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Rural Social Movements and Agroecology: Context, Theory, and Process

Ecology and Society, 2012
Rural social movements have in recent years adopted agroecology and diversified farming systems as part of their discourse and practice. Here, we situate this phenomenon in the evolving context of rural spaces that are increasingly disputed between ...
Peter M. Rosset, Maria Elena Martínez-Torres   +1 more
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Agroecology

Agroecology represents a paradigm for just transitions in food systems amidst global ecological, economic, and health related crises. It has gained international prominence and legitimacy in the realms of science, practice, and social movements. Based on principles developed through the study of peasant agriculture and indigenous and regional foodways,
Colin R. Anderson, Claire Lamine, Martha Caswell   +2 more
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Harnessing the Power of Citizen Science for Agroecological Transitions: The Case of the One Million Voices of Agroecology Initiative and Digital Platform

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice
The One Million Voices (OMV) citizen science initiative aimed to harness the power of citizen science to support agroecological transitions globally. Its goal was to co-develop a citizen science platform that enables farmers, producer organizations, and ...
Lisa Elena Fuchs, Lily Cannell van Dien, Maria Rosa ‘Rosy’ Mondardini, Ma Estrella ‘Esther’ Penunia, Irish Baguilat, Sergio Iván Larrea Macías, Marcelo Soares Souza, Eduardo Fernandes Formighieri, Murilo Gelain Gonçalves, Rodrigo B. Westphalen, Vitória Pimentel, Fabio Ricci, Daria Levina, Matthias Geck   +13 more
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Ethnographie de la mise à l’agenda scientifique de l’agroécologie dans un laboratoire de génétique végétale

VertigO
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
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"There Will Be No Agroecology Without Feminism": The Brazilian Case

Sustentabilidade em Debate, 2014
The vital contribution of smallholders’ production to agroecosystems and to food security leads to the valorisation of agroecology. However, a gender perspective is usually lacking when talking about those issues.
Héloïse Prévost, Gema Galgani Silveira Leite Esmeraldo, Hélène Guetat-Bernard   +2 more
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From Peasant to Peasant: Peasant Education for Agro-Ecological Resistance and Transformation

Revista Brasileira de Educação do Campo, 2020
In this essay we address "peasant to peasant" processes (PCaC) as an inclusive educational and epistemic dispositive where an agroecology of knowledges is articulated for the constitution of the agroecological peasantry and peasant agroecology as a ...
Valentín Val, Peter Michael Rosset
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Are disruptive agricultural technologies compatible with agroecology?

npj Sustainable Agriculture
Agroecology has emerged as a credible approach to achieving sustainable and resilient agrifood systems. But the role for disruptive agricultural technologies within agroecology remains contentious.
Helena Shilomboleni, Matthew A. Schnurr
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Comparative analysis of cattle production systems in Nigeria grassland agroecology

Circular Agricultural Systems
This study explores herd production characteristics and phenotypic traits of indigenous dairy cattle in the grassland agroecology of Nigeria. The study highlighted the crucial role of agroecology as a modifier of cattle production operations and ...
Akeem B. Sikiru, Bisong O. Otu, Olayinka J. Makinde, Saoban Saheed, Stephen S. A. Egena, Ibrahim R. Muhammad   +5 more
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COVID 19: Lets act now: the urgent need for upscaling agroecology in Uganda (2020)

International 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, Tadeo Tibasiima, Eriah Byaruhanga, Joshua Aijuka, Holger Pabst, Julie Matovu Nakalanda, Clovis Kabaseke   +6 more
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Between agroecological objectives and political realities: governance, structural constraints and trade-offs of transition in Tunisia

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
This paper explores the policy framework and the structural barriers that shape Tunisia’s transition to agroecology. The study builds on an analysis of strategies recently issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries and the ...
Inès Zouari, Salma Jallouli, Rita Jalkh, Rita Jalkh, Haïfa Benmoussa, Youssef Trifa, Sawsen Ayadi, Mélanie Requier-Desjardins, Mélanie Requier-Desjardins, Mehdi Ben Mimoun   +9 more
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