Non-Market Based Reform as a Tool for Agricultural Development

Non-Market Based Reform as a Tool for Agricultural Development

French

After working in agriculture, I seek to understand the role of agricultural development, inquiring how its systemic problems can be addressed in order to implement a more equitable, sustainable, and community-oriented approach.

Agricultural development increasingly pushes neoliberal reforms as a solution to the growing population's need for food. However, in the context of climate change and growing inequality, this privatization of food systems exploits the environment and many local communities associated. The American food system is not a model to be exported through development to communities abroad, yet this often occurs. Using case studies, I aim to demonstrate how agricultural development, when incorporating non-market based reform, can become more equitable and sustainable. By highlighting the value of non-market based reform, agricultural development can become a specialized tool to meet the agricultural needs of diverse communities. My research will be presented in French.