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AGROECOLOGY: POLYSEMY, PLURALISM AND CONTROVERSIES [PDF]

Ambiente & Sociedade, 2016
In recent years, a growing number of actors and institutions, in different countries, have begun using the notion of Agroecology, which has led to an expansion of its polysemy and its controversies. Taking this into account, this paper analyzes, based on
LUIZ ANTONIO NORDER, CLAIRE LAMINE, STEPHANE BELLON, ALFIO BRANDENBURG   +3 more
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¿Puede el Estado hacer de la agroecología un fenómeno masivo? Experiencias de políticas públicas en América Latina

Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente, 2021
In this article we discuss the experience of agroecology policies implemented in Cuba and in Latin American countries that made a shift to the left in the early years of the 21st century and are currently facing an emergence of right-wing political ...
Omar Felipe Giraldo, Nils McCune
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Agroecology

, 2016
The agricultural and rural domains are characterized by internal and external drivers which menace the system, such as GM crops’ threats to agriculture and human health, supermarkets’ power over consumers and farmers, the imposition of the WTO liberalizing agenda, and the displacement of farmland to marginal locations due to land speculation.
López-i-Gelats, Feliu, Masso Tarditti, Marina Di, Binimelis, Rosa, Rivera-Ferre, Marta G.   +3 more
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O discurso político da agroecologia no MST: O caso do Assentamento 17 de Abril em Eldorado dos Carajás, Pará

Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, 2013
This article aims to discuss agroecology as political discourse. It draws on research by Altieri, Nichols, Glisseman, Gúzman and Cristoffoli, amongst others, in order to show the trajectories of agroecology as a science and the attempts to establish ...
Caetano De’ Carli
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Using agroecology to stimulate the greening of agriculture in China: a reflection on 15 years of teaching and curriculum development

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2019
Even though worldwide research and teaching in Agroecology blossomed in the 1980s, until recently, the development of Agroecology in China has been constrained by technical, cultural and economic considerations.
S. L. Wang, C. D. Caldwell, S. L. Kilyanek, Sean M. Smukler   +3 more
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An Undergraduate Agroecology Research Fellows Program Engages Co-learning Through Participatory Action Research

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
This paper addresses the role of an Undergraduate Agroecology Research Fellows Program (UARFP) toward a more critical and equity-oriented agroecology pedagogy.
Karen L. Nordstrom, Catherine E. Horner, Catherine E. Horner, V. Ernesto Méndez, V. Ernesto Méndez, V. Ernesto Méndez, Victor Izzo, Victor Izzo, Nell Carpenter, Joshua W. Faulkner, Joshua W. Faulkner, Joshua W. Faulkner, Martha Caswell, Martha Caswell, Martha Caswell, Martha Caswell   +15 more
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A declaration of commitments toward agroecology pluralities

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Introduction (first paragraphs): The U.S. Agroecology Summit was held May 22–25, 2023, at the Elms Hotel in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. One of the first agroecology convenings of its kind, the summit was funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (
Agroecology Summit ‘Outside Empire’ Subgroup Trumbull
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Revamping Ecosystem Services through Agroecology—The Case of Cereals

Agriculture, 2021
Globally, farming systems are mostly dominated by monoculture, which has the advantage of profitability at the expense of ecological systems. Recent years have witnessed an increasing momentum in global efforts to deploy sustainable agriculture practices
Gomathy Sethuraman, Nurul Amalina Mohd Zain, Sumiani Yusoff, Yin Mei Ng, Niranjan Baisakh, Acga Cheng   +5 more
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Agroecological approaches to securing rural livelihoods: a critical analysis using the example of Tanzania

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Agrifood systems globally are confronted with mounting challenges, including hunger, rising food prices, and geopolitical tensions. Conventional agricultural models face criticism for causing environmental degradation and increasing poverty, which ...
Nadja Ahmad, Sören Köpke
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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
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