In 1996, the Argentine government authorized the use of genetically
modified (GM), herbicide-resistance soybean seeds. By the
mid-2000s, GM soybeans were cultivated on more than half of the
arable land in Argentina and represented one-fourth of the
country's exports. While this agricultural boom has benefitted
agribusiness companies and fed tax revenues, it also has a dark
side: it has accelerated the deforestation of native forests,
prompted the eviction of indigenous and peasant families, and
spurred episodes of contamination. In Soybeans and Power, Pablo
Lapegna investigates the ways in which rural populations have coped
with GM soybean expansion in Argentina. Based on over a decade of
ethnographic research, Lapegna reveals that many communities
initially resisted, yet ultimately adapted to the new agricultural
technologies forced upon them by public officials. However, rather
than painting the decline of the protests in an exclusively
negative light, Lapegna argues that the farmers played an active
role in their own demobilization, switching to tactics of
negotiation and accommodation in order to maneuver the situation to
their advantage. Lapegna offers a rare, on the ground glimpse into
the life cycle of a social movement, from mobilization and protest
to demobilization and resigned acceptance. Through the case study
of Argentina, a major player in the use and export of GM crops,
Soybeans and Power gives voice to the communities most adversely
affected by GM technology, as well as the strategies that they have
enacted in order to survive.
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