Transforming food systems through agroecology: enhancing farmers' autonomy for a safe and just transition.
| Autor: | Ceddia MG; European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Directorate for Sustainable Resources, Ispra, Italy; Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. Electronic address: michele.ceddia@ec.europa.eu., Boillat S; Bern University of Applied Sciences, School of Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL, Zollikoffen, Switzerland; University of Neuchâtel, Institute of Biology, Neuchâtel, Switzerland., Jacobi J; ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Zurich, Switzerland. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | The Lancet. Planetary health [Lancet Planet Health] 2024 Nov; Vol. 8 (11), pp. e958-e965. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S2542-5196(24)00234-1 |
| Abstrakt: | Food systems contribute to multiple crises while failing to deliver healthy, nutritious food for all. A substantial amount of research suggests that the root cause of this issue lies in the complete integration of food systems within global capitalism and the consequent subordination of fairness and sustainability to profit accumulation. We draw on critical political economy to explore how the integration of food systems within global capitalism and their subordination to profit occur. Subsequently, we illustrate how this subordination erodes the autonomy of food producers, with strong environmental and social consequences for consumers and society at large. Lastly, we discuss how agroecology could transform food systems and enhance producers' autonomy, while mitigating environmental and social dysfunction. We stress how the transformative power of agroecology lies in its double nature: concrete (technical) and social (political). By acting in both dimensions, agroecology can help reorient food systems away from profit accumulation and towards better meeting community needs, in line with the tenets of food sovereignty. Competing Interests: Declaration of interests We declare no competing interests. (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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