https://www.spreaker.com/show/peasants-food-and-agrarian-changeenCoursesCopyright A. Haroon Akram-Lodhihttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9956f1b4dfac2e965927a65a39c42b7f.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/peasants-food-and-agrarian-changeWed, 28 Feb 2024 16:48:20 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiA. Haroon Akram-Lodhiharoonakramlodhi@trentu.caWhy is it that small-scale peasant farmers grow the world's food and yet are some of the world's poorest people?false09728034-725b-574b-b218-ade0a453f207episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-10-rural-politics-part-4-la-via-campesina--42882284https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882284Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:25:49 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe origins, objectives and accomplishments of the world's largest social movement, the global peasant organization La Via Campesina.911falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-10-rural-politics-part-3-naxalites-and-landless-workers--42882282https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882282Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:25:30 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiTwo important contemporary peasant movements are discussed.853falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-10-rural-politics-part-2-understanding-peasant-rebellion-and-revolution--42882285https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882285Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:25:13 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiIn the 20th century a large number of peasant revolutions changed the shape of the world. What were the common factors behind these revolutions?828falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-10-rural-politics-part-1-everyday-forms-of-resistance--42882283https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882283Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:24:54 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiHow small-scale peasant farmers have used and continue to use the 'weapons of the weak' to continually if quietly challenge the more powerful.496falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-9-rural-financial-systems-part-4-does-microfinance-reach-the-poor--42882255https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882255Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:23:28 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe capacity of rural microfinance to address the needs of the rural poor is assessed.1020falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-9-rural-financial-systems-part-3-microfinance--42882258https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882258Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:23:04 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe principles and operations of rural microfinance in developing countries are discussed.703falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-9-rural-financial-systems-part-2-rural-financial-policy-1950s-1980s--42882257https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882257Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:22:45 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiWhat kinds of interventions were undertaken by governments between the 1950s and 1980s to create rural financial systems in developing countries?581falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-9-rural-financial-systems-part-1-what-is-the-financial-system--42882256https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882256Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:22:29 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe basic mechanics of orthodox financial institutions – banks - are described.638falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-8-genetic-engineering-part-3-health-and-gmos--42882802https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882802Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:21:39 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiCan anything definitive be said about the impact of genetically modified organisms on human health?871falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-8-genetic-engineering-part-2-gmos-superweeds-and-superpests--42882801https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882801Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:21:24 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiHow the introduction of genetically modified organisms has produced biological reactions within nature that undermine any benefits from genetically modified organisms.581falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-8-genetic-engineering-part-1-can-gmos-feed-the-world--42882800https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882800Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:21:13 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe capacity of genetically modified organisms to increase world food supplies is evaluated.959falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7-the-green-revolution-part-3-the-contradictions-of-the-green-revolution--42882203https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882203Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:18:55 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiWhat the Green Revolution promised and what the Green Revolution delivered were two very different things.669falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7-the-green-revolution-part-2-the-package--42882202https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882202Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:18:38 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe technical components of the Green Revolution are discussed, and their capacity to be adopted by small-scale peasant farmers evaluated.625falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7-the-green-revolution-part-1-origins-of-the-green-revolution--42882204https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882204Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:18:20 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiHow Norman Borlaug's decade-long quest to solve the wheat rust transformed world farming.824falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-access-to-land-and-agrarian-reform-part-6-land-grabbing--42882188https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882188Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:17:57 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe contemporary wave of large-scale land acquisition of peasant land by foreign companies is discussed.658falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-access-to-land-and-agrarian-reform-part-5-examples-of-land-reform--42882185https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882185Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:17:29 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiWhether land reform can be an effective means of addressing rural poverty is examined by looking at some experiences of i803falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-access-to-land-and-agrarian-reform-part-4-models-of-land-reform--42882187https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882187Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:17:11 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe two main approaches to implementing land reform are discussed.551falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-access-to-land-and-agrarian-reform-part-3-types-of-land-reform--42882184https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882184Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:16:50 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe practical content of land reform is discussed.584falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-access-to-land-and-agrarian-reform-part-2-why-land-reform--42882183https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882183Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:16:28 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiWhat are the reasons to alter the terms and conditions by which small-scale peasant farmers access the land that they use to farm?461falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-access-to-land-and-agrarian-reform-part-1-access-to-land--42882186https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882186Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:16:10 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe terms and conditions by which small-scale peasant farmers are able to use land are discussed.690falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-sustainable-rural-livelihoods-part-4-contract-farming--42882167https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882167Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:15:44 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiMany peasant households are integrated into global agriculture through forms of contract farming.666falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-sustainable-rural-livelihoods-part-3-strengths-and-weaknesses--42882166https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882166Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:15:25 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe strengths and weaknesses of the sustainable rural livelihoods approach, and why it fell into disuse, are discussed.717falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-sustainable-rural-livelihoods-part-2-the-sustainable-rural-livelihoods-approach--42882165https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882165Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:15:05 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiFor almost 20 years the sustainable rural livelihoods approach was the basis by which action to improve the circumstances of peasants were undertaken.735falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-sustainable-rural-livelihoods-part-1-pathways-out-of-rural-poverty--42882164https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882164Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:14:46 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiAcross three contemporary rural 'worlds' five livelihood strategies can be witnessed among contemporary peasants. Only one offers them a future in farming.605falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-the-agrarian-question-part-4-the-contemporary-puzzle--42882437https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882437Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:14:24 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiIs it possible to generalize about the distinctions between groups of peasants in the modern world?742falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-the-agrarian-question-part-3-problematics-and-puzzles--42882439https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882439Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:14:09 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe distinctions between groups of peasants can be understood by focusing upon three areas of empirical investigation and analysis.519falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-the-agrarian-question-part-2-the-differentiation-of-the-peasantry--42882438https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882438Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:13:56 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiPeasant surplus production of some alongside deficit accumulation of many results in the emergence of distinct groups of peasants with different objectives and behaviours.1023falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-the-agrarian-question-part-1-surplus-and-deficit--42882440https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882440Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:13:40 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiExamples of how peasant households become producers of surplus are discussed.556falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-peasant-households-part-4-bargaining--42882419https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882419Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:13:19 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe different use of time by women and men in households is the result of implicit and explicit negotiations between them that is called 'bargaining'.903falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-peasant-households-part-3-women-s-time-allocation--42882420https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882420Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:12:59 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiAs a general rule of thumb, women allocate their time differently than men. So what do women and men do differently?732falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-peasant-households-part-2-chayanov-and-peasant-households--42882422https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882422Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:12:37 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe first investigations of how peasant households allocated their resources within themselves was by the Russian A.V. Chaynov, who remains influential to this day.919falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-peasant-households-part-1-gendered-divisions-of-labour--42882421https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882421Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:12:17 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe basis by which peasants live, work and care is the household. Within peasant households divisions of labour between women and men and girls and boys are clearly seen.862falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-peasants-and-development-part-4-forms-of-the-agricultural-surplus--42882402https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882402Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:11:09 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiPractically speaking, what is the agricultural surplus?565falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-peasants-and-development-part-3-the-agricultural-surplus--42882401https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882401Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:10:49 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiFarming is unique because it has the capacity to produce a surplus. The use of the surplus gave rise to modern society.812falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-peasants-and-development-part-2-structural-transformation-and-agriculture--42882399https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882399Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:10:29 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe key differences between the economic characteristics of developing countries and the economic characteristics of developed countries are discussed.609falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-peasants-and-development-part-1-what-is-economic-development--42882400https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882400Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:10:06 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiIf we want to understand the role played by peasants in the emergence of modern economies, we have to understand what might be meant by economic development.492falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1-peasants-and-agrarian-change-part-3-moral-economies-and-petty-commodity-production--42882383https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882383Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:09:29 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiHistorically, peasants have lived in communities with unique mechanisms of redistribution. These mechanisms have broken down as peasants have become exposed to modern economic processes.844falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1-peasants-and-agrarian-change-part-2-what-are-peasants--42882385https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882385Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:08:54 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiIf we are going to understand the lives of peasants, we must clearly understand what makes them unique.538falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1-peasants-and-agrarian-change-part-1-people-of-the-land--42882384https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42882384Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:08:32 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiWhat are some of the characteristics of contemporary peasants in Asia, Africa and Latin America?498falsefull