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Rural Development through Regionalism? A participatory workshop to share lessons and chart a future for rural Canada
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Local Governance reform in New Brunswick- How it has impacted commuities in Kent County
No full textLocal governments are the closest level of government to the population. In New Brunswick, prior to 2023, over 35% of the population were not represented by any form of local governments. This situation changed significantly in 2023 when numerous communit
Food Security Status of Landless Farmers in the Char Areas of Northern Bangladesh
No full textBangladesh continues to face persistent food insecurity, particularly among landless and agriculture-dependent households. In rural areas, a significant portion of the population is landless, while marginal farmers manage a small fraction of the land, and large farmers control a disproportionate amount. Despite this, only a small percentage of households receive agricultural support, with large farmers benefiting more. Char dwellers, especially the landless, are at high risk of food insecurity due to challenges such as river erosion, limited job opportunities, and low levels of awareness.
The study was conducted in Kamar Tari village, located in the Ulipur Upazila of Kurigram district in Northern Bangladesh, involving 100 randomly selected landless char dwellers. Data were collected through personal interviews and a Focus Group Discussion. Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation were applied to analyze respondent characteristics and their relationship to food security.
Key findings include: (i) 45% of landless households in the char region experience moderate to severe food insecurity, (ii) education and access to information are positively associated with better food security among landless char dwellers, and (iii) major barriers to food security for landless char dwellers include low asset ownership, low wages, seasonal unemployment, and food price fluctuations, which are primarily linked to policy-related issues.
This study underscores the importance of education, access to information, and socio-economic factors in determining food security for landless farmers. It recommends targeted interventions to address seasonal unemployment, reduce asset inequality, and close policy gaps. Additionally, the study calls for improved agricultural support, increased educational efforts, and greater collaboration between governments and NGOs to ensure food security for char dwellers
Impacts of the Use of Best Practices from the Local Agricultural Innovation Project (PIAL) in the Agricultural Sector of the Municipality of Pinar del Río.
No full textFood security has been a top priority for the Cuban State since 2011; however, it is exposed to various critical factors: insufficient domestic food production, limited access to food in the international market, degradation of natural resources, and loss of biodiversity (FAO, 2013). Various social issues affect local agricultural development. The migration of young people to more developed areas leads to a reduction in the agricultural workforce, population aging, rising food prices, and the need for training of producers who gain access to land for its proper management (Munster, 2016). To analyze the impact of the use of best practices defined by the Local Agricultural Innovation Project (PIAL, Spanish acronym), a study was carried out with a sample of 25 farming families in the municipality of Pinar del Río, Cuba, for the period 2020-2024. The research methods were the following: bibliographic review, interviews with families, and workshops with domain experts. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of the application of these best practices in the agricultural sector, assessing the results in the sociocultural, economic, and productive areas; knowledge management; and women\u27s participation and leadership (Ortiz et al., 2015). The aspects analyzed include food security and sovereignty, efficiency of integrated productive systems, and quality of life, with a focus on gender equity and female leadership. The results show that the use of the best agroecological practices in the productive sector allowed an average monthly increase of about 5000.00 Cuban pesos per family. Substantial changes are observed in the recovery of the agrarian culture at the level of families, children, and youth. All the men and women from the 25 families received training on topics relevant to their interests, resulting in increased autonomy, empowerment, and leadership of women in the local development of these rural communities
The Douars as a Site of Healing from Colonial Affectivity
No full textIn this essay, I develop the thesis that the Maghreb douars, as understood by Fanon in “Daily life in the douars,” can serve as a site of healing from colonial affectivity. I begin by expounding the idea of colonialism as an illness that infects the body, as explored by Fanon in various of his psychiatric and phenomenological texts. My analysis includes an examination of the ways in which colonialism operates on the body of the colonized person: first, through the historical-racial schema, and later, the manifestation of affective disorders. From here, I argue that the douars can serve as a site of healing from this colonial illness. I first provide an analysis of the douars as a site that remains sufficiently unaffected by colonialism. To this point, I show first that this independence from colonialism reveals a potentiality for life outside of the civilizational mode of being, and thus claim that the douar is capable of reviving the alienated subject by reintroducing him into a shared cultural community, therefore reprieving him from his colonial affectivity
The Post-Colonial Subconscious: How Dionne Brand Demolishes the Skyscraper that is Colonial-Based Education in Her Readings from the Wreck
No full textThis paper delves into inherent issues with post-secondary academic spaces and colonial literature, emphasizing the importance of postcolonial education and contemporary pedagogy when teaching historical novels which contain themes of racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry which are not acceptable today. Using Dionne Brand’s collections of writing as a foundation, this paper takes examples from both historical colonial novels and other contemporary Canadian writers to paint a picture of the destruction of a “colonial skyscraper” that serves as a metaphor for Western society. Brand’s own identity as a Black woman provides this work with personal experiences that serve to help prove the point she forms throughout her own work: that postcolonial education is not only based on which books are taught, but the way they are taught by those who are privileged enough to teach them. The way our students are taught is crucial in progressing as a society and inducing social change; if what we are taught is based in love and acceptance for others, that is what we will bring to the world when we are sent out into it
