Reconnecting Farmers with Nature through Agroecological Transitions: Interacting Niches and Experimentation and the Role of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems
Sustainability transitions in agriculture are explored through an analysis of niche initiatives within a common production system, relying on sustainable transitions, multi-level perspectives, and agroecological frameworks, and involving multi-actor, agricultural knowledge, and innovation systems (A...
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| author | Giagnocavo, Cynthia Lynn Cara García, Miguel de González Fernández, Mónica Juan Cazorla, Melchor Marín Guirao, José Ignacio Mehrabi, Sepide Rodríguez, Estefanía Van Der Blom, Jan Crisol-Martínez, Eduardo |
| author_facet | Giagnocavo, Cynthia Lynn Cara García, Miguel de González Fernández, Mónica Juan Cazorla, Melchor Marín Guirao, José Ignacio Mehrabi, Sepide Rodríguez, Estefanía Van Der Blom, Jan Crisol-Martínez, Eduardo |
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| description | Sustainability transitions in agriculture are explored through an analysis of niche initiatives within a common production system, relying on sustainable transitions, multi-level perspectives, and agroecological frameworks, and involving multi-actor, agricultural knowledge, and innovation systems (AKIS). The article focuses on how experimental niches and sustainable activities affect farmers’ relationships with nature, and the reconceptualisation of the production system in which they operate, particularly where this system is embedded in less sustainable conventional or dominant regimes and landscapes. The need for fundamental changes, in the way that humans interact with nature, is widely argued for in order to achieve sustainable development, and farmers occupy a central role through participation in complex networks of agri-food systems. They have also found themselves disconnected from nature through conventional agri-industrial production practices. Four niches (biological control, ecological restoration, soil health, and ecological pond management) within the greenhouse sector of Almeria (SE Spain) are explored in a case study. Our results indicate that a farmer’s interaction with nature is functional, but through agroecological practices, a deeper understanding of the ecosystems in which greenhouse landscapes are embedded may be gained. As they become more connected to nature and benefit from ecosystem services, they can transition to more sustainable agricultural systems. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-131472023-04-12T19:09:45Z Reconnecting Farmers with Nature through Agroecological Transitions: Interacting Niches and Experimentation and the Role of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems Giagnocavo, Cynthia Lynn Cara García, Miguel de González Fernández, Mónica Juan Cazorla, Melchor Marín Guirao, José Ignacio Mehrabi, Sepide Rodríguez, Estefanía Van Der Blom, Jan Crisol-Martínez, Eduardo human nature connectedness sustainability transitions agricultural innovations multilevel perspective agroecology agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKIS) conservative agriculture practices knowledge co-production mediterranean horticulture integrated pest management greenhouses soil health biological control pond naturalisation collective action socio-ecological systems Sustainability transitions in agriculture are explored through an analysis of niche initiatives within a common production system, relying on sustainable transitions, multi-level perspectives, and agroecological frameworks, and involving multi-actor, agricultural knowledge, and innovation systems (AKIS). The article focuses on how experimental niches and sustainable activities affect farmers’ relationships with nature, and the reconceptualisation of the production system in which they operate, particularly where this system is embedded in less sustainable conventional or dominant regimes and landscapes. The need for fundamental changes, in the way that humans interact with nature, is widely argued for in order to achieve sustainable development, and farmers occupy a central role through participation in complex networks of agri-food systems. They have also found themselves disconnected from nature through conventional agri-industrial production practices. Four niches (biological control, ecological restoration, soil health, and ecological pond management) within the greenhouse sector of Almeria (SE Spain) are explored in a case study. Our results indicate that a farmer’s interaction with nature is functional, but through agroecological practices, a deeper understanding of the ecosystems in which greenhouse landscapes are embedded may be gained. As they become more connected to nature and benefit from ecosystem services, they can transition to more sustainable agricultural systems. 2022-01-26T19:14:09Z 2022-01-26T19:14:09Z 2022-01-20 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2077-0472 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13147 10.3390/agriculture12020137 en https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/2/137 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | human nature connectedness sustainability transitions agricultural innovations multilevel perspective agroecology agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKIS) conservative agriculture practices knowledge co-production mediterranean horticulture integrated pest management greenhouses soil health biological control pond naturalisation collective action socio-ecological systems Giagnocavo, Cynthia Lynn Cara García, Miguel de González Fernández, Mónica Juan Cazorla, Melchor Marín Guirao, José Ignacio Mehrabi, Sepide Rodríguez, Estefanía Van Der Blom, Jan Crisol-Martínez, Eduardo Reconnecting Farmers with Nature through Agroecological Transitions: Interacting Niches and Experimentation and the Role of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems |
| title | Reconnecting Farmers with Nature through Agroecological Transitions: Interacting Niches and Experimentation and the Role of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems |
| title_full | Reconnecting Farmers with Nature through Agroecological Transitions: Interacting Niches and Experimentation and the Role of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems |
| title_fullStr | Reconnecting Farmers with Nature through Agroecological Transitions: Interacting Niches and Experimentation and the Role of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reconnecting Farmers with Nature through Agroecological Transitions: Interacting Niches and Experimentation and the Role of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems |
| title_short | Reconnecting Farmers with Nature through Agroecological Transitions: Interacting Niches and Experimentation and the Role of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems |
| title_sort | reconnecting farmers with nature through agroecological transitions: interacting niches and experimentation and the role of agricultural knowledge and innovation systems |
| topic | human nature connectedness sustainability transitions agricultural innovations multilevel perspective agroecology agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKIS) conservative agriculture practices knowledge co-production mediterranean horticulture integrated pest management greenhouses soil health biological control pond naturalisation collective action socio-ecological systems |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13147 |
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