Does One Health Fit All? A French Peasants’ Perspective

Geneviève Savigny ()

Development, 2023, vol. 66, issue 3, 245-250

Abstract: Abstract The following article explores the point of view of members of La Confederation Paysanne in France around the concept of One Health. When interviewed on One Health, a notion that is allegedly rather new to them, the French peasants involved in the consultation have expressed some degree of scepticism, particularly because One Health is becoming more and more a mainstream topic in international fora. The farmers’ main fear is that One Health may turn out to be imposed as a new top–down, ‘one size-fits all’ approach. Within the peasant community, the balance between human, animal and environmental health has traditionally been pursued and achieved through an ever-evolving practice of peasant agroecology. In their view, agroecology represents a local and tailored response to challenges within the farming environment.

Keywords: Farmers consultation; Peasant agriculture; Agroecology; One-size-fits-all; Industrialization of livestock; Biosecurity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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