Problem
I. What is contract farming, and what are the risks associated with it? What impact does farming have on communities? Offer 2 remedies to mitigate (reduce) the negative impacts of industrialized farming.
II. Describe the working conditions for farm laborers. Identify the structural influences (laws and relationships between farmers and their workers) that have shaped working conditions. How would you describe or evaluate attempts at remedying some of these problems? (Is enough being doing? What's being done? Explain).
Articles:
1) Agribusiness and farmers in Mexico: the importance of contractual relations Flavia Echánove and Cristina Seffen.
2) The community effects of industrialized farming: Social science research and challenges to corporate farming laws by Linda Lobao and Curtis W. Stofferahn.