Hmong Farmer Narratives Of Pesticide Use In The Central Valley California

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Hmong Farmer Narratives of Pesticide Use in the Central Valley, California

Author : Chia Thao
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Hmong Farmer Narratives of Pesticide Use in the Central Valley, California written by Chia Thao and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AbstractPesticide use has undeniably contributed to greater crop yield. However, concerns about pesticide usage, particularly its impact on the environment and human health, have arisen. Farmers are exposed to pesticides in far greater numbers than the general population. Not surprisingly, studies show that pesticide exposure is associated with adverse health impacts in farming populations, including small-scale minority farmers such as Hmong community farmers in the Central Valley of California. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the factors that influence pesticide exposure among small-scale Hmong farmers in the California Central Valley. This research builds upon earlier studies that found Hmong farmers have great difficulty navigating the farming space in the Central Valley due to low literacy, language barriers, and limited in-language pesticide resources. I combined in-depth qualitative interviews and ethnographic observations in the current study. In-depth interviews included (a) narratives of adaptation to new farming practices in a foreign country, (b) explorations of components of pesticide literacy through descriptions of the flows of pesticide education and informal training, and (c) documenting the factors that contribute to the pesticide take-home pathway. Recommendations range from advocating for more culturally and linguistically appropriate pesticide safety training and educational programs be tailored to Hmong farmers, promoting available resources, and providing more services for Hmong community farmers in the United States.

Understanding Hmong Growers' Livelihood Strategies in Sacramento

Author : Anna Rachel Goldberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781303442582
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Hmong Growers' Livelihood Strategies in Sacramento written by Anna Rachel Goldberg and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The farming landscape in California is changing as more and more minority farmers take up farming as a major source of household income. In response to this shift, there have been attempts by governmental agencies, non-profits and Universities to provide assistance to these farmers through minority farmer training programs and loans. In northern California, much of this attention has fallen on Southeast-Asian growers, a group that is comprised of immigrants from Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Using data from semi-structured interviews this thesis will focus on the attempts at outreach and training for Hmong growers in Sacramento County. Using the Hmong farmers of Sacramento as a case study, I argue that in order to be effective, agricultural education for minority growers must take into account the cultural and practical livelihood strategies and foodways of these growers. My thesis will pursue these ends by examining the production and consumption practices of Hmong farmers in Sacramento and the current training approaches for Hmong farmers in the Sacramento region. The data suggests that Hmong livelihood strategies are changing to meet farmers' market demands and that in order to be more applicable to the shifting livelihood strategies of Hmong growers, agriculture trainings in Sacramento need to be more tangible, more long term and involve more members of the Hmong farming community in the planning and facilitation of these training.

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

Author : Anne Fadiman
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374533407
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (745 download)

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Download or read book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down written by Anne Fadiman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, this brilliantly reported and beautifully crafted book explores the clash between a medical center in California and a Laotian refugee family over their care of a child.

California Agriculture

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book California Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Pesticide Detox

Author : Jules N. Pretty
Publisher : Earthscan
ISBN 13 : 1849773181
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (497 download)

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Download or read book The Pesticide Detox written by Jules N. Pretty and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2012-07-26 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1960s, the world's population has more than doubled and agricultural production per person has increased by a third. Yet this growth in production has masked enormous hidden costs arising from widespread pesticide use - massive ecological damage and high incidences of farmer poisoning and chronic health effects. Whereas once the risks involved with pesticide use were judged to be outweighed by the potential benefits, increasingly the external costs of pesticides, to environments and human health, are being seen as unacceptable. In response to this trend, recent years have seen millions of farmers in communities around the world reduce their use of harmful pesticides and develop cheaper and safer alternatives. The Pesticide Detox explores the potential for the phasing-out of hazardous pesticides and the phasing-in of cost effective alternatives already available on the market. This book makes clear that it is time to start the pesticide detox and to move towards a more sustainable agriculture.

The Challenges of Highland Development in Vietnam

Author : A. Terry Rambo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Challenges of Highland Development in Vietnam written by A. Terry Rambo and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mountain agriculture: Opportunities for harnessing Zero Hunger in Asia

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251316805
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Mountain agriculture: Opportunities for harnessing Zero Hunger in Asia written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2019-08-07 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mountain food security and nutrition are core issues that can contribute positively to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals but paradoxically are often ignored in Zero Hunger and poverty reduction-related agenda. Under the overall leadership of José Graziano da Silva, the Former Director-General of FAO, sustainable mountain agriculture development is set as a priority in Asia and the Pacific, to effectively address this issue and assist Member Countries in tackling food insecurity and malnutrition in mountain regions. This comprehensive publication is the first of its kind that focuses on the multidimensional status, challenges, opportunities and solutions of sustainable mountain agriculture development for Zero Hunger in Asia. This publication is building on the ‘International Workshop and Regional Expert Consultation on Mountain Agriculture Development and Food Security and Nutrition Governance’, held by FAO RAP and UIR in November 2018 Beijing, in collaboration with partners from national governments, national agriculture institutes, universities, international organizations and international research institutes. The publication provides analysis with evidence on how mountain agriculture could contribute to satisfying all four dimensions of food security, to transform food systems to be nutrition-sensitive, climate-resilient, economically-viable and locally adaptable. From this food system perspective, the priority should be given to focus on specialty mountain product identification (e.g. Future Smart Food), production, processing, marketing and consumption, which would effectively expose the potential of mountain agriculture to contribute to Zero Hunger and poverty reduction. In addition, eight Asian country case studies not only identify context-specific challenges within biophysical-technical, policy, socio-economic and institutional dimensions.

Urban Agriculture

Author : Kimberley Hodgson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781932364910
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (649 download)

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Download or read book Urban Agriculture written by Kimberley Hodgson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban agriculture is rising steadily in popularity in the United States and Canada - there are stories in the popular press, it has an increasingly central place in the growing local food movement, and there is a palpable interest in changing cities to foster both healthier residents and more sustainable communities. The most popular form of urban agriculture, community gardening, contributes significantly to developing social connections, building capacity, and empowering communities in urban neighborhoods. Older, industrial cities such as Cleveland, Detroit, and Buffalo, with their drastic loss of population and their acres of vacant land, are emerging as centers for urban agriculture initiatives - in essence, becoming laboratories for the future role of urban food production in the postindustrial city. Because urban agriculture entails the use of urban land, it has implications for urban land-use planning, which is controlled and regulated by municipal governments and planning agencies. This PAS Report provides authoritative guidance for dealing with the implications of this cutting-edge practice that is changing our cities forever.

Pesticide-related Illness and Injury Surveillance

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Cultivating a Movement

Author : Irene Reti
Publisher : University Library, Uc Santa Cruz
ISBN 13 : 9780972334365
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book Cultivating a Movement written by Irene Reti and published by University Library, Uc Santa Cruz. This book was released on 2012 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A synergistic web of visionary farmers, activists, educators, and researchers is transforming the food system in Central California and beyond. This sampling of narratives is drawn from the first extensive oral history of organic and sustainable farming. It documents a multifaceted and interdependent community of change-makers who speak for themselves, offering a window into the dynamic history of a movement.

America, History and Life

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Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book America, History and Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Article abstracts and citations of reviews and dissertations covering the United States and Canada.

Poverty Alleviation and Forests in Vietnam

Author : William D. Sunderlin
Publisher : CIFOR
ISBN 13 : 9793361573
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Poverty Alleviation and Forests in Vietnam written by William D. Sunderlin and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Future in Focus

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Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Integrating Food into Urban Planning

Author : Yves Cabannes
Publisher : UCL Press
ISBN 13 : 178735377X
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Integrating Food into Urban Planning written by Yves Cabannes and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2018-11-22 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The integration of food into urban planning is a crucial and emerging topic. Urban planners, alongside the local and regional authorities that have traditionally been less engaged in food-related issues, are now asked to take a central and active part in understanding how food is produced, processed, packaged, transported, marketed, consumed, disposed of and recycled in our cities. While there is a growing body of literature on the topic, the issue of planning cities in such a way they will increase food security and nutrition, not only for the affluent sections of society but primarily for the poor, is much less discussed, and much less informed by practices. This volume, a collaboration between the Bartlett Development Planning Unit at UCL and the Food Agricultural Organisation, aims to fill this gap by putting more than 20 city-based experiences in perspective, including studies from Toronto, New York City, Portland and Providence in North America; Milan in Europe and Cape Town in Africa; Belo Horizonte and Lima in South America; and, in Asia, Bangkok and Tokyo. By studying and comparing cities of different sizes, from both the Global North and South, in developed and developing regions, the contributors collectively argue for the importance and circulation of global knowledge rooted in local food planning practices, programmes and policies.

The Color of Food

Author : Natasha Bowens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780865717893
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book The Color of Food written by Natasha Bowens and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Color of Food sheds light on the issues that lie at the intersection of race and farming. It challenges the status quo of agrarian identity for people of color, honoring a history richer than slavery and migrant labor. By sharing and celebrating their stories, this collection reveals the remarkable face of the American farmer.

Mountain Farming is Family Farming

Author : Susanne Wymann von Dach
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN 13 : 9789251079751
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (797 download)

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Download or read book Mountain Farming is Family Farming written by Susanne Wymann von Dach and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication, featuring 25 case studies from across the mountain landscapes, gives an overview of the global changes affecting mountain farming and the strategies that mountain communities have developed to cope. Each study also presents a set of lessons and recommendations, meant to inform and benefit mountain communities, policy-makers, development experts and academics who work to support mountain farmers and to protect mountains.

Indigenous Peoples and the Collaborative Stewardship of Nature

Author : Anne Ross
Publisher : Left Coast Press
ISBN 13 : 1598745786
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Indigenous Peoples and the Collaborative Stewardship of Nature written by Anne Ross and published by Left Coast Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive and global in scope, this book critically evaluates the range of management options that claim to have integrated Indigenous peoples and knowledge, and then outline an innovative, alternative model of co-management, the Indigenous Stewardship Model.