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Resilience and adaptation in Moroccan agriculture during the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspectives from farmers [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected various sectors, including agriculture. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of smallholder farmers in Morocco's Fez-Meknes and Marrakesh-Safi regions regarding the potential effects of the pandemic
Boutagayout Abdellatif, Bouiamrine El Houssine, Lahlali Rachid, Rhioui Wijdane, Hamdani Anas, Nassiri Laila, El Jarroudi Moussa, Belmalha Saadia   +7 more
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Family farming systems: An index-based approach to the drivers of agroecological principles in the southern Andes

Ecological Indicators, 2023
Global social-ecological crises call for the identification and promotion of resilient agrifood systems. Agroecology can help addressing these challenges by fostering high levels of diversity and climate resilience.
Josefina Cortés, Lorena Vieli, José Tomás Ibarra   +2 more
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Agroecology in Canada: Towards an Integration of Agroecological Practice, Movement, and Science [PDF]

Sustainability, 2018
This article surveys the current state of agroecology in Canada, giving particular attention to agroecological practices, the related social movements, and the achievements of agroecological science. In each of these realms, we find that agroecology emerges as a response to the various social and ecological problems associated with the prevailing ...
Marney E. Isaac, S. Ryan Isakson, Bryan Dale, Charles Z. Levkoe, Sarah K. Hargreaves, V. Ernesto Méndez, Hannah Wittman, Colleen Hammelman, Jennifer C. Langill, Adam R. Martin, Erin Nelson, Michael Ekers, Kira A. Borden, Stephanie Gagliardi, Serra Buchanan, Sarah Archibald, Astrid Gálvez Ciani   +16 more
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Effects of agroecological practices on soil organic carbon sequestration using synchronic and diachronic approaches in Madagascar

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2020
Sequestration of soil organic carbon (SOC) in agricultural systems is a key indicator of soil fertility improvement and climate change mitigation at the global scale.
Narindra Harisoa Rakotovao, Nandrianina Ramifehiarivo, Clovis Grinand, Herintsitohaina Ramarson Razakamanarivo, Alain Albrecht, Tantely Maminiaina Razafimbelo   +5 more
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The importance of shrubland and local agroecological practices for pumpkin production in sub-Saharan smallholdings

Basic and Applied Ecology, 2023
Land-use and local field management affect pollinators, pest damage and ultimately crop yields. Agroecology is implemented as a sustainable alternative to conventional agricultural practices, but little is known about its potential for pollination and ...
Cassandra Vogel, Tapiwa Mkandawire, Mwapi Mkandawire, Georg Küstner, Laifolo Dakishoni, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Aaron Iverson, Katja Poveda, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter   +8 more
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Editorial: Agroecology in policy and practice

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
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Gemmill-Herren, Barbara, Gottwald, Franz-Theo, Batello, Caterina, Bezner Kerr, Rachel, Herren, Hans R   +4 more
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The emergence of agroecological practices on agropastoral dairy farms in the face of changing demand from dairies

Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2020
Description of the subject. Today, the dairy sector is facing economic, social and environmental challenges. Agroecology seems to be one way of meeting those challenges.
Arielle Vidal, Amandine Lurette, Marie-Odile Nozières-Petit, Éric Vall, Charles-Henri Moulin   +4 more
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Theory, Practice and Challenges of Agroecology in India

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2021
With the Green Revolution in Asia, the gap in agricultural yield with the developed world has been closed, while the gap in farm labour productivity has greatly widened. This reveals a deepening agrarian and environmental crisis in India. The industrial mode of production has led to the massive use of costly industrial inputs to increase yields and ...
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Implementing Place-Based Food Systems when Access to Place is Precarious

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2019
Agroecologists and development practitioners claim that the use of agroecological practices can reduce poverty and increase food security. However, this assumption is made without understanding how peasant households can access land on which they can ...
Maria J. Van Der Maaten
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Agroecological transition in vegetable farming systems in southern Benin. Lessons from a diagnostic analysis

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2022
In Benin, agroecological intensification and agroecological transition of vegetable farming systems is an undeniable necessity for achieving the objectives of food and nutrition security while preserving natural resources, human and animal health.
Gbelidji T. Vodouhê, Bienvenu Adje, Anicet Dassou, Silvère D. Tovignan, Valentin Kindomihou, Simplice D. Vodouhê   +5 more
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