees is essential for WRH in at least the following three aspects (Figure 1, drawn by authors).…”

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What Role(s) Do Village Committees Play in the Withdrawal from Rural Homesteads? Evidence from Sichuan Province in Western China

Tang

Chen

Gao

et al. 2020

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Village committees, as grassroots spontaneously formed by rural collective members in China’s hierarchy system, play an irreplaceable role in the management of rural public affairs. Based on the filed survey dataset taken from three pilot counties/districts in Sichuan province, we explored the significant role that village committees played in farmers’ withdrawal from rural homesteads (WRH). Our empirical results, according to binary logistic regression (BLR) modelling, indicated that the WRH was significantly affected by the triple roles of village committees, among which information intermediary was the most effective followed by the trust builder and then the coordinated manager. Firstly, village committees’ involvement facilitated the WRH by improving policy transparency and decreasing information cost. Secondly, the depth of village committees’ participation (i.e., being involved in multiple phases) positively affected the WRH given its signification of the participation of farmers. Whereas the breadth of participation (i.e., considering various demands of different participants) negatively affected the process of WRH by reducing the decision-making efficiency. Thirdly, farmers’ trust in institutions played a positive role in the WRH, but their confidence in village cadres had limited impact. We therefore argue that promising village committees should act as “all-round stewards” in the decision-making of rural households, which not only includes the transmit of information between those above and those below, but also needs to actively strive for farmers’ trust by letting their voice heard. Based on our empirical findings, this paper finally proposed some policy suggestions, such as strengthening mutual communication, empowerment of rural grassroots, encouraging farmers’ participation and improving formal institutions.

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Identifying the common ground: Small-scale farmer identity and community

Cited by 21 publications

References 69 publications

“I’ve given up”: Biopsychosocial factors preceding farmer suicide in Wisconsin.

“I’ve given up”: Biopsychosocial factors preceding farmer suicide in Wisconsin.

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What Role(s) Do Village Committees Play in the Withdrawal from Rural Homesteads? Evidence from Sichuan Province in Western China

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