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Hurricane María: An Agroecological Turning Point for Puerto Rico?

Félix, Georges F. and Holt-Giménez, Eric (2017) Hurricane María: An Agroecological Turning Point for Puerto Rico? Food First Backgrounder, no. Volume 23, Number 4, Food First .

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When Hurricane María tore through Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, it left 17 dead, 11,000 seeking shelter, and the island’s 3.4 million people without power, water, or fresh food supplies.i It also ripped off the democratic veneer of the US’ “commonwealth,” revealing the structural vulnerability of an island that has been colonized for over half a millennium. Disasters tend to unmask both unsustainable practices and inequitable relations of power. But they can also unleash the power of solidarity and self-governance as communities—abandoned by their governments and preyed upon by disaster capitalists—come together in unexpected ways. In the aftermath of Puerto Rico’s worst social, economic and environmental catastrophe, the Puerto Rican food sovereignty movement is using agroecology to reconstruct the island’s beleaguered food system.


EPrint Type:Working paper
Subjects: Farming Systems
Farming Systems > Social aspects
Food systems
Food systems > Policy environments and social economy
"Organics" in general > Countries and regions > Latin America
Research affiliation:USA
Netherlands > Wageningen University & Research (WUR)
Deposited By: Félix, Georges F.
ID Code:33250
Deposited On:18 Sep 2018 09:41
Last Modified:18 Sep 2018 09:41
Document Language:English
Status:Published

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