This book aims to explore the role of generational relations in the
reproduction of agrarian communities in their confrontation with
emerging capitalist relations.
Generational dimensions are obviously important in the social
reproduction of agrarian communities, and deserving the attention of all
those interested in agricultural futures, but they have been relatively
neglected compared to class and gender. With some exceptions, especially
in Africa (Sumberg et al., 2012) researchers and activists have given
little attention to intergenerational differences and tensions in rural
people's engagement with smallholder farming, and with expanding
corporate agribusiness.