The paradoxes of dairy farmers in Catalonia (Spain) : crisis and "double bind"
Barbeta Viñas, Marc (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sociologia)
Requena-i-Mora, Marina (Universitat Jaume I)

Data:	2021
Resum:	The article analyses the crisis and 'double bind' situation to which Catalan dairy farmers find themselves subjected. Two contradictory commands are being imposed on them: 'act as if nature does not matter and increase production because, otherwise, the abandonment of livestock activity threatens you'; and 'reduce production and protect the environment to avoid an environmental catastrophe'. In the first part of the article, we study the socioeconomic crisis facing cattle farmers. In the second, we analyse farmers' discourse on the matter as a 'double bind'. Our conclusions indicate that in order to escape this paradoxical situation and gain some autonomy with respect to industry, farmers must establish a collective conscience and unite their interests: Although the path of producer cooperativism may be among the most realistic, it is not an easy one to follow.
Nota:	Altres ajuts: acords transformatius de la UAB
Nota:	Altres ajuts: Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA) (CF616633)
Nota:	We want to thank Marta Terra for her contribution to the research. To Miren Etxezarreta and Luis Enrique Alonso for the comments on the text. This work was supported by the Departament d'Agricultura Ramaderia i Pesca de la Generalitat de Catalunya within the framework of an agreement between the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA) and UAB: Project code CF616633
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Publicat a:	Sociologia Ruralis, Vol. 62, núm. 1 (2022) , p. 91-111, ISSN 1467-9523

DOI: 10.1111/soru.12357

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