DEUX MAINS DANS LA TERRE
Vers une transition agroécologique TWO HANDS IN THE EARTH
Towards an agroecological transition
Jacques Caplat and Laëtitia Rouxel Follow up of the file written by Jacques Caplat
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17 × 23 cm 128 pages in color softback october 2021 estimated retail price: 22 €
Jacques Caplat is an agronomist and anthropologist. The son of an organic farmer, he worked as a field technician in Africa and then at the Chamber of Agriculture and at gab, the Parisian region organic farmers’ association. He was then a coordinator at the national organic federation fnab, where he was in charge of agricultural, environmental and seed policy. He has written several books on organic farming published by Actes Sud and gives lectures and offers training and consultancy services www.changeonsdagriculture.fr Laëtitia Rouxel is the author of comic books. Her works include Un quart né (Jarjille, 2014), Des graines sous la neige (Locus Solus, 2017), Esther Volauvent (L’Œuf, 2017), Douze balles montées en breloque (Goater, 2018), Brigande ! (Locus Solus, 2019) and Carrefour des mondes, nos lettres persanes (Locus Solus, 2019).
farmer, with the valuable input At the outset, Fred has no fixed idea in of his wife and daughter, re- mind, but he informs himself through evaluates his profession and podcasts, conferences and discussions decides to transition to organic farming with others. He is constantly guided by in a bid to regain his independence. In his daughter Thémis, who encourages the course of his journey, his perspective him, surprises him, and even on occaon agriculture evolves as he realises that a sion reproaches him. In the second phase, farmer can be a genuine “climate s aviour” he explores alternative practices, visiting and a driver of regional renewal. another farm, talking things over with Fred is a cereal farmer who is looking to a neighbouring farmer, and meeting a expand, whereas his wife Mel has started farmer who selects his own seeds. to question his mode of production. But Having laid the groundwork, Fred then their disagreements are personal not profes- proceeds to transform his farm and his sional, and indeed they feel closer than ever farming practices. as they await the birth of their first child. Eight years pass and the farm has grown and The technical details are given in a dosbeen modernised, but Fred feels completely sier at the end of the book, the main text reliant on his cooperative. His wife’s criti- focusing on the human dimension to this cisms over the years have finally seeped in personal odyssey. and forced him to take stock. He announces to his wife that he is going to start over from The book has been supported by the Bioscratch, which brings them closer together coop Grand-Ouest network and the Agir pour l’environnement association. and wins him Mel’s active support.
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