1st Edition
Fighting for Farming Justice Diversity, Food Access and the USDA
By Terri R. Jett
Copyright 2021
128 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
128 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
128 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book provides a detailed discussion of four class-action discrimination cases that have recently been settled within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and have led to a change in the way in which the USDA supports farmers from diverse backgrounds.
These settlements shed light on why access to successful farming has been so often limited to white men and/or families, and... Read more
1. Introduction
2. The Politics of the U.S.D.A. and the Census of Agriculture
3. The Challenges of the Local Structure of the U.S.D.A
4. Pigford I and II – The Case Involving Black Farmers
5. Situating the Keepseagle Settlement in Tribal and Food Sovereignty
6. The Marriage of the Garcia and Love Settlements
7. Envisioning a More Open USDA for the Greater Good
8. Conclusion
Biography
Terri Jett is a Professor of Political Science, Butler University, Indianapolis, USA. She is also Special Assistant to the Provost for Diversity and Inclusivity an affiliated faculty with the Peace and Conflict Studies Program and the Gender, Women, Sexuality Studies Program.
