Vandana Shiva, in her latest interview on Alternative Radio explains.
From:Vandana Shiva on Gandhi for Today’s World
The Gujjars are a pastoral tribe in Rajasthan. Over the last few years, as part of globalization, the pastures have been enclosed. This land makes up about 70 percent of Rajasthan, which is a desert state where only about 30 percent is used for agriculture. The Rajasthan government passed a law making the pastures available to grow jatropha, a biofuel crop used for cars. As a result, the pastoral economy has absolutely gone. The Gujjars have lost their livelihood base. They came out in a very, very strong way, and they blocked the rails and roads of India for about two months. Parts of the country could not function, and the government was brought to its knees. All they were seeking was a few jobs, because they’ve lost their livelihoods in grazing.
I did a quick google news search putting Gujjars and jatropha together and the above website is the only news site currently that connects the dots.
Read the rest of the interview to get an interesting analogy between terrorism and weeds(as applied to agriculture).
