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The relationships between organic farming and agroecology. [PDF]

, 2011
While acknowledging an extension of agroecology in the organic sector and a growing influence of agroecology in the academic world, we explore their relationships.
ABREU, L. S. de, Bellon, S., Olivier, G., Lamine, Claire, LAMINE, C., Abreu, Lucimar Santiago de, OLLIVIER, G.   +6 more
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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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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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

¿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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Certifying agroecology: tracing organic boundaries [PDF]

, 2019
The histories of agroecology and organic are both long and intertwined (Bellon et al., 2011). The specific terminology “agroecology” has had different uses and trajectories in scholarly literature, policies and social movements (Bellon and Ollivier, 2018;
A. Loconto, Loconto, Allison, Dufeu, Ivan, I. Dufeu   +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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Functional–Taxonomic Scaling Resolves Conflicting Average Genome Size Estimates Across Environmental Gradients

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Based on genome size‐functional breadth theory, we introduce and validate a framework that adjudicates conflicting average genome size (AGS) estimates by testing which estimate yields a gap between scaled functional diversity and scaled taxonomic diversity that is consistent with the expected positive association between genome size and gene functional
Huanhuan Zhu, Xiaoye Chen, Qiushi Li, Chenyu Sun, Haihua Xia, Yingxin Huang, Cong Wang, Peilin Chen, Cheng Gao   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc, Douadia Bougherara, Thi Thanh Mai Ha, Laure Latruffe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source