Food security and the justification of productivism in New Zealand

Rosin, Christopher

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2012.01.015

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“…From its origins as Britain's farm in the Pacific, New Zealand farmers have embodied the spirit of productivism that characterizes neoliberalism (Lawrence andCampbell, 2014 andRosin, 2013). In 1984, the New Zealand liberalization experiment, particularly around agriculture, eliminated any market buffering mechanisms for farmers and pushed the country toward almost exclusively export orientations (e.g., 95 percent NZ milk is exported) (Johnsen, 2004 andLe Heron andRoche, 1999).…”

Section: New Zealandmentioning

confidence: 99%

Neoliberal natures on the farm: Farmer autonomy and cooperation in comparative perspective

Stock¹,

Forney²,

Emery³

et al. 2014

Journal of Rural Studies

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This is the peer reviewed version of the article which has been published in final form in the Journal fo Rural Studies at http://dx.doi.org/10. 1016/j.jrurstud.2014.06.001 ©2016. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ HighlightsExplores the relationship between farmer autonomy and environmental outcomes.Compares agricultural cooperatives and cooperation in UK, New Zealand, Switzerland and Brazil.For autonomy to remain a tool to negotiate alternatives then we must continue to prevent the monopolization of its meaning.Actual autonomy can create dialogue to bridge concerns about farmers, livelihood, and environmental outcomes. AbstractThe struggle over autonomy in farming is emblematic of the philosophical and practical tensions inherent in solving multi-scalar environmental issues. We explore the multiplicities of autonomy through comparative case studies of agricultural cooperation in England, Switzerland, New Zealand, and Brazil, which allow consideration of the implications of a range of approaches to managing farmed environments under different variations of neoliberalism. The original data emerge from separate projects examining aspects of cooperative autonomy in relation to the effects of the neoliberalisation of nature in agriculture. The comparative examination of autonomy and cooperation across distinct agri-food contexts highlights diversity in the social, ecological and economic outcomes of alternative forms of agri-environmental governance. This analysis provides a sobering corrective to both the over-romanticization of cooperation across global peasant movements and the over-romanticization of the individual entrepreneur in agro-industrial and family farming sectors. Our examination highlights the need for greater attention to the relationships between actors at and across different scales (the farm level, organizations and communities, the state, and industry) to understand how, in contrasting contexts of neoliberalisation, alternative conceptions of autonomy serve to mediate particular interventions and their material environmental consequences. A focus on actual autonomy, via the peasant principle and territorial cooperatives, creates an opening in theoretical and political dialogue to bridge concerns about farmers, livelihoods, and environmental outcomes.

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Section: New Zealandmentioning

confidence: 99%

Neoliberal natures on the farm: Farmer autonomy and cooperation in comparative perspective

Stock¹,

Forney²,

Emery³

et al. 2014

Journal of Rural Studies

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“…Historically, agriculture within New Zealand was motivated to provide for the industrialising mother country, under the British colonial rule [Rosin 2013]. This ethos of large scale production has continued, and is evident in the landscape of intensive agriculture that covers 43.2% of New Zealand [The World Bank, state 2011].…”

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Agricultural landscapes in urban environments by the example of Christchurch, New Zealand

Tóth¹,

Feriancová²

2015

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Abstract. Agriculture has diverse forms in the intra-urban and peri-urban area of Christchurch, the capitol of the Canterbury Region, New Zealand. These agricultural landscapes are productive components of the urban green infrastructure and provide important environmental, social and economic services. Within the Reciprocal Short Term Scientific Mission supported by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology, diverse patterns of urban agriculture have been analysed according to their spatial and structural characteristics and considering their significance for building a resilient urban food system. The aim of this paper is to introduce and analyse different patterns of urban agriculture by four case studies in the intra-urban area and two case studies in the peri-urban area of Christchurch. The intra-urban agricultural landscapes are represented by the Okeover Community Garden at the University of Canterbury, the Christchurch Farmers Market at the Riccarton House, The Agropolis Urban Farm and an urban production garden. The agriculture in the peri-urban area of the city is introduced as large-scale agriculture and a specific form of urban sprawl and arable land consumption is presented by the example of lifestyle blocks.

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“…Various scholars and commentators have argued that the latter has been the case with food security's pervasiveness in global policy debates in recent years. According to some particularly critical scholars, invoking 'food security' merely suits proponents of intensifying food production (Fish et al 2013;Rosin 2013;Tomlinson 2013) or of a neoliberal trade agenda (Jarosz 2011;Koc 2013). Our results do not support these claims for policymaking at the EU level, although strategic considerations certainly seemed to have played a role in the renaissance of food security discourse.…”

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Policy integration in the EU governance of global food security

Candel

Biesbroek

2018

Food Sec.

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The global food price spikes of 2007-8 and 2010 led to increased awareness of the complexity of food (in)security as a policy problem that crosscuts traditional sectoral, spatial and temporal scales. At the European Union (EU) level, this awareness resulted in calls for better integrated approaches to govern food security. This paper addresses the question of to what extent these calls were followed by an actual shift towards better integrated EU food security governance. We address this question by applying a processual policy integration framework that distinguishes four integration dimensions: (i) the policy frame, (ii) subsystem involvement, (iii) policy goals, and (iv) policy instruments. The empirical body of evidence for assessing shifts in these dimensions draws upon an extensive analysis of EU documents complemented with interview data. We find that policy integration advanced to at least some degree: the policy frame expanded towards new dimensions of food security; a wider array of subsystems started discussing food security concerns; food security goals diversified somewhat and there was an increased awareness of coherence and linkages with other issues; existing instruments, including internal procedural instruments, were expanded and made more consistent; and new types of instruments were developed. At the same time, significant differences exist between policy domains and policy integration efforts seem to have come to a halt in recent years. We conclude with various policy recommendations and suggestions for follow-up research.

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Food security and the justification of productivism in New Zealand

Cited by 64 publications

References 33 publications

Neoliberal natures on the farm: Farmer autonomy and cooperation in comparative perspective

Neoliberal natures on the farm: Farmer autonomy and cooperation in comparative perspective

Agricultural landscapes in urban environments by the example of Christchurch, New Zealand

Policy integration in the EU governance of global food security

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