Videos
Bases Agroecológicas de la Transición
Agroecología en Acción 1995
Santiago (Chile). FARFAN. [1995]. vid. : 45 min.
A Lesson on Urban Agroecology
Visit Dr. Altieri’s New Urban Agroecology Website: Urban Agroeco. org
Agroecology Revolution in Latin America – Presentation
Agroecology is the Only Path
Who will feed us in a planet in crisis?
“There is a need for strategies that lead to the revitalization of small and medium sized farms, and point the way towards the reshaping of the entire agricultural policy and food system in ways that are economically viable to farmers and consumers. Currently proposed “sustainable intensification” in agriculture is ideologically buttressed by intellectual projects to reframe and redefine agroecology by stripping it of its political and social content and promoting the wrong notion that agro-ecological methods can co-exist alongside the aggressive expansion of transgenic crops and agrofuels. Many environmental and advocacy groups privilege those with access to capital and perpetuate an “agriculture of the poor for the rich”. The technological determinism that the organic agriculture movement emphasizes, through development and dissemination of low-input or appropriate technologies, is not only naïve but also dangerous, as it assumes these technologies in themselves have the capability of initiating beneficial social changes.
Join Miguel A . Altieri, one of the leading voices in agricultural sustainability, and gain insights on how agroecology can provide sound solutions to the current global challenge of food security and agricultural sustainability worldwide.”
Agroecología, la agricultura del futuro
Miguel Altieri at the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition
Source: Good Food World
Miguel Altieri, UC Berkeley, describes the benefits of agroecological practices and the challenges in upscaling the approach worldwide.
He shows us that the true humanitarian approach to feeding the developing world is to stop exploitation of natural and human resources by industrialized nations and to empower local communities putting people first.
Far from a useless pursuit, agroecology simply delivers farming science at an appropriate scale without delusions of instant power and wealth. And when left to mature, agroecology programs can be rewarding to all involved.