Agroecological practices: Transforming the dominant agro-food system?

This presentation describes how agroecology stands at a crossroads: it can be absorbed into the dominant, market-driven food system as “sustainable intensification,” it can act as a transformative force, advancing food sovereignty, biodiversity, and democratic governance of agriculture. It also highlights its transformative potential role in the current system.

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Title Agroecological practices: Transforming the dominant agro-food system?
Description This presentation describes how agroecology stands at a crossroads: it can be absorbed into the dominant, market-driven food system as “sustainable intensification,” it can act as a transformative force, advancing food sovereignty, biodiversity, and democratic governance of agriculture. It also highlights its transformative potential role in the current system.
Agroecology Category
  • Integrated systems
  • Economy and income
  • Nutrition and diets
  • Biodiversity
  • Collaboration
  • Equity
  • Supportive policies
Agroecology Keyword
  • Conservation agriculture
  • Solidarity economy
  • Nutrient
  • Biodiversity
  • Crop diversification
  • Grassland
  • Cooperative
  • Fairness
  • Democratic governance
Contributing organisations Open University
Author Les Levidow
Year 2016
Type of document Presentations & events
Language English
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Country Global
Administrative Level 1
Administrative Level 2
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