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{"title":"Identification of soil properties associated with the peasant perception of the suitability of the land for growing organic coffee: the case of traditional agriculture in the “Mixteca Alta” mountains of Oaxaca, México","authors":"Dante López-Carmona, Francisco Bautista Zuñiga, Dorian Antonio Bautista-Hernández","doi":"10.1080/21683565.2023.2280770","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2023.2280770","url":null,"abstract":"A failure to select a suitable location to grow organic coffee translates into low plantation productivity and degradation of such agroecosystems. Therefore, we need to know a priori the suitable e...","PeriodicalId":48958,"journal":{"name":"Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"43 S9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138495336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reviewers for Volume 47, 2023","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/21683565.2023.2264610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2023.2264610","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48958,"journal":{"name":"Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"27 41","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135391918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Changing the paradigm of science with agroecology","authors":"Steve Gliessman","doi":"10.1080/21683565.2023.2261301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2023.2261301","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48958,"journal":{"name":"Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"124 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135342306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Agroecological transitions during COVID-19: evidence from Kerala, India","authors":"Manju S. Nair, Anupama Augustine","doi":"10.1080/21683565.2023.2275154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2023.2275154","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTTo emerge as a dominant socio-technological regime, agroecological transitions require supportive public policies and collective agroecological actions, with refinement in scientific/technological practices, cultures, markets, and user preferences. Using a multi-level perspective approach, this study inquires why the proper positioning of these determinants is substantial in transforming niche innovations in agroecology into a dominant regime by replacing vicious cycles associated with enriching agribusiness with virtuous cycles that support regional ecologies and communities. The models of agroecological transition during the pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods in Kerala and how the political agroecological position during the latter period succeeded in enabling a transition were examined. Owing to the landscape turbulence caused by COVID-19, the Government of Kerala triggered the de/realignment of determinants toward agroecological transition through programs, strategies, and nudges using a bottom-up approach under the “Subhiksha Keralam” (Self Sufficient Kerala) project. At the agroecosystem level, Characteristics of Agroecological Transition was used to quantify the magnitude of transition, the results demonstrating an improvement in farms during the COVID-19 period. The majority of homestead farms were characterized as agroecological, either in transition or advanced. Agroecological transition became possible because the government systematically targeted user preferences and societal values, along with modifying policy and technology, through nudges, thereby preventing possible lock-ins.KEYWORDS: Agroecological transitionmulti-level perspectivecharacterization of agroecological transitionniche innovationsocio-technological regimeCOVID-19Kerala Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Data availability statementThe data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.Additional informationFundingThe work was supported by the University of Kerala [Grant No: 3147/2021/UoK dated 30/06/2021].","PeriodicalId":48958,"journal":{"name":"Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135818619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“More questions than answers”: Ohio farmers’ perceptions of novel soil health data and their utility for on-farm management","authors":"Prabhjot Singh, Nicholas C. Kawa, Christine D. Sprunger","doi":"10.1080/21683565.2023.2270928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2023.2270928","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTSoil health has become an emergent focus of contemporary agricultural research, yet little work has addressed how soil health data – and biological indicators in particular – are interpreted by farmers and potentially incorporated into their decision-making. To address this gap, in-depth interviews were conducted with 20 Ohio farmers after sharing a soil health report that detailed physical, chemical, and biological indicators from at least two sampled fields from their farms. Research findings demonstrate that while farmers expressed strong interest in soil biological health indicators specifically, the data often raised more questions than answers for participants. Specifically, three main themes emerged in the interviews: 1) uncertainties in interpreting the soil health indicators, 2) questions regarding translation of soil health data into management, and 3) affirmation of existing management choices. The first two response themes point to a need for scientists to develop greater access and exposure to soil health data to facilitate interpretation. Furthermore, researchers and extension agents can play a critical role in guiding recommendations for potential application of soil health data in on-farm management. While research on soil health has widely expanded in recent years, this study highlights the need for greater attention to its translational science and the co-production of knowledge.KEYWORDS: Soil healthsoil biologyagroecologyfarmer interestsfarmer decision-making AcknowledgmentsWe thank participant farmers for engaging in this study. We also thank Steve W. Culman for initial input on early drafts of manuscript. Lastly, we’d like to thank the internal funding sources at The Ohio State University for supporting this work.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Supplementary materialSupplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2023.2270928","PeriodicalId":48958,"journal":{"name":"Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"15 14","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135863674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evidence of agroecology’s contribution to mitigation, adaptation, and resilience under climate variability and change in Latin America","authors":"Quintero Carolina, Arce Alejandra, Andrieu Nadine","doi":"10.1080/21683565.2023.2273835","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2023.2273835","url":null,"abstract":"Agroecology is highly promoted in research and development discourse as a holistic and effective response to climate change. The objective of this study is to contribute to the analysis of the existing evidence that agroecology enables climate change (CC) adaptation and mitigation in the agricultural systems of Latin America, a region known for pioneering the development of this science, praxis, and movement. We applied the PRISMA method to analyze the existing literature providing such evidence. Stakeholder interviews were used to obtain in-depth perceptions of agroecology’s contributions to CC adaptation and mitigation from a wide range of actors and development practitioners based in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru: farmers, NGO representatives, researchers, university program leaders, and public officials. From a total of 1821 initially identified articles, 62 were screened, and 24 case studies analyzed for methods and evidence provided. Twenty-six stakeholders were interviewed. Combining quantitative and qualitative assessment methods, the scientific literature shows that agroecological systems are appreciated for addressing resilience in a systemic way hence not just climate change per se. Mitigation was generally assess by quantitative approaches. Integrating stakeholders’ discourse to our analysis highlighted their knowledge of underlying processes contributing to farm CC resilience, where crop and animal diversification and integration of trees into farming systems are central. Stakeholders attributed agroforestry and less use of synthetic fertilizers as important roles for mitigation. Our study highlights the pertinence of combining systematic analyses of the evidence and perceptions drawn from a plurality of stakeholders to recognize the positive contribution of agroecology to climate change adaptation and resilience. However, it also pointed to future research that further assesses the specific trade-offs and synergies between agroecological practices, mitigation, and resilience at multiple scales. This will be important to mobilize and better orient the support from public institutions and donors that remains lacking on the ground.","PeriodicalId":48958,"journal":{"name":"Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"198 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135928867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Contributions of participatory certification to the territorialization of agroecology","authors":"Tayrine Parreira Brito, Helda Morales, Vanilde Ferreira de Souza-Esquerdo, Luís Henrique Conti Tasca","doi":"10.1080/21683565.2023.2273831","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2023.2273831","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTParticipatory certification, also known as Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS), used to assess the compliance of organic or agroecological production systems, has been widely disseminated worldwide in the last ten years. In this study, we seek to analyze, based on the case of the Red de Productores y Consumidores “Comida sana y cercana” [Network of Producers and Consumers “Healthy and Local Food”], whether participatory certification can contribute to the territorialization of agroecology in the critical perspective of transforming agrifood systems. The researched network is located in the municipality of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, and has been using participatory certification for over 12 years. We analyzed published bibliographies about the network and documents generated by the Network, in addition to conducting observations and interviews. The experience of “Comida sana y cercana” shows that participatory certification is a methodology capable of intersecting the five levels of agroecological transition, from technical issues to social organization and the solidarity economy. The participatory certification is an instrument for the territorialization of agroecology, as it brings farmers closer to agroecological principles.KEYWORDS: Participatory guarantee systems (PGS)organic agriculturesolidarity economyagroecological marketsSDG 12: responsible consumption and production AcknowledgmentsWe would like to thank the State of São Paulo Research Foundation - Fapesp for funding this research. We also thank Red Comida Sana y Cercana, especially the families who welcomed us into their homes.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThe work was supported by the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo [2021/11322-5].","PeriodicalId":48958,"journal":{"name":"Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"272 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135111313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"On-farm pro-environmental diversification: A qualitative analysis of narrative interviews with Western-European farmers","authors":"S Mooney, A Carter, P Hynds, Á Macken-Walsh, M Henchion, E.J Devereux, M Markiewicz-Kęszycka","doi":"10.1080/21683565.2023.2269380","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2023.2269380","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTPro-environmental diversification of pasture-based livestock farms in European regions characterized by oceanic/maritime temperate climates is urgently needed to mitigate climate change, protect biodiversity, and ensure sustainable food production. To date, little is known about pro-environmental actions implemented by farmers based in these regions, their knowledge and beliefs about the practices they use as well as challenges encountered. The current study uses narrative interviewing approach employed predominantly within the social sciences to elicit and understand life experiences associated with farmers’ implementation of pro-environmental diversification. 15 Irish, 7 British, and 7 French farmers engaged in pro-environmental diversification were interviewed using a narrative approach. A qualitative, thematic analysis of the interview data found that, in most cases, farmers’ pursuit of pro-environmental diversification was associated with alternative farming systems such as organic agriculture, regenerative agriculture, agroforestry, and permaculture. Primary challengesexperienced by farmers implementing pro-environmental diversification were: a lack of clear regulation; information, and formal training in pro-environmental farming; along with labor requirements. The results of this study help to better understand farmers’ motivations in undertaking pro-environmental diversification and their perception of these actions, which can hinder the development of effective strategies and interventions to promote sustainable agriculture practices.KEYWORDS: climate changebiodiversity losspro-environmental diversificationagroecologychallengesnarrative interviewing AcknowledgmentsThis work was supported by the Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [grant number 2019-CCRP-DS.20].Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThe work was supported by the Environmental Protection Agency [2019-CCRP-DS.20].","PeriodicalId":48958,"journal":{"name":"Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"146 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134973519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What goes in and what comes out: a scoping review of regenerative agricultural practices","authors":"Rebecca Voisin, Pierre Horwitz, Stephanie Godrich, Ros Sambell, Katherine Cullerton, Amanda Devine","doi":"10.1080/21683565.2023.2270441","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2023.2270441","url":null,"abstract":"This scoping review examined peer-reviewed and gray literature to explore what a “no-to-low external input” statement means for regenerative agriculture. Five organic amendment inputs (compost extract, manure, mulch, biochar, food systems waste) and four land management processes (livestock management and integration, crop diversity, tillage reduction, comprehensive approach) were identified. Findings include “no-to-low external input” models arising from processes which function to displace external inputs (e.g., synthetic fertilizer). Organic amendment inputs and regenerative land management processes promote biology and improve nutrient cycling at soil, farm, and landscape scales. Regenerative agriculture overlaps with other farming practices including those associated with agroecology and conservation agriculture.","PeriodicalId":48958,"journal":{"name":"Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135570116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding farmer knowledge of soil and soil management: a case study of 13 organic farms in an agricultural landscape of northern California","authors":"Ansel Olive Klein, Liz Carlisle, Margaret G. Lloyd, Nathan F. Sayre, Timothy M. Bowles","doi":"10.1080/21683565.2023.2270451","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2023.2270451","url":null,"abstract":"While it is recognized that farming alternatively is inherently knowledge intensive, in the United States, farmer knowledge has been widely overlooked and under-documented within the scientific literature. Farmer knowledge of soil in particular is understudied in the US, especially given that healthy soils have been identified as the basis for resilient agriculture. Applying an exploratory, case study approach, we interviewed 13 organic farmers based in Yolo County, California to understand how organic farmers in this region acquire knowledge about their soils, to document what organic farmers in this region know about their soils, and to share key management practices organic farmers use to build soil health in the region. We found the organic farmers in this study acquire knowledge about their farming systems primarily through direct observation, personal experience, experimentation, and inherited wisdom. To evaluate soil health, farmers in this study cited using a range of indicators, including soil structure, crop health, growth habits of weeds, and soil biology. We found that these organic farmers possess extensive place-based knowledge of their local farming systems, and that this knowledge base represents an important source for innovation and adaptive management in scientific and policy-making contexts.","PeriodicalId":48958,"journal":{"name":"Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135729830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}