Food Security

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Overview of Fairtrade in Latin America

From: In Defense of Small Producers

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Understanding Sensitivity

PART 1

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

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This chapter explores the concept of sensitivity as it relates to agriculture. Sensitivity is the degree to which agricultural systems are effected by changes in their environment. Crops can be … 13 $1.30 Add
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Are Human Rights Jeoparized in Twenty-First Century Canada?

An Examination of Immigration Policies Post 9/11

From: Anti-Terrorism

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CLAC and Its Network in the Continent

From: In Defense of Small Producers

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Feeding Finance From Farm to Plate

From: Speculative Harvests Agrarian Change & Peasant Studies

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Nigerian Smallholders: Masters of the Environment

From: Tiny Engines of Abundance

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Chapter 5 examines Nigeria in the 1960s and 1970s, when governments– advised by Western development specialists– sought to “capture” peasant production and boost export … 22 $2.20 Add
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Protecting Seeds

From: Frontline Farmers

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The fourth chapter looks at farmers’ right to save seeds, and how corporate consolidation in agriculture erodes this right, an integral part of food sovereignty. Interviews are with Terry … 19 $1.90 Add
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Understanding Adaptive Capacity

PART 1

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

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This chapter explores the concept of adaptive capacity: the ability of a farm to manage human, social, natural, physical, and financial resources to adapt to changes in its environment. The … 14 $1.40 Add
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Vegetables

From: Resilient Agriculture

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This chapter features case studies of vegetable farmers in different regions and describes the methods they use to adapt to the changing climate and promote sustainability on their own farms. … 38 $3.80 Add
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Agrofuels & Food Sovereignty

Another Agrarian Transition

From: Food Sovereignty

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CLAC and the FLO System

From: In Defense of Small Producers

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Fruits and Nuts

From: Resilient Agriculture

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This chapter features case studies of fruit and nut growers and describes the ways in which they adapt to climate change and promote sustainable growing practices. These include using overhead … 30 $3.00 Add
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Kerala: A Return to the Future

From: Tiny Engines of Abundance

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Chapter 6 examines the Indian state of Kerala, a small state in the southwest of the subcontinent that had been the site of ongoing reforms beginning almost immediately after its formation in … 23 $2.30 Add
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Managing Climate Risk: Adaptation Stories

PART 1

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

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This book shares the adaptation stories of more than 40 sustainable farmers and ranchers growing food across the U.S.. Sections include: Farmers and Ranchers in the Northwest and Southwest … 17 $1.70 Add
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Prospects for Governance and Re-Regulation

From: Speculative Harvests Agrarian Change & Peasant Studies

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Securitizing Citizenship

Identity Cards, Secure Passports, and Border Surveillance in Canada

From: Anti-Terrorism

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