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Food democracy as radical political agroecology: securing autonomy (alterity) by subverting the state-capital nexus

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Food democracy and political agroecology, as closely allied social movements, have become associated in the main with what may be termed ‘agrarian populist’ and postcolonial problematics.
Mark Tilzey
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Ecosystem services of biodiversity in organic grasslands [PDF]

, 2011
The use of multi-species mixtures in herbage production can add value in terms of improved conditions for pollinating insects, better resource utilization, carbon sequestration, yield stability, animal health and product quality.
Eriksen, J., Strandberg, B., Søegaard, K.   +2 more
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Navigating Tensions and Contradictions: The Everyday Negotiation of Militant Research

Area, EarlyView.
Short Abstract This paper explores the tensions and contradictions generated when conducting militant research from within academia. More specifically, it focuses on how they play out and shape militant research on an everyday basis, and how they are constantly negotiated by militant researchers and mediated by their diverse positionalities.
Sergio Ruiz Cayuela
wiley   +1 more source

Climate smart agriculture from field to farm scale: a model based approach for Southern Africa. [P40] [PDF]

, 2015
Southern Africa (SA) is expected to be particularly impacted by climate change projecting a 40% decrease in rainfall in critical areas over the next 70 years and maize productivity falling by up to 30% by 2030.
Berre, David, Corbeels, Marc, Lopez Ridaura, Santiago, Mutenje Munyaradzi, J., Rusinamhodzi, Léonard, Thierfelder, Christian   +5 more
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Agroecology in the belly of the beast

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Introduction In February 2023, the Institute for Agroecology (IFA) was formally recognized by the University of Vermont. We are a group of scholars who aim to leverage our privileges and positions within the academy to support farmers, activists, and
Catherin Horner, Martha Caswell, Colin Anderson, V. Ernesto Méndez, Janica Anderzén   +4 more
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Klebsiella sp. strain B7 enhances alkaline tolerance by secreting pyruvic acid to accelerate L‐malic acid accumulation in soybean

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
Klebsiella sp. strain B7 acts as a positive regulator in alkaline stress responses in soybean. By activating pyruvic acid metabolism and L‐malic acid biosynthesis pathways, B7 significantly increases alkaline tolerance and yield in soybean. ABSTRACT Alkaline stress is a major constraint on crop growth and development and negatively impacts soybean ...
Yingxue Cao, Yijia Jiang, Yang Li, Yong Long, Siyu Huang, Hongwei Li, Miao Yang, Mingyu Yang, Yuecheng Tang, Bo Zhang, Zhongming Fang, Ming Yuan, Zhenhua Yu, Fanli Meng   +13 more
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Pooling effort of all stakeholders to upscale Climate Smart and Conservation Agriculture within National Task Force on Conservation Agriculture [PDF]

, 2014
Many parts of Madagascar have a recurrent problem of national and household food insecurity which is largely traceable to declining agricultural productivity set against a background of increasing population and climatic shocks. Climate smart Agriculture
Enjalric, Frank, Raharison, Tahina, RakotoHarivony, N., Rakotondramanana,, Rasolomanjaka, Joachin   +4 more
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The Capital–Labour–State Dynamics of Herbicide Adoption in Rainfed India

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper engages debates around the capital–labour–state dynamics of agrarian transitions to address the oft‐studied but still little‐understood question of why farmers adopt herbicides when they do. Over the last several years, smallholder farmers in India have begun using the herbicide bispyribac sodium at breakneck speeds, particularly in
Carly Nichols, Nidhi Kumari
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Entangled Foodways and Livelihood Pathways: Cinnamon, State Interventions, and Everyday Life in Hmong Communities of Northern Vietnam

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The agroecological practices of ethnic minority farmers in Vietnam's northern uplands are being reshaped by intersecting pressures of land‐use reform, market integration, and state‐backed crop promotion. Among Hmong communities in the south of Lào Cai Province (former Yên Bái Province) cinnamon was once valued primarily for its medicinal ...
Mélie Monnerat, Sarah Turner
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Agroecology experiences in rural schools in agrarian reform territories

Revista Brasileira de Educação do Campo
This article results from the systematization of actions and formative experiences within the project “Education and Agroecology in Rural Schools of Agrarian Reform Territories,” an initiative of the MST in partnership with allied organizations.
Kamila Karine dos Santos Wanderley, Dionara Soares Ribeiro   +1 more
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