Coexistence et confrontation des modèles agricoles et alimentaires

De nouveaux modèles agricoles et alimentaires se déploient dans les territoires en réponse aux critiques des formes anciennes et pour faire face à de nouveaux enjeux. Ils incarnent des archétypes de la diversité observée, des projets d’acteurs ou bien de nouvelles normes. Les auteurs analysent ici des situations de coexistence et de confrontation de modèles agricoles et alimentaires selon quatre dimensions majeures du développement territorial : la tension entre spécialisation et diversification, l’innovation, l’adaptation et la transition alimentaire. Une série de travaux conceptuels et d’études de cas en France et de par le monde permet de comprendre les interactions entre ces modèles (confrontation, complémentarité, coévolution, hybridation, etc.), au-delà de la caractérisation de leur diversité et de l’évaluation de leurs performances relatives. La coexistence et la confrontation de ces modèles renforcent leur capacité de changement radical. L’ouvrage souligne les questions originales du cadre d’analyse, ses défis méthodologiques et les conséquences attendues pour l’accompagnement du développement agricole et alimentaire dans les territoires ruraux et urbains. Il est destiné aux chercheurs, enseignants, étudiants et professionnels intéressés par le développement territorial

Recovery of Agriculture from the Northern Nagano Prefecture Earthquake

A more than 6 JMA (Japanese Meteorological Agency Seismic Intensity Scale) earthquake hit northern Nagano Prefecture just one day after the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011. This paper employs the case of the Village of Sakae to: 1) illustrate the damage and recovery from the earthquake; 2) identify challenges to promote participation of residents in the planning for reconstruction; and 3) point out efforts generated for, but also challenges encountered in, the mobilization of local resources for reconstruction and the establishment of internal and external stakeholder networks. Based on original interviews, statistics and collected documents, this investigation establishes that not only did retirement from farming after the earthquake occur because of this natural disaster but it was also due to the deterioration of living conditions, the advanced age of the local population, and the decline of agricultural commodities' prices. As the reconstruction plan in the Village of Sakae centers on a policy of “participation by all," including small and family owned farms, it significantly departs from the policy of “creative reconstruction" or “shock doctrine." However a number of challenges to residents' participation remain and need to be addressed

Agribusiness Involvement in Local Agriculture as a ‘White Knight’? : A Case Study of Dole Japan’s Fresh Vegetable Business

In the past two decades, Japanese agriculture has been shrinking under policies of deregulation, with domestic production being replaced rapidly by imports, in which multinational agribusinesses are key players. Today there is an increasing presence of multinational corporations in Japanese rural sites. Dole Japan, a subsidiary of Dole Food Company, launched a domestic vegetable business in 2000 by organising their own franchise farms and distributing their products with the ‘I Love’ brand through their own supply chain. Although Dole Japan was expected to play the role of a ‘white knight’ in salvaging crumbling local agriculture, it has closed down some farm corporations in regions where it was not successful. Our focus in this article is on the interaction of (1) power, in which Dole Japan plays a dominant role in several rural sites, (2) market response (increasing demand for quality control and traceability), (3) political changes (deregulation), and (4) expectations from rural communities. We will also explore the limitations of the concepts of ‘domestic’ and ‘safety’ in sustaining agriculture and rural economies and will offer the concept of ‘locality’ as an alternative space of food politics

Emerging 'Standard Complex' and Corporate Social Responsibility of Agro–food Businesses: A Case Study of Dole Food Company

Recently as a reaction to the social movement of fair trade and the like, multinational agro–food businesses are getting remodelled to suit a growing public awareness of the spread of 'corporate social responsibility', which is now adopted as a new strategy by major corporations across sectors. This phenomenon raises questions about the nature of fair trade as an alternative movement against the globalisation and industrialisation of the agro–food system. Dole Food Company is one of these agro–food businesses who take advantage of this strategy to communicate their socially responsible activities. In this paper, we depict the circumstances of multinational agro–food business activities on CSR with a case study of Dole Food Company. First, we illustrate the present complexity of quality standards by referring to our concept of 'Standard Complex'. Second, three case studies will be provided to illuminate corporate behaviour on the aspects of the environment, human rights and locality. Finally, we examine the challenges of 'Standard Complex' in the context of 'Green Capitalism' and discuss the need for more public regulations of business in order to reinforce fair competition while recalling the role of states as a builder of agrofood standards

Novel conditions or just new paths for re-territorialization through Geographical Indication: Case study of “Yamanashi wine” GI in Japan.

International audienceNovel conditions or just new paths for re-territorialization through Geographical Indication: Case study of “Yamanashi wine” GI in Japan

Novel conditions or just new paths for re-territorialization through Geographical Indication: Case study of “Yamanashi wine” GI in Japan.

International audienceNovel conditions or just new paths for re-territorialization through Geographical Indication: Case study of “Yamanashi wine” GI in Japan