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The evolution of agroecology in Mexico, 1920–2023

open access: yesElem Sci Anth
During the last 2 decades, several studies have analyzed the theoretical and practical development of agroecology in different countries. In each country, the transition has followed different paths and paces.
V. Toledo, Quetzal Argueta
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Engaging the public in plant science: Communication facilitators and barriers of scaling up a citizen science campaign

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Volunteers have been involved in nature observations for decades through citizen science initiatives, providing large data sets as well as problem identification that allow a more complete understanding of many natural phenomena. Although communication is a core component in citizen science, the key factors that determine its effectiveness in ...
Kristiina Gibson   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethnographie de la mise à l’agenda scientifique de l’agroécologie dans un laboratoire de génétique végétale

open access: yesVertigO
Since the late 2000s, the term “agroecology” has been gaining ground in agronomic research organizations (INRAE, CIRAD), in calls for research projects and in scientific publications. Plant genetics is no exception to this trend, but the appropriation of
Margot Buzaré
doaj   +1 more source

Reflections On Science And Technoscience [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Technoscientific research, a kind of scientific research conducted within the decontextualized approach (DA), uses advanced technology to produce instruments, experimental objects, and new objects and structures, that enable us to gain knowledge of ...
Lacey, Hugh
core   +3 more sources

Sustainable farm work in agroecology: how do systemic factors matter?

open access: yesAgriculture and Human Values
Agroecological farming is widely considered to reconcile improved working and living conditions of farmers while promoting social, economic, and ecological sustainability.
Sandra Volken, Patrick Bottazzi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Participatory fuzzy cognitive modelling reveals leverage points for agroecological adoption in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Global institutions are increasingly calling for an agroecological transition of our food systems to promote sustainable farmer livelihoods, safeguard agrobiodiversity and foster socio‐ecological resilience to a changing climate. Yet adoption remains limited, and there is a paucity of research examining how local conditions enable and ...
Gabriela Marie Garcia   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Master\u27s Project: A Soilful Journey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This project involved the evolution and continued development of Soilful City, an organization in D.C. that uses food and farming as a social change agent.
Brown, Xavier
core   +1 more source

Development and adoption of Kernza—A perennial grain crop for sustainable agriculture

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Annual cereal grains account for ~50% of human food calories, but cultivation of these crops has resulted in major environmental and social issues worldwide. For nearly three decades, researchers have been breeding intermediate wheatgrass—a perennial cool‐season grass—to serve as the world's first commercial‐scale perennial grain crop to improve ...
Jessica L. Gutknecht   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

URBAN AGROECOLOGY IN CAMPO GRANDE, BRAZIL [PDF]

open access: yesAnalele Universităţii din Oradea: Seria Geografie, 2019
Sustainable agriculture has a different meaning from region to region, most of scientific literatures highlight a dichotomy between developed and developing countries approaches.
Corina Paula NEMEȘ
doaj  

COVID 19: Lets act now: the urgent need for upscaling agroecology in Uganda (2020)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2020
The COVID 19 pandemic has ravaged most parts of the world leading to multiple negative effects as restrictions in movement have ensued. Uganda as a country has not been spared with such pandemics also known to disrupt food systems.
Francis Richard Jumba   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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