The Agrarian Question Under Globalization 1

Akram-Lodhi, Haroon; Kay, Cristóbal

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“…The development of capitalism in agriculture and proletarianization of the peasantry have taken various forms and processes under different phases of capitalism. Yet, as warned by Lenin ([1899] 1974) and Kautsky ([1899] 1988), it is a contradictory process, and there is no unique law of agrarian development under capitalism (Akram-Lodhi and Kay, 2009: 10). While defining the dispossession and proletarianization of the peasantry as a historical path of development of capitalism, both Lenin and Kautsky highlighted their persistence by paying attention to the processes through which capital dominate agriculture and transform not only property relations but also forms of exploitation.…”

Section: Crisis Of Social Reproduction For the Classes Of Rural Labou...mentioning

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Global food insecurity as a crisis of social reproduction for the classes of labour

Çelik

2023

Human Geography

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In this essay, I argue that the ongoing global food crisis, beyond a conjunctural price increase, is an expression of the structural crisis of social reproduction experienced by the classes of rural labour in the Global South. By interrogating the reports and policy recommendations of international organizations on global food insecurity, the essay focuses on the internal relationship between the crisis of social reproduction for the classes of labour who cannot produce and who cannot consume sufficient and healthy food.

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Section: Crisis Of Social Reproduction For the Classes Of Rural Labou...mentioning

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Global food insecurity as a crisis of social reproduction for the classes of labour

Çelik

2023

Human Geography

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“…Farmers in capitalist markets grapple with this imperative. Their relationship with the land is no longer governed solely by traditional practices or community needs but rather by the unforgiving exigencies of the market and the capitalist ethos of commodification (Akram‐Lodhi et al, 2009). Essentially, market dependence and the social relations of land are deeply intertwined.…”

Section: Market Dependence As a Key To Understanding Agrarian Changementioning

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“…Instead, small peasant farms could coexist alongside larger capitalist ones. However, such survival required adaptation to market relations, including altering product mixes, incurring debt and potentially out‐migrating (Akram‐Lodhi & Kay, 2009b, p. 11).…”

Section: Market Dependence As a Key To Understanding Agrarian Changementioning

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Agrarian change in neoliberal Turkey: Insights from privatization of the sugar industry

Altaytas

2023

Journal of Agrarian Change

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This paper investigates the dynamics of neoliberal agrarian restructuring within the Turkish sugar industry, focusing on the 2018 privatization of the Alpullu Sugar Factory. The analysis examines the transformative impact of market dependence and land commodification on relationship of farmers with the agricultural sector. Specifically, it focuses on two significant neoliberal shifts that have altered the dynamics of farming. First, the withdrawal of state support in agricultural markets prompted farmers to diversify their income streams, leading to a transition from sugar beet cultivation to alternative crops and contemplation of urban migration. Second, in the 2000s, farmers, grappling with declining agricultural revenues, increasingly relied on private bank credits as a means of financial security. This shift was propelled by changes in agricultural policy regulations and the dissolution of state‐sponsored credit systems. Employing a blend of qualitative and quantitative research methods, this study elucidated these complex transformations and their profound impact on agrarian livelihoods, land ownership shifts, production strategies and market relationships. The research revealed the complex interplay of social, economic and historical dynamics steering the trajectory of the Turkish sugar industry, providing valuable insights into neoliberal restructuring.

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“…450–451). However, various scholars have criticised such arguments (Akram-Lodhi & Kay, 2009; McMichael, 2006), by pointing out that while there has been much written about the agrarian change in the present neoliberal period, studies exploring agrarian questions from the context of regional specificities in India largely remain neglected. In this context, a few questions emerge: What considerable changes have emerged regionally in the Indian agricultural economy in the neoliberal period?…”

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Mapping the Pluralities of Agrarian Change in India: The Role of Intermediaries and Caste–Tribe Relations in Jharkhand

Avinash

Parthasarathy

2023

Sociological Bulletin

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The agricultural economy of Jharkhand is primarily understood to be ‘subsistence’ agriculture. However, an ongoing agrarian change in rural Jharkhand has drawn less academic attention. This substantial change is from indigenous seeds to high-yielding varieties of paddy seeds enabling food sufficiency in the villages to a larger extent. In addition, the introduction of commercial crops like vegetables, watermelons and marigolds is another attendant change. This article is concerned with ethnographic fieldwork in two neighbouring villages of district—Khunti of Jharkhand, where farmers have been influenced by intermediaries (both old and new) restricted to State, NGOs and private companies (agricultural input suppliers). Also, the introduction of various governmental schemes, such as the ‘Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI)’ programme, a part of ‘National Food Security Mission’ and ‘Special-Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana’, has encouraged agrarian change in rural Jharkhand. Despite Jharkhand being a low agricultural productivity region, there is a proliferated presence of transnational connections such as agribusiness companies and research institutions linked to State institutions and NGOs to form a new set of agricultural intermediaries. These agricultural intermediaries at the regional level in the Khunti district influence the crop choice, cropping pattern and usage of inputs (seeds, fertilisers and pesticides). The study also tries to understand agrarian (labour) relations among caste–tribe communities of rural Jharkhand.

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The Agrarian Question Under Globalization 1

Cited by 6 publications

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Global food insecurity as a crisis of social reproduction for the classes of labour

Global food insecurity as a crisis of social reproduction for the classes of labour

Agrarian change in neoliberal Turkey: Insights from privatization of the sugar industry

Mapping the Pluralities of Agrarian Change in India: The Role of Intermediaries and Caste–Tribe Relations in Jharkhand

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