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Farmers’ Experiences of Transitioning Towards Agroecology: Narratives of Change in Western Europe

Agriculture
Transitioning to agroecology on dairy and beef farms is touted as a sustainable response to environmental externalities. The current study conducted narrative interviews with farmers who transitioned towards agroecological food production by implementing
M. Markiewicz-Kęszycka, Á. Macken-Walsh, A. Carter, S. Mooney, E.J Devereux, M. Henchion, P. Hynds   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The 10 Elements of Agroecology interconnected: Making them operational in FAO’s work on agroecology

Elem Sci Anth, 2023
Since 2014, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has played a leading role in facilitating agroecology discussions and dialogues among many different regions and stakeholders.
A. Bicksler, A. Mottet, D. Lucantoni, Mouhamed Rassoul Sy, E. Barrios   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Coupled Above‐ and Belowground Ecosystem Stability Worldwide

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Are the worlds above and below our feet in sync? This global exploration reveals an entangled fate between above‐ and belowground ecosystem stability. It identifies arid regions as hotspots for this coupling and highlights temperature stability as a vital safeguard for maintaining ecosystem balance across our warming planet.
Zexin Meng, Huiwen Li, Yiping Wu, Peter B. Reich, Nico Eisenhauer, Diego Abalos, Daniel Revillini, Shuguang Liu, Wende Yan, Ji Chen, Alexey Voinov, Zhifeng Yang, Ying‐Ping Wang, Fubo Zhao, Linjing Qiu, Jingfeng Xiao, Shantao An, Guopeng Liang, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

L’agro-écologie au Brésil, un instrument genré de luttes sociales

L'Ordinaire des Amériques, 2016
From the analysis of struggles for land, for agroecology and for the recognition of productive and reproductive work of rural women, we show how agroecology is thought as a movement of gender identities construction and as a precious instrument of ...
Hélène Guétat-Bernard, Heloïse Prévost   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Lucimar Santiago de, Bellon, S., Lamine, Claire, Olivier, G.   +3 more
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Soil governance in Tunisia: analyzing the potentials for agroecology transformations

Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
Land degradation, caused by human-induced processes such as agricultural practices, deforestation and overgrazing, poses a significant threat to countries worldwide, including Tunisia.
N. Schütze, Thiel Andreas, Annabelle Buhrow, A. Fouzai, A. Götz   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing the function and provisioning of ecosystem services in agriculture: Agroecological principles [PDF]

, 2015
Agroecology is essentially based on the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural production, and thus represents a true rupture from the way agriculture has been seen and analysed by mainstream science for over a century.
Hainzelin, Etienne
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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agroecologgy is climate smart [PDF]

, 2015
Agroecology is climate smart; but this is not equivalent to say that climate smart agriculture (CSA) is synonymous with agroecology. CSA has been defined as an approach to addressing food insecurity and climate challenges through: (1) sustainably ...
Tittonell, Pablo
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