Agroecology as a Transdisciplinary, Participatory, and Action-Oriented Approach
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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 approach focusing on broader agro-food systems. This review is timely, as agroecology is being increasingly applied within a diversity of scientific-, policy-, and farmer-based initiatives. We contrast different agroecological perspectives or “agroecologies” and discuss the characteristics of an agroecology characterized by a transdisciplinary, participatory and action-oriented approach. Our final discussion describes the contents of the special issue, and states our goal for this compilation, which is to encourage future work that embraces an agroecological approach grounded in transdisciplinarity, participation, and transformative action.
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Scholars generally build an ontological opposition between two distinct approaches of agroecological design, based respectively on ecosystems and on human systems, and each connected with a specific field of knowledge.
“Scholars generally build an ontological opposition between two distinct approaches of agroecological design, based respectively on ecosystems and on human systems, and each connected with a specific field of knowledge (Méndez etal. 2013; Willett etal. 2019).”
From Designing agroecological systems across scales: a new analytical framework (2022) · cites this paper as Méndez et al. 2013
The two approaches should not be seen in opposition to each other or as differing in importance, since in real life they are rarely implemented alone.
“We argue that these two approaches should not be seen in opposition to each other or as differing in importance, since in real life they are rarely implemented alone (Méndez etal. 2013).”
From Designing agroecological systems across scales: a new analytical framework (2022) · cites this paper as Méndez et al. 2013
This approach promotes transdisciplinary, participatory, action-oriented research as a way to develop innovations that are problem oriented and that fit well into food systems and socio-cultural contexts.
“So this approach promotes transdisciplinary, participatory, action-oriented research as a way to develop innovations that are problem oriented and that fit well into food systems and socio-cultural contexts (Méndez etal. 2013).”
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- Authors
- Méndez, V. E., Bacon, C. M., & Cohen, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Vermont (US)
- Santa Clara University (US)
- Community Agroecology Network (US)
- Corresponding author
- Méndez, V. Ernesto
- Venue
- Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2012-12-17
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 3-18
- ISSN
- 2168-3565 (ISSN-L)
- 2168-3573
- OpenAlex
- W1523011135
- Cited by
- 438
- References
- 61
- Citations by year
- 2026: 42 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 45 · 2022: 39 · 2021: 49 · 2020: 49 · 2019: 34 · 2018: 34 · 2017: 28 · 2016: 21 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 4
- FWCI
- 33.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (publishedVersion)
- Scholar Commons (Santa Clara University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant and soil sciences
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Rural Development and Agriculture
- Keywords
- agroecology, transdisciplinarity, participatory approach, action research, agri-food systems, transformative action, agroecology policy
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