This chapter examines right-to-food jurisprudence and activism in India. When Indian jurists and policymakers recognized a right to food, they were mindful of rights critique and did not articulate a narrow juridical entitlement that an individual, with sufficient resources, could attempt to...

To enhance the welfare of smallholder farmers, development agencies increasingly promote “value chain agriculture” where farmers partner with more powerful entities such as corporations and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to create new sources of economic value. Via an ethnographic...