The book "Small Farmers and the Art of Agriculture: Chayanovist Manifesto" focuses on explaining the structure of small farmer agriculture and the various balanced relationships in the labor process and production management of small farmer agriculture. Jan Dewey van der Pleuge noted that smallholder agriculture has a key role to play in increasing production and sustainability. However, both in the past and in the present, small farmers have been seriously neglected. Based on Chayanov's theory, this book attempts to re-understand small farmers and demonstrate their important role in food production, food sustainability and food sovereignty.
Reader comments
The writing style of this book is very pragmatic and the writing style is concise and clear. I like the in-depth analysis of smallholder agriculture in the book. It gave me a new understanding of agriculture. The author shows through examples the importance of small farmers in agricultural production, which has been a neglected part in the past. Recommended to friends who are interested in agricultural development.
The writing style of this book is very pragmatic and the writing style is concise and clear. I like the in-depth analysis of smallholder agriculture in the book. It gave me a new understanding of agriculture. The author shows through examples the importance of small farmers in agricultural production, which has been a neglected part in the past. Recommended to friends who are interested in agricultural development.