Agroecological Farmer Movements and Advocacy Coalitions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Between De-Politicization and Re-Politicization

Bottazzi, Patrick; Boillat, Sébastien

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-71909-8_18

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“…However, the capacity of markets to enable such price markups (whether certified or not) is often limited (Munoz et al 2021). For example, Bottazzi & Boillat (2021) report that only a small share of the population in Senegal can afford the large price markups for organic food so that organic production generating price markups for producers remains a niche market. Thus, to overcome limited market access, alternative food networks can be created, e.g., by building food citizenship through the participation of producers and consumers and building reciprocal arrangements such as solidarity networks (Mier y Terán Giménez Cacho et al 2018, Vicente-Vicente et al 2021.…”

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“…He reports that 13% of projects by Kenyan research institutes are agroecological. Along these lines, Bottazzi & Boillat (2021) state that the dynamic advocacy for agroecology in Sub-Saharan Africa so far has had little influence on public policy, and large-scale success of agroecology is still limited. However, the authors also show that there are emerging developments, such as alternative food networks in Senegal, that open up new opportunities for agroecological transformations.…”

Section: Agroecology In Agricultural Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Agroecology for a Sustainable Agriculture and Food System: From Local Solutions to Large-Scale Adoption

Ewert

Baatz

Finger

2023

Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ.

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Agroecology is often considered as the ultimate and most comprehensive solution to the many challenges of the agricultural and food system, also referred to as the agri-food system. This review investigates to what extent agroecology can become the mainstream model for transforming agriculture toward more sustainable and resilient agri-food systems within the given economic and political context. We find that enhancing agroecology will require a fully integrated multiscale systems approach from farm to region to globe. The approach must consider relevant processes and relationships, actors and stakeholders as well as drivers, sustainability indicators, and the respective assessment methods across all scales. Giving specific attention to drivers related to economy, technology, and policy we point out that agroecology needs to be economically viable for farmers and other food system actors. In particular, new and emerging technologies related to digitalization and breeding should be given more consideration in agroecological transformation. We stress the need for an analytical and operational framework and adequate multiscale policy design and suggest six areas of needed attention to support the large-scale adoption of agroecology. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Resource Economics, Volume 15 is October 2023. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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