Broadscale diversification of Midwestern agriculture requires an agroecological approach

Autor: Nicholas Jordan, Matt Liebman, Mitch Hunter, Colin Cureton
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, Vol 13, Iss 3 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2152-0801
DOI: 10.5304/jafscd.2024.133.007
Popis: First paragraph: We write to highlight the potential for aca­demic agroecology to address the crucial challenge facing agriculture in the Upper Midwest region of the U.S.: diversification. Integrative forms of agroecology—often framed as “science, prac­tice, and movement” (Wezel et al. 2018)—can make important and unique contributions to expanding the scale at which diversified farming systems are adopted in the region. After outlining the current situation in the Upper Midwest region, we identify particular roles—currently not robustly practiced—that academic agroecologists can play to advance diversification.
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