This guest lecture explores how global value systems (GVSs) have reshaped agriculture under neoliberal capitalism whereby production has shifted to the Global South, while control remains with Northern-based transnational corporations. These companies exploit differences in labor costs, environmental rules, and regulations—what we call “labour-nature-regulation arbitrage”—to maximize profits. Specifically, we will learn how these mechanisms and processes play out on the ground in Haryana, Northern India. Afterwards there will be a collective discussion and Q&A.

You are warmly invited to join us for this guest lecture and please don't hesitate to reach out in case of any questions, you can contact: m.pletsch-betancourt[at]uni-kassel[dot]de.

Best wishes,
Rebeca for the Project Team AGRARTRANS (Master 'Agriculture, Ecology & Societies’, FB11)