Article: Parity as radical pragmatism: Centering farm justice and agrarian expertise in agricultural policy
From East India to the United States, the history and present reality of the movement for farmer parity is analyzed in a new paper published by American University School of International Service Provost Associate Professor Dr. Garrett Graddy-Lovelace and activist colleagues. Titled “Parity as radical pragmatism: Centering farm justice and agrarian expertise in agricultural policy,” the paper argues against the dominant system that profits from the overproduction of commodity crops and the consolidation of agricultural power, business, and control. Instead, Graddy-Lovelace and colleagues posit parity policies, “which secure a price floor and manage supply to prevent the economic and ecological devastation of unfettered corporate agro-capitalism.” In doing so, they flesh out the implications of parity on food sovereignty and farm justice in communities across the world. “From East India to the plains of the United States and beyond,” they explain, “parity principles and programs have the potential to offer a pragmatic direction for countering global agro-industrial corporate capture, along with its de-agrarianization, and environmental destruction.” Their piece challenges readers to reimagine a future in which our food system can nourish humankind, empower farmers, and sustain a healthy planet.
You can read the full article here: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1066465
