‘Good farming’ in a polycrisis: What could arts-led research offer?

Herman, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0646-9726 and Roberts, L. 2025. ‘Good farming’ in a polycrisis: What could arts-led research offer? Area , e70027. 10.1111/area.70027

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Abstract

What does ‘good farming’ look like in a context of climatic, technological, socio-economic, regulatory, and geopolitical upheaval? In this commentary, we highlight the opportunities presented by arts-led research to complement the existing STEM-centric data by offering more inclusive, holistic, dialogical, and experiential understandings of contemporary agriculture. Creative methods offer diverse opportunities to engage with farmer voices, and ensure that policy-making successfully connects with its intended stakeholders, in contrast to the experiences of the Welsh Sustainable Farming Scheme. Through three brief examples of participatory arts, storytelling, and futuring, we highlight the importance of voicing silences, building trust, and enabling more culturally sustainable policies within contentious, complex and, emotive arenas such as environmental sustainability.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Schools > Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	0004-0894
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	22 May 2025
Date of Acceptance:	20 May 2025
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2025 14:08
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/178423

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