Beyond Family Farming

Bina Agarwal, 2017 Balzan Prizewinner for Gender Studies, shows how a model of farming that transcends the small family farms dominant in the world can transform agricultural institutions, and hence increase farm productivity, improve farmer welfare, and enhance gender equality. Agarwal has been researching this issue for several years, and her Balzan Prize funds a project that further extends this work. Some of these findings are also presented in this tenth Annual Balzan Lecture.