India's Organic Farming Revolution: What It Means for Our Global Food System PDF
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India’s Organic Farming Revolution India’s Organic Farming Revolution What It Means for Our Global Food System Sapna E. Thottathil University of Iowa Press, Iowa City University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright © 2014 by the University of Iowa Press www.uiowapress.org Printed in the United States of America Design by April Leidig No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. All reasonable steps have been taken to contact copyright holders of material used in this book. The publisher would be pleased to make suitable arrangements with any whom it has not been possible to reach. The University of Iowa Press is a member of Green Press Initiative and is committed to preserving natural resources. All photographs were taken by the author and are in her possession. Printed on acid-free paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thottathil, Sapna E., 1982– India’s organic farming revolution: what it means for our global food system / Sapna E. Thottathil. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-60938-277-3 (pbk) ISBN 978-1-60938-301-5 (ebk) 1. Organic farming — India. 2. Organic farming — Law and legislation — India — Kerala. I. Title. S605.5.T56 2014 631.5'84095483 — dc23 2014010225 To the organic farmers of Kerala and their supporters Contents Abbreviations and Acronyms ix Foreword: From India to My Plate xi Acknowledgments xvii 1 Globalization and Organic Food Systems 1 2 Crisis in Indian Agriculture 16 3 The Third World’s Model for Development 40 4 Forging a Statewide Organic Farming Policy in Kerala 57 5 The Social and Ecological Benefits of Organic Farming 83 6 Local versus Organic Markets 111 7 Organic — a Good Option for Dinner in Our Globalized World 136 Afterword: The Ongoing Work 151 Appendix: 2010 Kerala State Organic Farming Policy, Strategy and Action Plan 157 Glossary 177 Notes 179 Interviews 205 Bibliography 207 Index 225 Abbreviations and Acronyms ACT Organic Agriculture Certification Thailand AoA Agreement on Agriculture APEDA Agriculture and Food Products Export Development Authority ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CESS Centre for Earth Science Studies CPI Communist Party of India CPI(M) Communist Party of India (Marxist) CSA Community Supported Agriculture DDT dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (pesticide) EPA Environmental Protection Agency (US) FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FiBL Research Institute of Organic Agriculture GDP Gross Domestic Product GMO genetically modified organism HDI Human Development Index HYV high- yielding variety IADP Intensive Agricultural District Programme ICA International Coffee Agreement ICAR Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICS internal control system IFOAM International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements Indocert Indian Organic Certification Agency INFAM Indian Farmers Movement IOFPCL Indian Organic Farmers Producer Company Limited ISO International Organization for Standardization IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature
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