A review of The Political Economy of Agribusiness: A Critical Development Perspective
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https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v11i3.711Keywords:
Agribusiness, Brazil, critical agricultural development, financialization of farmland, food sovereignty, political economy, rural resistanceAbstract
Maria Luisa Mendonça's recent book, The Political Economy of Agribusiness: A Critical Development Perspective, challenges the idea that agribusiness is an inevitable evolutionary process. Using a Marxist perspective, the book examines the historical development and consequences of industrial agriculture, particularly in Brazil. The author focusses on the role of international financial capital in expanding sugarcane plantations for ethanol production, contributing to land grabbing, rural displacement and deforestation. Finally, Mendonça offers examples of rural resistance led by peasant and indigenous communities of Brazil and calls for sustainable and equitable agricultural practices, advocating for agrarian reform and food sovereignty.
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