Abstract
The theme of the 2014 SRSA meeting called attention to the interrelationships between agricultural sustainability and community resilience, which have become interrelated goals in building agriculture and communities that support vibrant local food economies in a rapidly globalizing food economy. In this presidential address, I will start with a story of my aunt, who was a farm wife/woman in Tanba Sasayama, Japan. Then, I will return to William H. Friedland’s critique of rural sociology/rural sociologists from 32 years ago to reflect on the impact of an increased importance of these two concepts on transforming the institutional landscape of agricultural sciences. I will ask how agricultural sustainability and community resilience can, as new paradigms, contribute to addressing critical issues that many farm households and rural communities face.
Recommended Citation
Tanaka, Keiko. 2014. "Presidential Address: Reimagining the Future of Agriculture: Building Knowledge for Sustainability and Resilience." Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 29(1): Article 1. Available at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/jrss/vol29/iss1/1
Publication Date
7-31-2014
