Building agroecology with people. Challenges of participatory methods to deepen on the agroecological transition in different contexts

García, Daniel López; Padilla, Mamen Cuéllar; Olival, Alexandre de Azevedo; Laranjeira, Nina Paula; Méndez, V. Ernesto; Parada, Santiago Peredo; Barbosa, César Adriano; Salas, Claudia Barrera; Caswell, Martha; Cohen, Roseann; Correro-Humanes, Ana; García-García, Verónica; Gliessman, Stephen R.; Pomar-León, Ariadna; Sastre-Morató, Annaïs; Tendero-Acín, Guillem

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.02.003

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“…The role played by women in conventional FA is less empowering (López-García et al, 2021). A possible way to empower them in organic FA includes feminist support for institutionalizing programs that make the gender dynamic more equal (Waltz, 2016).…”

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“…Thus, in addition to aiming for a FNS to the population, public policies for food acquisition from FA also aim to increase farmers' income (Salgado & Dias, 2013). Furthermore, the use of regional foods promotes sustainability (López-García et al, 2021), healthy eating practices, and respect for the communities' cultural and food identity (Monego et al, 2013).…”

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“…The personal relationships that permeate trading with both commercial and symbolic exchanges create a trust relationship between producers and consumers (Triches & Schneider, 2010). Furthermore, the proximity between farmers and society favors the exchange of ideas and local solutions, contributing to the maintenance and development of the region (López-García et al, 2021;Turpin, 2015). Besides the positive impact on self-esteem, these changes in family units have promoted the return of family members to rural property (urban exodus), greater digital inclusion, closer ties between producers and institutional consumers (school cooks, teachers, students), and the hiring of temporary employees by family members.…”

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“…Thus, PNAE strengthens organic FA and stimulates the migration of farmers to rural areas ). PNAE's food purchase from family farmers is a short food supply chain strategy that promotes proximity between farmers and consumers through trust, loyalty, and information exchange (Dias, Révillion, & Talamini, 2017;López-García et al, 2021;. Moreover, this policy addresses economic aspects that avoid elitist market niches and large groups of the agrifood system and include fair trade, local economy insertion, capacity for continuous modernization of production tools, food safety, production for self-consumption, and social economy through cooperatives and civil society organizations (Weber & Silva, 2021).…”

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“…To do so, it should be strengthened through short supply chain (Conner et al, 2012;López-García et al, 2021;Retiere, 2014;Verano, Figueiredo, & Medina, 2021; or farmer networks (Cardoso, Casarotto Filho, & Catarina, 2021;, to optimize the food flow between producer and consumer. Such initiative can increase jobs and local income, in addition to helping create ties that might retain farmers in rural areas (Retiere, 2014).…”

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Opinion of family farmers on organic food supply to the Brazilian National School Feeding Program - a case study

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Stangarlin‐Fiori

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Objective: To investigate the opinion of family farmers about the supply of organic food to the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) in the state of Paraná, Brazil. Method: The convenience sample consisted of 44 family farmers from nine cooperatives and associations located in eight different mesoregions of the state of Paraná that supplied organic food to the PNAE. An online survey was conducted to evaluate the farmers' opinion on possible changes in the cooperatives' revenue and organization; diversification and production increase; difficulties in commercialization; increase in income, and improvement in food consumption after supplying to the PNAE. Results: According to the farmers’ opinion, there was better organization (100%) and an increase in the cooperatives' revenue and production (86.36%), after supplying to the PNAE. 75% of the farmers diversified their crops and 52.3% reported an increase of up to 25% in their family income. In addition, it was reported a better acceptance of the school feeding, diversification in the family's diet, improved self-esteem, closeness between producers and consumers, and the return of family members to the rural property. Conclusion: In the opinion of family farmers, PNAE has been fulfilling its role as a promoter of Food and Nutritional Security in the development of healthy habits, besides contributing to the increase in family income and promoting local sustainable development, following the World Health Organization's agenda.

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Opinion of family farmers on organic food supply to the Brazilian National School Feeding Program - a case study

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The Agroecological Transition of Farms in the Ecuadorian Andes Through the Lens of the Main Agroecological Structure

Saenz‐Lituma

2024

Land Degrad Dev

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Many sectors of society have urged a transition from modern conventional agriculture to more sustainable alternatives. One of the most frequently mentioned is agroecology, due to its potential to improve soil health, promote agrobiodiversity, food sovereignty, and regenerate ecosystem functions. However, complex systems such as farms demand the transformation of a broad set of characteristics and practices for its transition. These factors are, in turn, conditioned by social, educational, economic, and political factors. Therefore, a clear understanding of the main drivers behind the management of farms is vital for supporting an effective transition. This research applied the main agroecological structure (MAS) methodology, which employs 10 indicators (5 biological, 5 cultural) to evaluate the degree of connectivity of a farm with the landscape, the agrobiodiversity present in living fences and crops, and the practices employed by farmers to support and preserve it. Finally, the MAS methodology gives farms a score from 0 to 100, understood as the degree of development of its agroecological structure, or as the “resilience” of a system in agroecological transition. Measurements were performed in 20 farms with different degrees of agroecological transition, in five locations of the northern‐central Andean region of Ecuador. The farms had a moderately developed structure on average (71.05 over 100), and MAS variation was not correlated to the size of the farm, nor with its degree of connectivity with the surrounding landscape. It was rather significantly related to the geographic location of the study site. One of the main differences between study sites was a more extended prevalence of cooperation and development programs, suggesting a strong connection between the development of agroecological practices and capacity building processes. For this reason, the author proposes that MAS measurements should be complemented with deeper analyses of the capacity‐building background of each site. This study aims to establish a baseline of the MAS in Ecuador, and to provide new tools for monitoring and supporting agroecological transition.

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Intersectional coalitions towards a just agroecology: weaving mutual aid and agroecology in Barcelona and Seville

Facchini,

López-García,

Villamayor-Tomas

et al. 2023

Agric Hum Values

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Although in theory social justice is considered as a core dimension of agroecological transitions, alternative food initiatives related to agroecology have been criticised for their exclusionary practices based on important social and economic biases. In this article, we adopt the lens of political intersectionality to study two cases of Agroecology-oriented Food Redistribution Coalitions in Spain that emerged to address the rising levels of food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. We find that the coalitions represent a convergence of diverse social struggles, placing intersectionally marginalized groups at the centre of their activism. However, we also uncover that coalition members participate in different ways depending on their socioeconomic profiles, which could perpetuate inequalities in organizational practices. One major point of tension is the need to balance the goal of providing access to healthy and sustainable food with the affordability of such produce. This leads to the adoption of hybrid food networks that include conventionally produced food. We also highlight that while the predominance of women in these coalitions reflects the unequal distribution of food-related care work in society, the collectivization of such work through AFRCs practices points to a transformation of gender relations. Territorialized alliances between actors from urban and rural settings and between urban centers and peripheries are established through the coalitions. However, such networks fall short on involving large numbers of agroecology-oriented initiatives and providing direct encounters between consumers and producers. Overall, the article underscores the importance of addressing intersecting inequalities within alternative food initiatives and argues that intersectional coalitions offer an intriguing example of how to promote such understanding and pave the way towards (more) just agroecological transitions.

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Building agroecology with people. Challenges of participatory methods to deepen on the agroecological transition in different contexts

Cited by 50 publications

References 51 publications

Opinion of family farmers on organic food supply to the Brazilian National School Feeding Program - a case study

Opinion of family farmers on organic food supply to the Brazilian National School Feeding Program - a case study

The Agroecological Transition of Farms in the Ecuadorian Andes Through the Lens of the Main Agroecological Structure

Intersectional coalitions towards a just agroecology: weaving mutual aid and agroecology in Barcelona and Seville

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