The scaling up of agroecology. Spreading the hope for food sovereignty and resiliency

To retrace the contribution of SOCLA to discussions at Rio+20 on issues at the interface of hunger, agriculture, environment and social justice (this paper is the paper position of SOCLA for Rio+20).First, this paper gives food for thought about the industrial agriculture (ecological footprint, world hunger). Then, it presents alternatives to this system: agroecological production systems. Examples from Africa, Asia and Latin America are taken. To finish, conditions for scaling up that model are presented.

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Title The scaling up of agroecology. Spreading the hope for food sovereignty and resiliency
Description To retrace the contribution of SOCLA to discussions at Rio+20 on issues at the interface of hunger, agriculture, environment and social justice (this paper is the paper position of SOCLA for Rio+20).First, this paper gives food for thought about the industrial agriculture (ecological footprint, world hunger). Then, it presents alternatives to this system: agroecological production systems. Examples from Africa, Asia and Latin America are taken. To finish, conditions for scaling up that model are presented.
Agroecology Category
  • Integrated systems
  • Input reduction and recycling
  • Soil health
  • Economy and income
  • Nutrition and diets
  • Sustainable food system
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate
  • Collaboration
  • Equity
  • Knowledge and values
Agroecology Keyword
  • Agroforestry
  • Allelopathy
  • Biomass
  • Income
  • Nutrient
  • Certification
  • Biodiversity
  • Intercropping
  • Drought
  • Cooperative
  • Equity
  • Heritage
Contributing organisations Sociedad Cientifica LatinoAmericana de Agroecologia (SOCLA)
Author Miguel A Altieri, Clara Nicholls, Fernando Funes and other members of SOCLA
Year 2012
Type of document Research Article
Language English
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Country Latin America
Administrative Level 1
Administrative Level 2
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