University of California, Santa Cruz.
J Peasant Stud. 2010;37(4):723-48. doi: 10.1080/03066150.2010.512456.
Corn ethanol production is central in the United States' agrofuels initiatives. In this paper I discuss corn ethanol production in Iowa, USA and examine several dynamics: farmers' positions in agrofuel supply chains; struggles around the construction and operation of agrofuel refineries; the politics of ethanol production and regulation; and the ecological consequences of increased corn production. I argue that current US agrofuels production and politics reinforce longstanding and unequal political economic relationships in industrial agriculture. I also argue that the politics of US agrofuels, focused on carbon accounting for greenhouse gas reduction and energy security, privilege urban and other actors' social and ecological interests over those of rural places of production.
玉米乙醇生产在美国的农业燃料计划中处于核心地位。本文讨论了美国爱荷华州的玉米乙醇生产，并考察了几个动态：农民在农业燃料供应链中的地位；围绕农业燃料精炼厂的建设和运营而展开的斗争；乙醇生产和监管的政治；以及玉米产量增加带来的生态后果。我认为，当前美国的农业燃料生产和政治加强了工业农业中由来已久的不平等政治经济关系。我还认为，美国农业燃料的政治重点是温室气体减排和能源安全的碳核算，优先考虑城市和其他行为者的社会和生态利益，而不是农村生产地的利益。
