India's organic farming revolution :: what it means for our global food system /
Should you buy organic food? Is it just a status symbol, or is it really better for us? Is it really better for the environment? What about organic produce grown thousands of miles from our kitchens, or on massive corporately owned farms? Is "local" or "small-scale" better, even...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Should you buy organic food? Is it just a status symbol, or is it really better for us? Is it really better for the environment? What about organic produce grown thousands of miles from our kitchens, or on massive corporately owned farms? Is "local" or "small-scale" better, even if it's not organic? A lot of consumers who would like to do the right thing for their health and the environment are asking such questions. Sapna Thottathil calls on us to rethink the politics of organic food by focusing on what it means for the people who grow and sell it-what it means for their health, the health of their environment, and also their economic and political well-being. Taking readers to the state of Kerala in southern India, she shows us a place where the so-called "Green Revolution" program of hybrid seeds, synthetic fertilizers, and rising pesticide use had failed to reduce hunger while it caused a cascade of economic, medical, and environmental problems. Farmers burdened with huge debts from buying the new seeds and chemicals were committing suicide in troubling numbers. Farm laborers suffered from pesticide poisoning and rising rates of birth defects. A sharp fall in biodiversity worried environmental activists, and everyone was anxious about declining yields of key export crops like black pepper and coffee. In their debates about how to solve these problems, farmers, environmentalists, and policymakers drew on Kerala's history of and continuing commitment to grassroots democracy. In 2010, they took the unprecedented step of enacting a policy that requires all Kerala growers to farm organically by 2020. How this policy came to be and its immediate economic, political, and physical effects on the state's residents offer lessons for everyone interested in agriculture, the environment, and what to eat for dinner. Kerala's example shows that when done Right, this kind of agriculture can be good for everyone in our global food system. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xx, 231 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| spelling | Thottathil, Sapna E., 1982- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjvTkkXjvmJv8FwphwvgVd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014034809 India's organic farming revolution : what it means for our global food system / Sapna E. Thottathil. Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2014. ©2014 1 online resource (xx, 231 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Globalization and organic food systems -- Crisis in Indian agriculture -- The Third World's model for development -- Forging a statewide organic farming policy in Kerala -- The social and ecological benefits of organic farming -- Local versus organic markets -- Organic?: a good option for dinner in our globalized world. Print version record. Should you buy organic food? Is it just a status symbol, or is it really better for us? Is it really better for the environment? What about organic produce grown thousands of miles from our kitchens, or on massive corporately owned farms? Is "local" or "small-scale" better, even if it's not organic? A lot of consumers who would like to do the right thing for their health and the environment are asking such questions. Sapna Thottathil calls on us to rethink the politics of organic food by focusing on what it means for the people who grow and sell it-what it means for their health, the health of their environment, and also their economic and political well-being. Taking readers to the state of Kerala in southern India, she shows us a place where the so-called "Green Revolution" program of hybrid seeds, synthetic fertilizers, and rising pesticide use had failed to reduce hunger while it caused a cascade of economic, medical, and environmental problems. Farmers burdened with huge debts from buying the new seeds and chemicals were committing suicide in troubling numbers. Farm laborers suffered from pesticide poisoning and rising rates of birth defects. A sharp fall in biodiversity worried environmental activists, and everyone was anxious about declining yields of key export crops like black pepper and coffee. In their debates about how to solve these problems, farmers, environmentalists, and policymakers drew on Kerala's history of and continuing commitment to grassroots democracy. In 2010, they took the unprecedented step of enacting a policy that requires all Kerala growers to farm organically by 2020. How this policy came to be and its immediate economic, political, and physical effects on the state's residents offer lessons for everyone interested in agriculture, the environment, and what to eat for dinner. Kerala's example shows that when done Right, this kind of agriculture can be good for everyone in our global food system. Organic farming India. Organic farming Law and legislation India Kerala. Agriculture biologique Inde. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Agriculture General. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh Organic farming fast Organic farming Law and legislation fast India fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmdx47cDXrRhBXHtbvPwC India Kerala fast has work: India's organic farming revolution (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFPG6thH9qxWvtHRCHgPKm https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Thottathil, Sapna E., 1982- India's organic farming revolution 9781609382773 (DLC) 2014010225 (OCoLC)878111757 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=818100 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Thottathil, Sapna E., 1982- India's organic farming revolution : what it means for our global food system / Globalization and organic food systems -- Crisis in Indian agriculture -- The Third World's model for development -- Forging a statewide organic farming policy in Kerala -- The social and ecological benefits of organic farming -- Local versus organic markets -- Organic?: a good option for dinner in our globalized world. Organic farming India. Organic farming Law and legislation India Kerala. Agriculture biologique Inde. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Agriculture General. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh Organic farming fast Organic farming Law and legislation fast |
| title | India's organic farming revolution : what it means for our global food system / |
| title_auth | India's organic farming revolution : what it means for our global food system / |
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| title_full | India's organic farming revolution : what it means for our global food system / Sapna E. Thottathil. |
| title_fullStr | India's organic farming revolution : what it means for our global food system / Sapna E. Thottathil. |
| title_full_unstemmed | India's organic farming revolution : what it means for our global food system / Sapna E. Thottathil. |
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| title_sub | what it means for our global food system / |
| topic | Organic farming India. Organic farming Law and legislation India Kerala. Agriculture biologique Inde. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Agriculture General. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh Organic farming fast Organic farming Law and legislation fast |
| topic_facet | Organic farming India. Organic farming Law and legislation India Kerala. Agriculture biologique Inde. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Agriculture General. SOCIAL SCIENCE General. Organic farming Organic farming Law and legislation India India Kerala |
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