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| author | Heliodoro Argüello A. |
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| contents | Agroecology: scientific and technological challenges for agriculture in the 21 st century in Latin America Heliodoro Argüello A. Agrociencias sustainability Natural resources ecological balance less favoured areas socioeconomic development In the first section of this article, an analysis is presented of the evolution of agroecology as a scientific discipline starting with its establishment in the third decade of the twentieth century and with an emphasis on the contributions of the different dis - ciplines as well as the local knowledge and the most significant theoretical developments since its inception. Agroecology as a science has been emerging incrementally through knowledge obtained from disciplinary contributions although it is dis - tinguished from its parent disciplines through the integration of these disciplines and work that occurs across scales. Such research leads to a broader understanding of the associated problems and their solutions, which are characterized by an integrative approach in which disciplinary information is col - lected and processed to resolve problems on greater scales. The second part of the article starts by establishing five challenges of agriculture in Latin America that can be significantly improved through contributions from agroecological science. These chal - lenges could be achieved by taking into account agroecology as a science, practice and social movement; where the agroecology as a practice will act as a functional interface to the others. To achieve these challenges, five main topics have emerged includ - ing the reductionism or holistic research approach, the scale of the planning and analysis unit, concretizing discussions on sustainability, quality management and producers organization strengthening; each of these topics is discussed. 2015 artículo científico 0120-9965 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=180343692012 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1803 Agronomía Colombiana application/pdf Universidad Nacional de Colombia Agronomía Colombiana (Colombia) Num.3 Vol.33 |
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| spellingShingle | Agroecology: scientific and technological challenges for agriculture in the 21 st century in Latin America Heliodoro Argüello A. Agrociencias sustainability Natural resources ecological balance less favoured areas socioeconomic development Agroecology: scientific and technological challenges for agriculture in the 21 st century in Latin America Heliodoro Argüello A. Agrociencias sustainability Natural resources ecological balance less favoured areas socioeconomic development In the first section of this article, an analysis is presented of the evolution of agroecology as a scientific discipline starting with its establishment in the third decade of the twentieth century and with an emphasis on the contributions of the different dis - ciplines as well as the local knowledge and the most significant theoretical developments since its inception. Agroecology as a science has been emerging incrementally through knowledge obtained from disciplinary contributions although it is dis - tinguished from its parent disciplines through the integration of these disciplines and work that occurs across scales. Such research leads to a broader understanding of the associated problems and their solutions, which are characterized by an integrative approach in which disciplinary information is col - lected and processed to resolve problems on greater scales. The second part of the article starts by establishing five challenges of agriculture in Latin America that can be significantly improved through contributions from agroecological science. These chal - lenges could be achieved by taking into account agroecology as a science, practice and social movement; where the agroecology as a practice will act as a functional interface to the others. To achieve these challenges, five main topics have emerged includ - ing the reductionism or holistic research approach, the scale of the planning and analysis unit, concretizing discussions on sustainability, quality management and producers organization strengthening; each of these topics is discussed. 2015 artículo científico 0120-9965 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=180343692012 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1803 Agronomía Colombiana application/pdf Universidad Nacional de Colombia Agronomía Colombiana (Colombia) Num.3 Vol.33 |
| title | Agroecology: scientific and technological challenges for agriculture in the 21 st century in Latin America |
| topic | Agrociencias sustainability Natural resources ecological balance less favoured areas socioeconomic development |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=180343692012 |