The Stakes and Consequences of Primitive Accumulation
After reading all assigned materials, respond to one of the following prompts in 250-500 words.
1. Drawing on the assigned materials, unpack the process of converting land into private property for agricultural production (i.e. “primitive accumulation”). In your estimation, what are the stakes and consequences of this process? Consider the specific case of leasing aka “land rent” as it relates to wild ecology per the case of Yellowstone National Park and/or other specific examples in your response.
2. Drawing on the assigned materials, unpack the meaning of “organic” as it relates to industrialized food production. What are some of the most important controversies surrounding the definition, regulation, and practice of organic farming and why do they matter? In your estimation, does organic farming challenge the system of industrial agriculture? Why or why not?
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Primitive accumulation is a common phenomenon in modern-day America and the rest of the world. Over the years, farmers have gradually lost their land to this practice. Usually, farmers till their own land. However, this requires resources, and sometimes the yield is not enough to allow farmers to earn a good profit or break even. As such, corporations have exploited this and taken in large volumes farmers’ lands. Primitive accumulation is mostly done by large companies seeking to make money in the agricultural sector (Holt-Gimenez, 2017). They provide raw materials and pay farmers for their work, but the land is theirs. The process of primitive accumulation has several consequences. One is that it leads to the taking away of land from farmers. Although f...