The political ecology of Jatropha plantations for biodiesel in Tamil Nadu, India
The political ecology of Jatropha plantations for biodiesel in Tamil Nadu, India
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10.1080/03066150.2010.512462
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
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5.1
通讯作者：
Martinez-Alier, Joan
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作者：
Ariza-Montobbio, Pere;Lele, Sharachchandra;Martinez-Alier, Joan
麻疯树在国际上的推广是因为它在边际土地上推定的农艺可行性，为小农户带来的经济回报，以及不与粮食作物竞争。然而，印度南部一项研究的经验结果显示，麻疯树种植，即使在农田上，也既不有利可图，也不利于穷人。我们使用政治生态框架来分析促进麻疯树种植的话语及其经验后果。我们解构了麻疯树这一主导话语的摇摇欲坠的前提，即麻疯树是一种“有利于穷人”和“有利于荒地”的发展作物，这种话语描绘了一幅扶贫、自然资源再生和能源安全目标之间的双赢图景。然后，我们从泰米尔纳德邦麻疯树种植园的田野调查中得出结论，说明麻疯树种植如何有利于资源丰富的农民，同时可能加强现有的边缘化小农和边缘农民的进程。
Jatropha curcas is promoted internationally for its presumed agronomic viability in marginal lands, economic returns for small farmers, and lack of competition with food crops. However, empirical results from a study in southern India revealed that Jatropha cultivation, even on agricultural lands, is neither profitable, nor pro-poor. We use a political ecology framework to analyse both the discourse promoting Jatropha cultivation and its empirical consequences. We deconstruct the shaky premises of the dominant discourse of Jatropha as a 'pro-poor' and 'pro-wasteland' development crop, a discourse that paints a win-win picture between poverty alleviation, natural resource regeneration, and energy security goals. We then draw from fieldwork on Jatropha plantations in the state of Tamil Nadu to show how Jatropha cultivation favours resource-rich farmers, while possibly reinforcing existing processes of marginalisation of small and marginal farmers.