This week, Economics for Rebels host Matilda Gettins speaks to Jana and Julia from the Young Peasants Association about campaigning for a just agricultural transition.
Agriculture is a major driver of planetary boundaries being transgressed or facing severe pressure, including climate change, biosphere integrity, land-use change and freshwater use. Furthermore, it is rife with injustices, including exploitative labour practices, prioritizing profits over food security, and perpetuating land-inequality and land-grabbing. A socio-ecological transformation of agriculture is, hence, imperative. Movement building is necessary to achieve this, working together with and learning from people on the ground and in the field. To learn about this, we have the pleasure to be joined by Julia and Jana from the Young Peasants Association (junge AbL), a German association for young farmers, gardeners, students and apprentices who organise together to achieve a shift in agricultural policies and to promote peasant farming. Edited by Aidan Know and hosted by Matilda Gettins.