the advent of industrialized agriculture gave rise to the mainstream food systems that we know today. by relying on technification and trade, these systems have significantly increased food production and expanded its market globally. however, they have also compromised local, regional, and even planetary ecosystems
and have largely denied the voices and practices of small-scale farmers, by pushing them towards social exclusion. this book seeks to explore this critical issue, and its main premise is that the reciprocal exchange of voice can become a strategy to increase the resilience and recognition of small-scale farmers and their communities. in this work, i will construct a theoretical context for the values of voice and reciprocity that will include their relation to
information and communications technologies and agriculture. two practical case studies in tanzania and mexico will serve as examples of how reciprocal voice could be encouraged in small-scale farming communities through a methodological approach.
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