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The main cause of food insecurity for many communal households in Zimbabwe is their reliance upon a form of subsistence-based agriculture which is dependent on a limited range of inputs often poorly suited to local conditions. The current agricultural system prioritizes monocropping and grain yield over other factors of food...
Zimbabwe
Case study
2016
Today’s society faces many challenges when it comes to food production: producing food sustainably, producing enough of it, distributing food, consuming enough calories, consuming too many calories, consuming culturally-appropriate foods, and reducing the amount of food wasted. The distribution of power within the current mainstream agri-food system is dominated by...
Journal article
2017
Agroecology can be defined broadly or narrowly. Loosely defined, agroecology often incorporates ideas about a more environmentally and socially sensitive approach to agriculture, one that focuses not only on production, but also on the ecological sustainability of the productive system. This definition implies a number of features about society and...
United States of America
Definition
2007
L'agro-écologie est l'utilisation intégrée des ressources et des mécanismes de la nature dans l'objectif de production agricole. Elle allie les dimensions écologique, économique et sociale et vise à mieux tirer parti des interactions entre végétaux, animaux, humains et environnement.
France
Definition
2015
Ciencia que persigue la armonía entre los objetivos de la actividad agraria y la sostenibilidad de los recursos del suelo, agua y vegetación, en relación ecología-desarrollo.
Costa Rica
Definition
2000
A Agroecologia é entendida como um enfoque científico destinado a apoiar a transição dos atuais modelos de desenvolvimento rural e de agricultura convencionais para estilos de desenvolvimento rural e de agricultura sustentáveis (Caporal e Costabeber, 2000; 2001; 2002). Partindo, especialmente, de escritos de Miguel Altieri, observa-se que a Agroecologia constitui...
Brazil
Definition
2007
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