In presenting such stylised treatments of the two
chains we accept that we may have over-simpli®ed the
distinction between standardised or codi®ed knowledge
and tacit or local knowledge. In practice, it is clear that
we are really dealing with dierent combinations of the
two. What we wish to point to is that the conventional
chain is biased towards standardised knowledge with the
eect that tacit knowledge is debased so that it cannot
easily be drawn upon once this chain moves into crisis.
In contrast, the organic model aords more scope for
the utilisation of tacit knowledge in combination with
benign standardised forms. This combination aims to
revalue local knowledge, local ecosystems and local identities so that farmers can once again become
``knowing agents'', able to exercise more autonomy and
control over both their relations with other actors in the
food chain and means of production on the farm. We
accept, however, that the claim that organic production
necessarily increases the autonomy and control of the
farmer, rather than simply reallocating social and ecological
dependencies and knowledge networks remains
to be seen.
In presenting such stylised treatments of the twochains we accept that we may have over-simpli®ed thedistinction between standardised or codi®ed knowledgeand tacit or local knowledge. In practice, it is clear thatwe are really dealing with dierent combinations of thetwo. What we wish to point to is that the conventionalchain is biased towards standardised knowledge with theeect that tacit knowledge is debased so that it cannoteasily be drawn upon once this chain moves into crisis.In contrast, the organic model aords more scope forthe utilisation of tacit knowledge in combination withbenign standardised forms. This combination aims torevalue local knowledge, local ecosystems and local identities so that farmers can once again become``knowing agents'', able to exercise more autonomy andcontrol over both their relations with other actors in thefood chain and means of production on the farm. Weaccept, however, that the claim that organic productionnecessarily increases the autonomy and control of thefarmer, rather than simply reallocating social and ecologicaldependencies and knowledge networks remainsto be seen.
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