Agroecology increasingly has gained scientific and policy recognition as having potential to
address environmental and social issues within food production, but concerns have been …

Abstract Farmers' organizations (FOs), such as associations, cooperatives, self-help and
women's groups, are common in developing countries and provide services that are widely …

Central and South America (CSA) is a highly diverse region, both culturally and biologically.
It has one of the highest levels of biodiversity on the planet (Hoorn et al., 2010; Zador et al …

Background Smallholder farmers are one of the most vulnerable groups to climate change,
yet efforts to support farmer adaptation are hindered by the lack of information on how they …

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 …

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 …

Over the last several decades, voluntary certification programs have become a key
approach to promote sustainable supply chains for agricultural commodities. These …

Crop diversification is one of the most cost‐effective way of reducing uncertainties in farmer's
income, especially among poor smallholder farmers. However, poverty is a complex …

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 …

Improvement of food security is a common objective for many agricultural systems analyses,
but how food security has been conceptualized and evaluated within agricultural systems …