Livelihoods Crises in Vidarbha, India
Food Sovereignty through Traditional Farming Systems as a Possible Solution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11015706 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jagjit Kaur Plahe (0000-0003-3782-0312, Monash University, corresponding author), Jagjit Plahe (Monash University), Sarah Wright (0000-0002-8595-4529, Discipline of Geography and Environmental Studies, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, corresponding author), Miriam Marembo (Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR), Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 600-618 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0085-6401 • E-ISSN: 1479-0270 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00856401.2017.1339581 |
| OpenAlex | W2726773345 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The Vidarbha region in Maharashtra, India, home to 3.4 million smallholder farmers, is a major cotton-producing region in one of the wealthiest Indian states. However, between 1995 and 2013, more than 60,000 farmers took their own lives. Many of these suicides have been linked to extreme debt created by the expensive mono-cropping of Bt cotton. Some farming households have responded to these pressures by abandoning Bt cotton growing and turning to sustainable agriculture using traditional mixed-cropping methods. Yet the question remains: have the changes produced better livelihoods in Vidarbha? Using a food sovereignty framework, we assess the impact of these changes through an analysis of a 200-household survey across six districts in Vidarbha. We also explore the meaning of food sovereignty for those who practise it, seeking to better understand some of the complexities and experiences associated with the term
Agriculture · Business · Cropping · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Food security · Food sovereignty · Geography · Livelihood · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sovereignty · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |