Transitioning to the safe and just space inside ‘the doughnut’ by means of agroecological niche food systems: insights from Chile and Uruguay

Rossing, W.A.H.; Kormelinck, A. Groot; Alliaume, F.; Dogliotti, Santiago; Duncan, Jessica; Huenchuleo, Carlos; Klerkx, Laurens; Trienekens, J. H.; Gaitán‐Cremaschi, Daniel

doi:10.7764/ijanr.v47i3.2258

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“…Most farmers (70.3%) received three or fewer recommendations, 43.95% of farmers were advised on phytosanitary management, 23.97% were advised on cultivation and postharvest practices, 19.78% were advised on the efficient use of resources, and 12.3% were advised on marketing and management. In Chile, two features that characterize conventional small-scale vegetable farmers include a high use of artificial fertilizers and pesticides and selling to intermediaries (Rossing et al, 2020).…”

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Description and assessment of a collaborative agricultural extension program adopted under the triple helix model of innovation

Boza

Espinoza

Pertuzé

et al. 2021

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The triple helix model (THM) studies the interactions between academia, industry, and government designed to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in a knowledge-based society. This paper shows how agricultural extension works through the THM for inclusive innovation to evaluate its effects on farmers. For this purpose, we analyze the case of Cultiva UChile, a technology transfer center led by the University of Chile that operated from 2016 to 2020 and that was financed by and in cooperation with public sector organizations. Cultiva UChile offered extension services to vegetable growers from the Chilean Central Valley. As our main sources of information, we used internal reports and surveys of 91 farmers who received Cultiva UChile extension services from 2019–2020. A qualitative study of this organization, the actors involved, and the operation and governance of the center and a quantitative analysis of the center’s direct effects adopting descriptive techniques and binary logistic regression were used. The results show strong interactions between actors as the basis of Cultiva UChile and its positive short-term direct effects regardless of farmers’ paths in terms of innovation, cooperation, and investment. These results lead us to conclude that extension services adopted under the THM can be appropriate means to promote inclusive innovation in agriculture.

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Description and assessment of a collaborative agricultural extension program adopted under the triple helix model of innovation

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“…The brisk and expedite farming systems transition in SSA have been shown to be unsustainable and conceivably an alternative must be investigated aspiring traditional direct sales and short chain food supply systems, leading to a "safe and just" operating area [74].…”

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Outlook on Mozambique’s Agribusiness as a Driving Force for Family Farmers

Guina

Ferrão

Samamade

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Family farming is the predominant mode of agricultural production in the world and in Mozambique, producing food, preserving traditional food systems, contributing to a balanced diet, and safeguarding the world’s agro-biodiversity. Micro and family farms have the potential to deal with the complex set of challenges faced in the region, if they are provided with the necessary support, such as agri-technology assistance, infrastructures, and organizational development, to boost local economies and lift communities out of poverty. The present review aimed at showing whether, and to what extent, services of entrepreneurial value could be provided by agrarian incubators to nurture small farmers, namely youngsters and women, to meet market requirements and make a living in the agriculture sector. The focus was on the clarification of the question to what extent smallholder farmers are currently educated at professional schools on how to become successfully self-employed. The answer to this question is needed to outline the current mismatch between vocational agriculture education of farmers and actual market requirements. It was evident that farmers are not educated to successfully meet market requirements and that agriculture incubators considering investment in agribusiness, could be a promising alternative or useful addition for farmers’ vocational preparation. Incubators provides suitable plans for market technologies with agritech start-ups delivering state-of-the-art means to motivate local adaptation, and use, of sustainable practices. There is the need to investigate how to maintain and improve family farmers’ organizations, creating vibrant and inclusive rural societies, while increasing agricultural output with product quality and safety.

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“…The authors note that the participatory process in AEEU was not easy but served to clarify some unsettled aspects within agroecology in Europe. Rossing et al (2020) summarize findings from an ongoing scientific project on the different elements and relationships of the vegetable value chain in Chile and Uruguay. They investigated options for transitioning to low-or no-pesticide vegetable food systems.…”

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Challenges for agroecology development for the building of sustainable agri-food systems

Salazar

Rojas

Baginsky

et al. 2020

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Environmental and social crises in agriculture have led to growing recognition that more ecologically sustainable and socially just food and agricultural systems are needed. This thematic number of the International Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources gathers the papers submitted to the workshop “Challenges for agroecology development for the building of sustainable agri-food systems,” an OECD Co-operative Research Programme-sponsored conference. The aim of the workshop was to promote the transition from conventional agriculture towards agroecology as a science, practice and social movement through sharing the experiences of different OECD countries: Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United States. The main topics discussed at the workshop included i) agroecology development in OECD countries: local experiences and international collaboration; ii) agroecology as a social movement and related public policies; iii) agroecology education to promote sustainable agri-food systems; and iv) science, innovation and technologies in agroecological systems. While not a comprehensive assessment of the state of agroecology in OECD countries, this thematic number integrates diverse perspectives on some main research and policy advances and uncovers some existing gaps in agroecology practice as an approach for transitioning towards ecologically sustainable and socially just agricultural systems

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Transitioning to the safe and just space inside ‘the doughnut’ by means of agroecological niche food systems: insights from Chile and Uruguay

Cited by 12 publications

References 34 publications

Description and assessment of a collaborative agricultural extension program adopted under the triple helix model of innovation

Description and assessment of a collaborative agricultural extension program adopted under the triple helix model of innovation

Outlook on Mozambique’s Agribusiness as a Driving Force for Family Farmers

Challenges for agroecology development for the building of sustainable agri-food systems

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