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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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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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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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The agroecological transition of agricultural systems in the Global South [PDF]

, 2018
Food security, jobs, ecological transition of agricultural production models and consumption patterns... Agroecology could be one of the solutions to meet the future challenges of humanity. Part of the United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals, it
Côte, François-Xavier (ed.), Perret, Sylvain (ed.), Poirier-Magona, Emmanuelle (ed.), Rapidel, Bruno (ed.), Roudier, Philippe (ed.), Thirion, Marie-Cécile (ed.)   +5 more
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The state of sustainable agriculture and agroecology research and impacts: A survey of U.S. scientists [PDF]

, 2020
A growing body of research suggests that although sustainable agriculture, particularly agroecology, can address challenges such as those related to climate change, ecosystem services, food insecurity, and farmer livelihoods, the transition to such ...
Basche, Andrea D., DeLonge, Marcia, Haynes-Maslow, Lindsey, Robbins, Tali   +3 more
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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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Exploring the Potential of Developmental Work Research and Change Laboratory to Support Sustainability Transformations:A Case Study of Organic Agriculture in Zimbabwe [PDF]

, 2018
This paper explores the emergence of transgressive learning in CHAT-informed development work research in a networked organic agriculture case study in Zimbabwe, based on intervention research involving district organic associations tackling ...
McAllister, Georgina, Mudokwani, Kuda, Mukute, Mutizwa, Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi   +3 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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Review: Towards the agroecological management of ruminants, pigs and poultry through the development of sustainable breeding programmes. II. Breeding strategies [PDF]

, 2016
Agroecology uses ecological processes and local resources rather than chemical inputs to develop productive and resilient livestock and crop production systems.
Belloc, Catherine, Bidanel, J., Brochard, M., Delaby, Luc, Dourmad, J. Y., Dumont, B., Ezanno, Pauline, Fortun-Lamothe, L., Foucras, G., Frappat, Brigitte, Gonzalez-Garcia, E., Hazard, D., Larzul, C., Lubac, S., Mignon-Grasteau, S., Moreno, C. R., Phocas, F., Tixier-Boichard, M.   +17 more
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