The forecasted 9.1 billion population in 2050 will require an increase in food production for
an additional two billion people. There is thus an active debate on new farming practices …

Cultivation, processing, and consumption of coffee are dynamic processes that connect
coffee farmers and agro-ecosystems with coffee drinkers spanning the globe. As a cash …

This Special Issue on Diversified Farming Systems is motivated by a desire to understand
how agriculture designed according to whole systems, agroecological principles can …

This article addresses the potential for food movements to bring about substantive changes
to the current global food system. After describing the current corporate food regime, we …

This article traces multiple directions in the evolution of agroecology, from its early emphasis
on ecological processes in agricultural systems, to its emergence as a multidimensional …

What could middle-class German supermarket shoppers buying eggs and impoverished
coffee farmers in Guatemala possibly have in common? Both groups use the market in …

In the past three decades, coffee cultivation has gained widespread attention for its crucial
role in supporting local and global biodiversity. In this synthetic Overview, we present newly …

Prominent advocates of payments for ecosystem services (PES) contend that markets in
biodiversity, carbon storage, and hydrological services can produce both conservation and …

The last decade has seen an increasing advancement and interest in the integration of
agroecology and participatory action research (PAR). This article aims to:(1) analyze the key …

Latin American smallholder coffee farmers linked with fair trade and organic markets are
frequently cited as models for sustainable food systems. Yet many experience seasonal …