Papers by Ashlesha Khadse
Climate Justice in India, Nov 30, 2022
Nature Sustainability
Sustainable agrifood systems are critical to averting climate-driven social and ecological disast... more Sustainable agrifood systems are critical to averting climate-driven social and ecological disasters, overcoming the growth paradigm and redefining the interactions of humanity and nature in the twenty-first century. This Perspective describes an agenda and examples for comprehensive agrifood system redesign according to principles of sufficiency, regeneration, distribution, commons and care. This redesign should be supported by coordinated education and research efforts that do not simply replicate dominant discourses on food system sustainability but point towards a post-growth world in which agroecological life processes support healthy communities rather than serving as inputs for the relentless pursuit of economic growth.
International Journal of Community Well-Being, 2022
In the original article Table 1 was split over two pages in such way that the table is incomprehe... more In the original article Table 1 was split over two pages in such way that the table is incomprehensible. In the original article the data in columns and rows in Table 2 were listed out of order making the table unreadable. The correct tables are published here. The original article has been updated.
The Journal of Peasant Studies, 2020
Education is mandatory, and much research has been invested in this sector. An important aspect o... more Education is mandatory, and much research has been invested in this sector. An important aspect of education is how to evaluate the learners' progress. Multiple-choice tests are widely used for this purpose. e tests for learners in the same exam should come in equal difficulties for fair judgment. us, this requirement leads to the problem of generating tests with equal difficulties, which is also known as the specific case of generating tests with a single objective. However, in practice, multiple requirements (objectives) are enforced while making tests. For example, teachers may require the generated tests to have the same difficulty and the same test duration. In this paper, we propose the use of Multiswarm Multiobjective Particle Swarm Optimization (MMPSO) for generating k tests with multiple objectives in a single run. Additionally, we also incorporate Simulated Annealing (SA) to improve the diversity of tests and the accuracy of solutions. e experimental results with various criteria show that our approaches are effective and efficient for the problem of generating multiple tests.
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 2019
Agricultura natural de presupuesto cero en India-Desde su inicio hasta su institucionalización 1 ... more Agricultura natural de presupuesto cero en India-Desde su inicio hasta su institucionalización 1 Agricultura Natural de Orçamento Zero na Índia-Desde suas origens até sua institucionalização Zero Budget Natural Farming in India-From inception to institutionalization
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 2018
Agroecology as a transformative movement has gained momentum in many countries worldwide. In seve... more Agroecology as a transformative movement has gained momentum in many countries worldwide. In several cases, the implementation of agroecological practices has grown beyond isolated, local experiences to be employed by ever-greater numbers of families and communities over ever-larger territories and to engage more people in the processing, distribution, and consumption of agroecologically produced food. To understand the nonlinear, multidimensional processes that have enabled and impelled the bringing to scale of agroecology, we review and analyze emblematic cases that include the farmer-to-farmer movement in Central America; the national peasant agroecology movement in Cuba; the organic coffee boom in Chiapas, Mexico; the spread of Zero Budget Natural Farming in Karnataka, India; and the agroecological farmer-consumer marketing network "Rede Ecovida," in Brazil. On the basis of our analysis, we identify eight key drivers of the process of taking agroecology to scale: (1) recognition of a crisis that motivates the search for alternatives, (2) social organization, (3) constructivist learning processes, (4) effective agroecological practices, (5) mobilizing discourses, (6) external allies, (7) favorable markets, and (8) favorable policies. This initial analysis shows that organization and social fabric are the growth media on which agroecology advances, with the help of the other drivers. A more detailed understanding is needed on how these multiple dimensions interact with, reinforce, and generate positive feedback with each other to make agroecology's territorial expansion possible.
The Journal of Peasant Studies, 2017
This paper analyzes how peasant movements scale up agroecology. It specifically examines Zero Bud... more This paper analyzes how peasant movements scale up agroecology. It specifically examines Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), a grassroots peasant agroecology movement in Karnataka, India. ZBNF ends reliance on purchased inputs and loans for farming, positioning itself as a solution to extreme indebtedness and suicides among Indian farmers. The ZBNF movement has achieved massive scale not only because of effective farming practices, but because of a social movement dynamicmotivating members through discourse, mobilizing resources from allies, selforganized pedagogical activities, charismatic and local leadership, and generating a spirit of volunteerism among its members. This paper was produced as part of a selfstudy process in La Via Campesina, the global peasant movement.
International Journal of Community Well-Being, 2022
As philanthropy has emerged to play a prominent role in supporting community well-being efforts, ... more As philanthropy has emerged to play a prominent role in supporting community well-being efforts, important critiques have been raised about the undemocratic nature of philanthropy that appears to privilege private interests over community needs. In response to these concerns, Community Philanthropy (CP) has emerged as a philanthropic model that prioritizes community asset-building, agency, and trust in order to "shift power" to beneficiary communities (Hodgson & Pond (2018). How community philanthropy shifts power. Grantcraft. Retrieved August 14, 2021, from https:// grant craft. org/ conte nt/ guides/ how-commu nity-phila nthro py-shifts-power). Despite its promise, questions remain about how CP can practically achieve the goals of sharing power, building trust, and showing solidarity toward community self-determination for well-being. To address these gaps, we examine the case of Thousand Currents, a public foundation that has pioneered a CP inspired grantmaking model. Thousand Currents provides long-term unrestricted grants to grassroots partners (grantees), learns about partner concerns, acts upon partner feedback, and is self-reflexive about its positional power as a funder. The foundation achieves its grantmaking objectives by taking deliberate fundraising and staffing decisions. Our case study showcases how other foundations can take steps towards actualizing CP.
The fact is that under the rules of this system, food ows though the global economy from areas o... more The fact is that under the rules of this system, food ows though the global economy from areas of poverty and hunger toward areas of wealth and abundance. And food is being homogenized into an unhealthy global diet consisting largely of processed fat, sugars, starch, and carcinogenic chemical residues, which is decient in ber, protein, vitamins, fruits and vegetables. "Sustainable Peasant and Family Farm Agriculture Can Feed the World." Page 3. La i Via Campesina. 2014 Contrary to claims by proponents of economic growth and the industrial agriculture-food system, corporate food production continues to fail in both, reducing hunger as well as providing safe and nutritious food. The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimate that based on 2015 statistics, there are about 795 million (79.5 crore) hungry people in the world, 98% of who live in developing countries. Three-fourths of the world's hungry people live in rural areas-concentrated in Asia and Africa-and depend almost completely on agriculture for food, employment and income. The FAO has also calculated that half of the world's hungry are from small-hold farming communities; another 20% are from landless farming communities; about 10% depend on shing, herding and forest resources, and 20% live in slums in and around cities, many of who ii are migrants from rural areas. Though telling, these statistics do not include the swelling numbers of refugees displaced by natural disasters and eeing wars and armed conicts. Majority of those who are hungry are food producers themselves. This is especially shocking since most of the world's food is produced by small-scale food producers, and the food needs of much of the world's poor are met through local, small-scale food production. Women are widely acknowledged as the world's primary food producers and providers and yet, because of a combination of social, cultural and structural factors, face greater hunger and experience iii deeper and longer-term effects of malnutrition. Research by La Via Campesina (LVC), ETC Group, GRAIN, Focus on the Global South, International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and others show that peasants, sherfolk, pastoralists, forest communities and indigenous peoples produce an astonishing amount and iv variety of food using less than a quarter of the world's arable land and other resources. This production nurtures and enables biodiversity, protects ecosystems , conserves water, strengthens local economies and builds genuine resilience to natural disasters and climate
AGROECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS, 2019
This paper delineates the growth of Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) in India. Fromits origins ... more This paper delineates the growth of Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) in India. Fromits origins as a peasant-led social movement in the state of Karnataka, to becoming institutionalized in a state program in Andhra Pradesh, ZBNF is attaining scale and reaching more and more peasant families. We look at some of the key
factors that have triggered ZBNFs growth, as well as highlight some of the challenges and contradictions that may arise in the institutionalization process.
This paper analyzes how peasant movements scale up agroecology. It specifically examines Zero Bud... more This paper analyzes how peasant movements scale up agroecology. It specifically examines Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), a grassroots peasant agroecology movement in Karnataka, India. ZBNF ends reliance on purchased inputs and loans for farming, positioning itself as a solution to extreme indebtedness and suicides among Indian farmers. The ZBNF movement has achieved massive scale not only
because of effective farming practices, but because of a social movement dynamic – motivating members through discourse, mobilizing resources from allies, selforganized pedagogical activities, charismatic and local leadership, and generating a spirit of volunteerism among its members. This paper was produced as part of a selfstudy process in La Via Campesina, the global peasant movement.
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Papers by Ashlesha Khadse
factors that have triggered ZBNFs growth, as well as highlight some of the challenges and contradictions that may arise in the institutionalization process.
because of effective farming practices, but because of a social movement dynamic – motivating members through discourse, mobilizing resources from allies, selforganized pedagogical activities, charismatic and local leadership, and generating a spirit of volunteerism among its members. This paper was produced as part of a selfstudy process in La Via Campesina, the global peasant movement.
factors that have triggered ZBNFs growth, as well as highlight some of the challenges and contradictions that may arise in the institutionalization process.
because of effective farming practices, but because of a social movement dynamic – motivating members through discourse, mobilizing resources from allies, selforganized pedagogical activities, charismatic and local leadership, and generating a spirit of volunteerism among its members. This paper was produced as part of a selfstudy process in La Via Campesina, the global peasant movement.