Farm workers during Covid : biggest casualty of neoliberal food systems / Ranjini Basu ; supported by Rosa Luxembung Stiftung, South Asia.

Author
Basu, Ranjini [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New Delhi : Focus on the Global South, India, 2021.
Description
1 online resource (25) : illustrations (some color), color charts

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"This paper will discuss the impact of neoliberal policies in agriculture on farm workers, along with their situation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper will focus on experiences of the United States of America (US) and Italy to pose scenarios from the global north where corporate-led agriculture has taken deeper roots. Agricultural production in these two countries relies heavily on cheap migrant labor from the developing world. This will provide an example of what a more aggressive push towards neoliberal agenda in agriculture can mean to the sections of small producers and farm workers. However, to fully grasp the impact of greater liberalization of Indian agriculture, we must first begin with an assessment of the present condition of farm workers, the most marginalized sections of the Indian countryside"-- Introduction.
Notes
The publication is sponsored by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung with funds of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany. This publication or parts of it can be used by others for free as long as they provide a proper reference to the original publication.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 22-24).
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on 2023-09-22).
Contents
  • Introduction
  • India : impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • United States : impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Italy : impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Way ahead.
OCLC
1399136330
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