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Agroecology, Small Farms, and Food Sovereignty

Altieri, Miguel A.·2009·Monthly Review

DOI 10.14452/mr-061-03-2009-07_8

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Global forces are challenging the ability of developing countries to feed themselves. A number of countries have organized their economies around a competitive export-oriented agricultural sector, based mainly on monocultures. It may be argued that agricultural exports of crops such as soybeans from Brazil make significant contributions to the national economies by bringing in hard currency that can be used to purchase other goods from abroad. However, this type of industrial agriculture also brings a variety of economic, environmental, and social problems, including negative impacts on public health, ecosystem integrity, food quality, and in many cases disruption of traditional rural livelihoods, while accelerating indebtedness among thousands of farmers.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.

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Authors: Altieri, M. A.
Corresponding author: Altieri, Miguel A.
ORCID: Altieri, Miguel A.
Venue: Monthly Review
Publisher: Monthly Review Foundation
Published: 2009-07-08
Volume: 61
Issue: 3
Pages: 102
ISSN: 0027-0520 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.14452/mr-061-03-2009-07_8
OpenAlex: W2061958344
Cited by: 575
References: 17
Citations by year: 2026: 22 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 59 · 2020: 75 · 2019: 39 · 2018: 37 · 2017: 47 · 2016: 29 · 2015: 42 · 2014: 28 · 2013: 26 · 2012: 23
FWCI: 47.71
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Monthly Review (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Development › Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
Social Sciences › Development › Rural Development and Agriculture
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Latin American rural development
Keywords: agroecology, small farms, food sovereignty, industrial agriculture, export-oriented agriculture, monoculture, soybean exports, rural livelihoods, farm debt, food security, developing countries

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