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Accepted Paper:
Cultivating an ecology of knowledges in APCNF through Peasant-to-Peasant methodologies: prospects for deepening agroecological education processes
Caroline Fazli
(University of Bath)
Paper short abstract:
I would like to address the theme of the workshop on rethinking rural development through a study of a large-scale initiative for rural transformation in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, which is focused on agroecology and has implications for agricultural education systems more widely.
Paper long abstract:
The crisis in agriculture in India has prompted a search for new directions for agricultural policy as well as concomitant new forms of agricultural and extension education. In this process, Andhra Pradesh Community-managed Natural Farming (APCNF) has emerged as one of the largest state-supported agroecology programs in the world. The knowledge-intensive nature of agroecology and the vision of rural transformation towards which it strives towards necessitate the development of forms of agricultural education that diverge from conventional extension and lay emphasis on a dialogue among different forms of knowledge. This essay will examine agricultural education and extension processes in APCNF, comparing them with Peasant-to-Peasant (PtP) educational processes in the agroecology movement in Latin America. While APCNF incorporates elements of participatory PtP processes, possibilities exist for it to deepen its engagement with such processes, thereby enhancing the potential of APCNF to contribute to a wider transformation of rural life.
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Accepted Paper:
Paper short abstract:
Paper long abstract:
The crisis in agriculture in India has prompted a search for new directions for agricultural policy as well as concomitant new forms of agricultural and extension education. In this process, Andhra Pradesh Community-managed Natural Farming (APCNF) has emerged as one of the largest state-supported agroecology programs in the world. The knowledge-intensive nature of agroecology and the vision of rural transformation towards which it strives towards necessitate the development of forms of agricultural education that diverge from conventional extension and lay emphasis on a dialogue among different forms of knowledge. This essay will examine agricultural education and extension processes in APCNF, comparing them with Peasant-to-Peasant (PtP) educational processes in the agroecology movement in Latin America. While APCNF incorporates elements of participatory PtP processes, possibilities exist for it to deepen its engagement with such processes, thereby enhancing the potential of APCNF to contribute to a wider transformation of rural life.
Rethinking Rural Development in an Urban Age
Session 1 Friday 8 July, 2022, -