Transitions to Agroecological Food Systems
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As Good as it Gets? The New Sandinismo and the Co-Option of Emancipatory Rural Politics in Nicaragua
(2018-03)Daniel Ortega’s electoral victory in 2006 brought hope that the re-vamped Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) party would reverse neoliberal policies in rural Nicaragua. Yet, 11 years on, with the new FSLN ... -
Report on the Challenges for the Implementation of a Transition Process from Conventional to Agroecological Farming in Nicaragua
(IDS, 2017)In the ‘Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas’ (HRCAC 2013), approved in 2013, it is stated that ‘Farmers and rural people have the right to participate in the formulation of policies, ... -
Pathways towards Agroecological Food Systems: Small-scale Farmers at the Centre of the Transitions
(2017-04)Now more than ever, evidence overwhelmingly concludes that our food systems are not currently working to nourish our populations, ecosystems, economies, or social connections. Agroecological approaches have been shown as ... -
The Transformative Potential of Agroecological Farmers: An Analysis of Food System Strategies Developed through Participatory Processes in Nicaragua and the UK
(2017)In the current social system which tends to marginalise small scale producers, frame the interests of consumers as antithetical to those of producers, and force producers to compete against one another, there are questions ... -
What can promote access to land for agroecological farming in the UK? Findings from participatory research and deliberation as part of the Transitions to Agroecological Food Systems project
(IDS, 2017)Land emerged strongly, from the panel discussions, as a major issue for new entrants to agroecological farming. Access to land has long been a key barrier to new entrants to farming and has become more difficult in the ... -
Valuing agroecological farmers: What can we learn from alternative economic approaches to ensure the contribution of agroecological farmers is valued appropriately? Findings from participatory research and deliberation as part of the Transitions to Agroecological Food Systems project
(IDS, 2017-10)The topic of accounting for the social and environmental costs of farming approaches appeared in two, separately distilled, maps at the August workshop with farmers; one on producer business viability, and the other on the ... -
Why Access to Land is Vital for Sustainable, Healthy and Fair Food systems: Strategies for Increasing Access to Land for Agroecological Farming
(IDS, 2017-10)The UK’s food systems are in dysfunction – rates of child obesity and diabetes are high and soaring, food poverty is growing, the number of farmers is declining rapidly, soils are increasingly depleted, biodiversity is ...