The concept of agroecology in the United States originates from a dialectic process of co-creation of knowledge by which agroecology has formed thanks to the local alternatives policies and practices. This paper examines the relationship between agroecology and alternative food movements, while identifying opportunities for further collaboration. The paper concludes...

This paper briefly discusses the progress and challenges brought by the integration of agroecological approaches into Brazilian institutions. It covers the struggles of rural social movements that work on the ‘agroecological fields’ of the country. The processes leading to the creation of the National Agroecology Articulation (ANA) and the Brazilian...

Facing the recurrent global food crisis, the food’s corporative regime institutions propose a new Green Revolution alongside the continuation of neoliberal economic policies. As those policies are precisely the origin and cause of the aforementioned crisis, this approach can only worsen global hunger. Building a counter-movement depends upon strategic alliances...

Traditional knowledge of farmers is vast and permanently evolving, as they keep learning from daily experiences and mutual exchange with other farmers. Ecological modern science is (or should be) the scientific basis for agroecology and should work in synergy with the constant accumulation of knowledge of small-scale producers. Traditional agricultural...

"Now we live well," say both Givaldo and Nina dos Santos, after showing visiting farmers their 1.25-hectare farm in Brazil's semi-arid Northeast, which is small but has a great variety of fruit trees, thanks to innovative water and production techniques.

Maize is the predominant crop in Zambia, both in terms of production and consumption, and levels of crop diversity on Zambian farms tend to be very low. The country’s maize-centric food system contributes to poverty, malnutrition, and vulnerability to drought, pests and diseases. Growing a wider variety of nutritious crops...