Prospects for regenerative agriculture in Chile

Wratten, Steve D.; Shields, Morgan W.; González-Chang, Mauricio

doi:10.4206/agrosur.2019.v47n2-01

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“…The latter is estimated to range between 21% and 37% of total anthropogenic global emissions, having a direct impact on climate change (IPCC, 2019). Therefore, a paradigm shift is needed to transform current food systems to contribute to the provision and regulation of multiple ecosystem services (benefits to humans) derived from the agricultural sector to enhance human well-being beyond just producing food for the increasing world population (LaCanne and Lundgren, 2018; Wratten et al, 2019). In this sense, feeding an estimated of 10 billion people by 2050, under rapidly changing climate change scenarios, requires a myriad of strategies that consider the whole food chain from applied in-field approaches, to national policies that promote the transition towards more sustainable agricultural systems (Wezel et al, 2020;.…”

Section: The Need For a Local Understanding In Harnessing Farm Biodiv...mentioning

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Aumentar la biodiversidad en predios chilenos requiere de protocolos agroecológicos adaptados localmente

González-Chang¹,

Faulkner²,

Shields³

et al. 2022

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In the 1992 Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the concept of sustainable development, understood as the balance between economic, social, and environmental factors interacting in space and time, was recognized by representatives from 179 countries as vital to sustain human life without compromising the planet (United Nations, 1992). Nowadays, as humanity faces unseen anthropogenic problems such as climate change and biodiversity loss (IPCC, 2021), the concept of sustainable development has been recently highlighted by United Nations through the creation of 17 Sustainable Development Goals, aiming at improving environmental and human well-being globally (United Nations, 2015).

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Aumentar la biodiversidad en predios chilenos requiere de protocolos agroecológicos adaptados localmente

González-Chang¹,

Faulkner²,

Shields³

et al. 2022

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“…Chilean AE advances were made by a small number of NGOs, small farmers, and academics [35]. Although some of these developments were recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [212], only in rare cases have AE practices been adopted by corporations and promoted by policy makers, and at present these practices are not used on a productive scale in Chile [69,213].…”

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“…Moreover, urban AE initiatives and native plant gardening must be promoted as additional patches for native reforestation [33,273,295]. All these urgently need to be assessed and overseen, to ensure sustainable management practices and the conservation of biodiversity [213].…”

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Agroecological Strategies to Safeguard Insect Pollinators in Biodiversity Hotspots: Chile as a Case Study

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Industrial agriculture (IA) has been recognized among the main drivers of biodiversity loss, climate change, and native pollinator decline. Here we summarize the known negative effects of IA on pollinator biodiversity and illustrate these problems by considering the case of Chile, a “world biodiversity hotspot” (WBH) where food exports account for a considerable share of the economy in this country. Most of Chile’s WBH area is currently being replaced by IA at a fast pace, threatening local biodiversity. We present an agroecological strategy for sustainable food production and pollinator conservation in food-producing WBHs. In this we recognize native pollinators as internal inputs that cannot be replaced by IA technological packages and support the development of agroecological and biodiversity restorative practices to protect biodiversity. We suggest four fundamental pillars for food production change based on: (1) sharing the land, restoring and protecting; (2) ecological intensification; (3) localized knowledge, research, and technological development; and (4) territorial planning and implementation of socio-agroecological policies. This approach does not need modification of native pollination services that sustain the world with food and basic subsistence goods, but a paradigm changes where the interdependency of nature and human wellbeing must be recognized for ensuring the world’s food security and sovereignty.

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“…Chilean AE advances were made by a small number of NGOs, small farmers and academics 35 . Although some of these developments were recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 212 , only in rare cases have AE practices been adopted by corporations and promoted by policy makers, and at present these practices are not used on a productive scale in Chile 69,213 .…”

Section: Ia and Ae In Biodiversity Hotspots: Chile A Case Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, urban AE initiatives and native plant gardening must be promoted as additional patches for native reforestation 33,273,295 . All these urgently need to be assessed and overseen, to ensure sustainable management practices and the conservation of biodiversity 213 .…”

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confidence: 99%

Agroecological Strategies to Safeguard Insect Pollinators in Biodiversity Hotspots: Chile as a Case Study

Henríquez-Piskulich¹,

Schapheer²,

Vereecken³

et al. 2021

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Industrial agriculture (IA) is the predominant model of food production since the Green Revolution in the 1950s. IA has been recognized among the main drivers of biodiversity loss, climate change and native pollinator decline. This is controversial, given that native agricultural pollinators are an important resource biota already contributing to crop yield, especially in areas defined as "world biodiversity hotspots” (WBH). These areas often overlap with agricultural zones hosting a significant proportion of cultivated land, mainly through intensive agricultural practices. Pollinator biodiversity and pollination services in these places are currently under threat due to the negative consequences of IA. The dual role of insects as key players allowing the maintenance of the natural ecosystem, as well as main crop pollinators, is particularly exacerbated and urgently requires conservation actions in WBH and food-producing zones. Here we summarize the known negative effects of IA on pollinator biodiversity and illustrate these problems by considering the case of Chile. Food exports represent a considerable part of the economy in this OECD “developing country” in the “Global South”, and a large part of its surface has been highlighted as a unique WBH. This area is currently being replaced by IA businesses at a fast pace, threatening local biodiversity. We present agroecological strategies for sustainable food production and pollinator conservation in food-producing WBHs like Chile. These alternatives recognize native pollinators as internal inputs that cannot be replaced by IA technological packages or external inputs and support the development of agroecological and biodiversity restoration practices to protect their existing biodiversity. We suggest a strategy that integrates four fundamental pillars for producing food in a sustainable way, recognizing biodiversity and local cultural heritage: 1) Share the land, restore and protect; 2) Ecological intensification; 3) Localized knowledge, research and technological development; and 4) Territorial planning and implementation of socio-agroecological policies. We suggest that this approach does not need greater modification of native pollination services that sustain the world with food and basic subsistence goods, but a paradigm change where the interdependency of nature and human wellbeing are recognized for ensuring the present and future of the world’s food security and sovereignty as well as considering the reduction of consumerism and food waste.

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Prospects for regenerative agriculture in Chile

Cited by 6 publications

References 30 publications

Aumentar la biodiversidad en predios chilenos requiere de protocolos agroecológicos adaptados localmente

Aumentar la biodiversidad en predios chilenos requiere de protocolos agroecológicos adaptados localmente

Agroecological Strategies to Safeguard Insect Pollinators in Biodiversity Hotspots: Chile as a Case Study

Agroecological Strategies to Safeguard Insect Pollinators in Biodiversity Hotspots: Chile as a Case Study

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