Alliances for agroecology: from climate change to food system change

Dale, Bryan

doi:10.1080/21683565.2019.1697787

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“…The unsustainability of current agricultural practices and dominant agri-food system configurations is a central issue in relation to climate change, ecological degradation, and growing socio-economic inequalities at both global and local levels [1][2][3][4]. In this context, calls for a radical transformation of food production practices on the basis of ecological processes are becoming increasingly common [5][6][7]. A way to conceptualize this transformation, for example, is represented by Gliessman's [8] levels of food system change.…”

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confidence: 99%

Overcoming the Barriers to Entry of Newcomer Sustainable Farmers: Insights from the Emergence of Organic Clusters in Japan

Zollet

Maharjan

2021

Sustainability

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The growing concern for sustainability in agri-food systems and the parallel decrease in the number of people engaged in agriculture, especially in the Global North, is starting to draw attention to new entrant farmers from non-farming backgrounds (“newcomer” farmers). Newcomers, however, especially if interested in sustainable agriculture, face considerable barriers to entry, and their support needs are often not adequately met by conventional agricultural institutions and support structures. Several studies have highlighted the importance of formal and informal farmer-to-farmer networks and communities of practice for newcomers to receive support, but such networks are usually geographically dispersed. Dynamics of spatial clustering of sustainable farmers, on the other hand, have so far received less attention, particularly in relation to their role in supporting the establishment of newcomers. This study examines the barriers to entry faced by newcomer organic farmers in Japan and the relevance of geographically proximate “clusters” of organic farmers to address such barriers. The results highlight the environmental and social factors that can facilitate the formation of organic clusters in the first place, and how spatial proximity facilitates different forms of cooperation among newcomers. The paper concludes by discussing the potential role of clusters in scaling sustainable agri-food practices.

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Overcoming the Barriers to Entry of Newcomer Sustainable Farmers: Insights from the Emergence of Organic Clusters in Japan

Zollet

Maharjan

2021

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“…Agroecology is increasingly recognized as a foundation for transforming entire agrifood systems, through reconciling environmental, economic, and social dimensions of sustainability (Gliessman 2020 ). Grounded in the social justice frameworks of agrarian social movements, agroecology moves beyond the perspectives of non-governmental and academic development (Dale 2020 ). Prioritizing the interrelationships between people, farming, and nature, and increasing the autonomy of farmers by recognizing their knowledge and local resources, agroecology is considered inseparable from social movements, particularly for food sovereignty (Anderson et al 2018 ).…”

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Assembling agroecological socio-natures: a political ecology analysis of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Rosario, Argentina

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Rosario, Argentina, a city of more than one million people strategically located on the Paraná River in the heart of a fertile agricultural region, is home to a significant industrial corridor where ongoing urbanization for industry, including that associated with the port complex and agroexport industries, vies for real estate space with peri-urban and urban farming production. The city is also the site of thriving municipal programs seeking to change food production and consumption outcomes through urban and peri-urban agriculture projects rooted in agroecology. This paper identifies the socio-natures critical for the formation and endurance of these agroecology assemblages. Based on interviews with 30 stakeholders in government, civil society, and agricultural production, we describe the integrated approach to environmental, social, and economic sustainability embedded in Rosario's institutional agroecology programs. In particular, we discuss the actors and strategies (which seek to preserve land for agricultural uses), discursive renderings of socio-natures (as valuable biodiverse territories and productive diverse bodies), and the marketing of agroecological materialities (through production for public markets) that form and are formed by these assemblages. We also discuss the power dynamics embedded in sustaining urban and peri-urban agroecological projects through institutional means. This research contributes to literature on agroecology, urban agriculture, and the urban metabolism through providing empirical examples of socio-natural entanglements in urban agroecological assemblages.

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“…En contraste, la Soberanía alimentaria es el derecho de todas las personas a alimentos buenos y culturalmente adaptados que se producen utilizando métodos de producción sostenible, así como el derecho de las personas, las naciones y las comunidades internacionales a determinar su propia política alimentaria y agrícola (Dale, 2020).…”

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La soberanía alimentaria en el desarrollo local

Vergara-Romero

Sorhegui-Ortega

Salvador-Guerra

2021

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El presente artículo contiene una perspectiva de la Soberanía alimentaria desde el Desarrollo local, donde el primer concepto complementa al desarrollo territorial indistinto a la escala que se maneje. Es muy imperativo que para evaluar las potencialidades del desarrollo local se tiene que emplear como pilar, el derecho a la alimentación, ya que este radica un problema sustancial y evidente en la actualidad a nivel mundial, este problema es la deficiencia nutricional. También se analiza que este metabolismo social puede ayudar a buscar una solución desde lo local a lo regional e incluso a lo global, complementándose los dos conceptos para el beneficio de la sociedad. El tipo de metodología que se utilizó consistió en una revisión sistemática de información actualizada en artículos académicos sobre Soberanía alimentaria y Desarrollo local, la cual fue consultada en bases especializadas como Scopus y Web of Science.

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Alliances for agroecology: from climate change to food system change

Cited by 28 publications

References 37 publications

Overcoming the Barriers to Entry of Newcomer Sustainable Farmers: Insights from the Emergence of Organic Clusters in Japan

Overcoming the Barriers to Entry of Newcomer Sustainable Farmers: Insights from the Emergence of Organic Clusters in Japan

Assembling agroecological socio-natures: a political ecology analysis of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Rosario, Argentina

La soberanía alimentaria en el desarrollo local

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