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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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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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Agroecological practices characterization survey

, 2023
The agroecological practices characterization survey provides quantitative information from 850 farmers in Peru, from the Ucayali region, in the Padre Abad and Coronell Portillo districts.
Buritica Casanova, Alexander, Orjuela Ramirez, Guillermo, Gonzalez, Carolina   +2 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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Agroecology as a science, a movement and a practice. A review [PDF]

Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2009
Agroecology involves various approaches to solve actual challenges of agricultural production. Though agroecology initially dealt primarily with crop production and protection aspects, in recent decades new dimensions such as environmental, social, economic, ethical and development issues are becoming relevant.
Wezel, Alexander, Bellon, S., Doré, Thierry, Francis, C., Vallod, D., David, C.   +5 more
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Variables used to typify households based on farming livelihoods diversity and agroecological practices.

, 2022
AP-A represents agroecological practices for agriculture. AP-CR are agroecological practices for cattle ranching.
Prajal Pradhan (412725), Marcela Quintero (5621852), Lucila Marcela Beltrán-Tolosa (14076512), Jhon Ocampo (14076515), Gisella S. Cruz-Garcia (11617825)   +4 more
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Transdisciplinarity in agroecology: practices and perspectives in Europe

Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 2020
Agroecology, as a science for the study, design and management of sustainable food systems, retakes epistemic, methodological and practical approaches of transdisciplinarity.
Claudia Fernández González, Guillaume Ollivier, Stéphane Bellon   +2 more
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Agroecological Practices Used in Scottish Farming: Evidence from a Survey of Farming Businesses [PDF]

, 2021
The Scottish Government’s ambition to address climate and biodiversity emergencies require urgent decisions to be made on replacement agricultural policies, following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Agroecology is one nature-based farming approach which,
Shrestha, S; id_orcid, Barnes, A.P., Shrestha, S., Toma, L; id_orcid, Ferreira, JG, Barnes, AP; id_orcid, Toma, L., Thompson, B; id_orcid, Thompson, B., Ferreira, J.   +9 more
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