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The potential of agroecology to combat hunger in the developing world

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  • Altieri, Miguel A.
  • Rosset, Peter
  • Thrupp, Lori Ann

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Proponents of a second Green Revolution generally argue that developing countries should opt for an agroindustrial model that relies on standardized technologies and ever-increasing fertilizer and pesticide use to provide additional food supplies for growing populations and economies. In contrast, a growing number of farmers, NGOs, and analysts propose that instead of this capital- and input-intensive approach, developing countries should favor an agroecological model, which emphasizes biodiversity, recycling of nutrients, synergy among crops, animals, soils, and other biological components, and regeneration and conservation of resources. It is argued here that agroecology—a science that provides ecological principles for the design and management of sustainable and resource-conserving agricultural systems—offers several advantages over the conventional agronomic or agroindustrial approach.

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  • Altieri, Miguel A. & Rosset, Peter & Thrupp, Lori Ann, 1998. "The potential of agroecology to combat hunger in the developing world," 2020 vision briefs 55, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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    1. Miguel Altieri, 1999. "Applying Agroecology to Enhance the Productivity of Peasant Farming Systems in Latin America," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 1(3), pages 197-217, September.
    2. Hallie Eakin & John Patrick Connors & Christopher Wharton & Farryl Bertmann & Angela Xiong & Jared Stoltzfus, 2017. "Identifying attributes of food system sustainability: emerging themes and consensus," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 34(3), pages 757-773, September.
    3. Miguel A. Altieri, 2000. "Developing sustainable agricultural systems for small farmers in Latin America," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 24(2), pages 97-105, May.

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