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From Agriculture to Agricology : Towards a Glocal Circular Economy.
Title:
From Agriculture to Agricology : Towards a Glocal Circular Economy.
Author:
Nabudere, Professor Dani Wadada.
ISBN:
9781920655303
Physical Description:
1 online resource (223 pages)
Contents:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Agriculture in History -- Modern Industrial Agriculture -- Impact of Capitalist Industry and Finance on Agriculture -- Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology -- [A] The Green Revolution in Agriculture -- [B] From Green Revolution to Gene Revolution -- i. Biology and Eugenics - a reductionist manipulative 'science' -- ii. Control of food markets and populations -- iii. Green and Gene Revolution in Africa? -- iv. From fossil fuels to biofuels - agrofuels -- [C] The Food Crisis and Land Grabs in Africa -- [D] Agriculture and Climatic Change -- [E] The Destruction of the Small Farmers -- [F] From the Old Industry to the 'New' Bio-industrial Economy -- i. A 'new science' for a 'new system' -- ii. The 'new' industrial revolution -- [G] Glocal Political Implications of the Agricultural Crisis -- Towards a New Epistemology of Agricology -- [A] Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Farmer Innovation -- i. General -- ii. How IKS is generated and innovated -- iii. Some case studies -- [B] Mastering the Urban and Rural Divide -- [C] The Resilience of Ecosystems and Small Farmers -- [D] Re-conceptualising the Circular Ecosystems -- [E] Restoring Traditional Governance and Justice -- [F] From Agriculture to Agricology -- i. The 'science' of agroecology -- ii. Organic agriculture vs. Green Revolution -- iii. A transformative energy system -- iv. The seed as money -- [G] Afrikology and Agricology -- In Conclusion -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
Professor Dani Wadada Naudere, a respected academic and educator from Uganda, dedicated his life to applying and spreading the notion of 'community sites of knowledge', which simply means using indigenous tools of knowledge to revitalise the lives of Africa's people. He staunchly believed that the liberation of Africans depended largely on self-reliance, and that any dependence on imported knowledge and material instruments could only lead to the entrenchment of colonial stereotypes, which dictated that ideas and knowledge that emanate from the West are superior to those that originate from the continent. His commitment to finding African solutions to historical and structural problems, underlined his faith in the value of indigenous knowledge. He understood that African indigenous knowledge carries in its DNA the roots of 'complex ecosystems' that require the inputs of a diversity of expertise and experiences and that it seemed counterproductive to maintain the language of inclusion and exclusion inherited from colonialism. This work explores Nabudere's strong belief that we can reclaim the future by producing knowledge that is relevant for society, and for the continued participation in civic causes designed to assist the wretched of the earth.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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