The Agroecological Revolution in Latin America: Rescuing nature & ensuring food sovereignty
Academic Publication | Miguel Altieri and Victor Manuel Toledo | Jul 8, 2011
This paper provides an overview of the ‘agroecological revolution.’
Agroecology
As both the “science of sustainable agriculture” and a political project, agroecology works to decentralize power and promote equity and ecological resilience in our food systems. For an introduction to this issue, download our Food First Issue Primer on Agroecology
Agroecology: A Path to Realizing the Right to Food
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Olivier De Schutter | Jul 1, 2011
Agroecology can significantly improve agricultural productivity in poor, food-deficit countries, while preserving ecosystems and improving the livelihoods.
New Era for Agriculture?
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Marcia Ishii-Eiteman | Jul 1, 2008
What must we do differently to overcome poverty and hunger and achieve equitable and sustainable development in the face of environmental crises?
Shattering Myths: Can Sustainable Agriculture Feed the World?
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | M. Jahi Chappell | Oct 2, 2007
For years, critics and proponents alike have worried that organic, small-scale, and sustainable agriculture cannot produce sufficient food.
Movimiento Campesino a Campesino: Linking Sustainable Agriculture & Social Change
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Eric Holt-Giménez | Dec 1, 2006
For 30 years, Campesino a Campesino has helped families in the rural villages of Latin America improve their livelihoods and conserve their resources.
Campesino a Campesino: Voices from Latin America’s Farmer to Farmer Movement for Sustainable Agriculture
Book | Eric Holt-Giménez | Apr 1, 2006
Campesino a Campesino tells the inspiring story of a true grassroots movement.
The Organic Alternative: Slovenia, the European Union & the Debate Over Sustainable Agriculture
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | John Feffer | Jul 1, 2004
"There is no other way for Slovenian agriculture except sustainable agriculture."
Sustainable Agriculture and Resistance: Transforming Food Production in Cuba
Book | Fernando Funes Luis García, Martin Bourque, Nilda Pérez and Peter Rosset | Jan 15, 2002
This book tells the story of Cuba’s remarkable journey from food crisis to sustainability.
Cuba’s New Agricultural Revolution: The transformation of food production in Cuba
Development Report | Laura J. Enríquez | May 1, 2000
The first half of the 1990s witnessed the initiation of a major transformation of Cuban agriculture.
On the Benefits of Small Farms
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Peter Rosset | Dec 1, 1999
For more than a century, pundits have confidently predicted the demise of the small farm, labeling it as backward, unproductive and inefficient.
The Multiple Functions and Benefits of Small Farm Agriculture in the Context of Global Trade
Policy Brief | Peter Rosset | Sep 1, 1999
The ongoing process of trade liberalization has already had dramatically negative effects on small farmers everywhere.
Cultivating Havana: Urban agriculture and food security in the years of crisis
Development Report | Catherine Murphy | May 1, 1999
Cuba responded to the crisis of 1989 with a national call to increase food production by restructuring agriculture.
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