The political ecology of dietary transitions: Changing production
and consumption patterns in the Kolli Hills,India |
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| Authors: | Elizabeth Finnis |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Anthropology, McGill University Room 717, Leacock Building, 855 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2T7 |
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| Abstract: | Using a case study from the Kolli Hills, India, I suggest that political ecology provides a useful theoretical basis for considering
localized dietary transitions in rural, agricultural communities in developing countries. By examining the reasons for the
near-disappearance of local minor millets as staple foods in three small-farmer communities, I argue that an explicit, actor-oriented
analysis allows for an integration of food issues with considerations of environmental circumstances, local aspirations, and
labor concerns. That is, an agricultural shift that abandons minor millets as a food resource reflects environmental changes
and household economic aspirations. Such an analysis has implications for the creation of practical food security projects
through the recognition and incorporation of small-farmer experiences, voices, and priorities. This research was undertaken
through ethnographic fieldwork, using semi-structured interviews and participant observation as the primary methods.
Elizabeth
Finnis obtained her PhD from McMaster University in Canada and is currently a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Anthropology
and the Centre for Society, Technology, and Development at McGill University. |
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| Keywords: | Agricultural transitions Dietary transitions Political ecology Rural India |
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