TY - JOUR
T1 - Reconsidering diversity in agriculture and food systems
T2 - An ecofeminist approach
AU - Sachs, Carolyn
PY - 1992/6/1
Y1 - 1992/6/1
N2 - The concept of diversity is at the center of environmental and social movements. This paper discusses four aspects of diversity related to agriculture: biological, social, cultural, and product and suggests that viewing diversity solely as difference skirts the issues of redistribution of power and shifting social relations. Ecofeminist conceptions of diversity are discussed with a focus on seeds, forests, and sustainable agriculture. Women's activities at the grassroots level provides new insights and pathways to diversity that combine social, agricultural, and biological issues.
AB - The concept of diversity is at the center of environmental and social movements. This paper discusses four aspects of diversity related to agriculture: biological, social, cultural, and product and suggests that viewing diversity solely as difference skirts the issues of redistribution of power and shifting social relations. Ecofeminist conceptions of diversity are discussed with a focus on seeds, forests, and sustainable agriculture. Women's activities at the grassroots level provides new insights and pathways to diversity that combine social, agricultural, and biological issues.
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U2 - 10.1007/BF02217916
DO - 10.1007/BF02217916
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34249833132
SN - 0889-048X
VL - 9
SP - 4
EP - 10
JO - Agriculture and Human Values
JF - Agriculture and Human Values
IS - 3
ER -