Agroecology: A brief account of its origins and currents of thought in Latin America
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This article briefly traces the origins of agroecology in Latin America, and its application by nongovernmental organizations in rural development, its evolution and contributions in academia, and its adoption and dissemination by social rural movements.
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The positive correlation between forage self-sufficiency and revenue satisfaction in our research echoes findings from Latin American agroecological farms, where local resource optimization has led to greater economic and social stability.
“The positive correlation between forage self-sufficiency and revenue satisfaction in our research echoes findings from Latin American agroecological farms, where local resource optimization has led to greater economic and social stability [26].”
From Grassland-Based Farming Systems Targeting Agroecology: Which Indicators Should Be Used for On-Farm Assessment? (2025) · cites this paper as [26]
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Benedetti del Rio, E., Michaud, A., Brunschwig, G., & Sturaro, E. (2025) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su17062720
“The positive correlation between forage self-sufficiency and revenue satisfaction in our research echoes findings from Latin American agroecological farms, where local resource optimization has led to greater economic and social stability [26].”
- Authors
- Altieri, M. A., & Nicholls, C. I.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
- Corresponding author
- Altieri, Miguel A.
- Venue
- Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2017-04-21
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 3-4
- Pages
- 231-237
- ISSN
- 2168-3565 (ISSN-L)
- 2168-3573
- OpenAlex
- W2606670759
- Cited by
- 144
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2026: 28 · 2025: 30 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 6
- FWCI
- 20.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Rural Development and Agriculture
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Latin American rural development
- Keywords
- agroecology, Latin America, non-governmental organizations, rural development, social movements
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