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Revisiting the USDA reports: Context, capital and organization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2009

Cornelia Butler Flora
Cornelia Butler Flora
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Professor, Department of Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
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Much of what has been said regarding the two USDA reports relates to social organization: How do we organize science? How is indigenous knowledge organized? How is our food system organized? Social organization implies we have choices: at the individual level, the household level, the community level, the regional level, and the national level. It also means we must be aware of the global context in which our actions occur. Social organization is context-specific; one size does not fit all.

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Papers from the 10th Annual Conference of the Wallace Institute, “Alternative Agriculture Policy: A New Time to Choose,” Washington, D.C., March 1,1993
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American Journal of Alternative Agriculture , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , December 1993 , pp. 155 - 157
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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