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Agricultural transformation and women's labor in a tobacco village

Title	Agricultural transformation and women's labor in a tobacco village
Author	Gür, Faik
Publication Date:	2016
Publication Place	- Cyprus International University
Subject	Tobacco, agriculture, Women's labor, Division of labor, Commodification, Social transformation, Village, Tobacco, Agriculture, Women's labor, Division of labor, Commodification, Societal change, Village
Type	Periodical
Language	Turkish
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID	1300-7491
Record ID	6c1bc91b-104c-4bd0-979c-3f0d384af144
Library Location	International Relations
Date	2016
Sample Text	I grew up in a medium-sized Turkish village. The village was in the Inner Aegean region. Although the local soil is relatively infertile and barren, the best quality tobacco has been produced since the 1960s. Since there were no irrigation systems, the soil was not suitable for growing cotton and similar products. However, grapes and some vegetables could be grown on some fertile and irrigable land along the Banaz Stream. Until its production was limited in 2000, the impact of all agricultural production activities except tobacco on the village economy was quite limited. Specialization in tobacco production in the 1980s and 1990s intensified commodification processes in the village's economic activities. For example, the subsistence level of the village has transformed into the commodity level. Most subsistence level goods and services have become commoditized. Products from this area, such as milk, eggs and bread, were sold in the village grocery store. In this article, I argue that the supply of labor and services in commodification processes in the village mostly depends on women's labor organized under the influence of the patriarchal order. Despite the existing structure, I examine how women use the social space, strengthen their presence, and take part in decision-making processes through such means as mutual labor exchange and women's assistance meetings., I grew up in a medium-sized Turkish Village, situated in the interior Aegean region of Western Turkey, which has relatively infertile and arid land on which villagers have been producing best quality tobacco since the 1960s. The land is not suitable for most other crops, such as cotton, which requires an irrigation system. The village has some fertile and wet land near Banaz River, a small river that enables some families to grow vegetables and grapes. Apart from tobacco, until its production was restricted in the 2000s, other productive activities had a very limited impact on the village economy. Specialization in tobacco production in the 1980s and 1990s resulted in the intensification of the processes of commodification within the village. The subsistence sphere of the village, for instance, has been transformed to the commodity sphere. Many aspects of subsistence goods and activities have been transformed into commodities. Milk, eggs, and bread, for instance, have become available in the village market. In this article I argue that the supply of labor and service in such processes in the village depend on women's labor organized by patriarchal relationships. However, women use social spaces, reciprocal labor exchanges, and women's helping parties to empower their existence and create room to be active in decision making processes.
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Agricultural transformation and women's labor in a tobacco village

Author Gür, Faik

Publication Date 2016

Publication Place - Cyprus International University

Subject Tobacco, agriculture, Women's labor, Division of labor, Commodification, Social transformation, Village, Tobacco, Agriculture, Women's labor, Division of labor, Commodification, Societal change, Village

Type Periodical

Language Turkish

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Özyeğin University

Library Asset ID 1300-7491

Record ID 6c1bc91b-104c-4bd0-979c-3f0d384af144

Library Location International Relations

Date 2016

Sample Text I grew up in a medium-sized Turkish village. The village was in the Inner Aegean region. Although the local soil is relatively infertile and barren, the best quality tobacco has been produced since the 1960s. Since there were no irrigation systems, the soil was not suitable for growing cotton and similar products. However, grapes and some vegetables could be grown on some fertile and irrigable land along the Banaz Stream. Until its production was limited in 2000, the impact of all agricultural production activities except tobacco on the village economy was quite limited. Specialization in tobacco production in the 1980s and 1990s intensified commodification processes in the village's economic activities. For example, the subsistence level of the village has transformed into the commodity level. Most subsistence level goods and services have become commoditized. Products from this area, such as milk, eggs and bread, were sold in the village grocery store. In this article, I argue that the supply of labor and services in commodification processes in the village mostly depends on women's labor organized under the influence of the patriarchal order. Despite the existing structure, I examine how women use the social space, strengthen their presence, and take part in decision-making processes through such means as mutual labor exchange and women's assistance meetings., I grew up in a medium-sized Turkish Village, situated in the interior Aegean region of Western Turkey, which has relatively infertile and arid land on which villagers have been producing best quality tobacco since the 1960s. The land is not suitable for most other crops, such as cotton, which requires an irrigation system. The village has some fertile and wet land near Banaz River, a small river that enables some families to grow vegetables and grapes. Apart from tobacco, until its production was restricted in the 2000s, other productive activities had a very limited impact on the village economy. Specialization in tobacco production in the 1980s and 1990s resulted in the intensification of the processes of commodification within the village. The subsistence sphere of the village, for instance, has been transformed to the commodity sphere. Many aspects of subsistence goods and activities have been transformed into commodities. Milk, eggs, and bread, for instance, have become available in the village market. In this article I argue that the supply of labor and service in such processes in the village depend on women's labor organized by patriarchal relationships. However, women use social spaces, reciprocal labor exchanges, and women's helping parties to empower their existence and create room to be active in decision making processes.

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