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Theory, Practice and Challenges of Agroecology in India.

Authors :
Dorin, Bruno
Source :
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability; Apr2022, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p153-167, 15p
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

With the Green Revolution in Asia, the gap in agricultural yield with the developed world has been closed, while the gap in farm labour productivity has greatly widened. This reveals a deepening agrarian and environmental crisis in India. The industrial mode of production has led to the massive use of costly industrial inputs to increase yields and offset economies of scale that are almost impossible to achieve in this densely populated country. Such a development path is a trap for millions Indian micro-farmers and their natural capital. We then unveil the promises of a type of agroecology called 'natural farming' that has developed in Andhra Pradesh, a State in South India. Andhra's natural farming has pioneered the adoption of technical and organizational innovations that could lead to the first large-scale agroecological transition in the world. But in 2019, these local innovations were accused of following a regressive path and endangering the country's food security. This attack reveals the current omnipotence of the industrial sociotechnical regime over science, as well as a conception of science and progress antithetical to agroecology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14735903
Volume :
20
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
156006715
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2021.1920760