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From uniformity to diversity: a paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems

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Title From uniformity to diversity: a paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems
 
Creator Frison, Emile A.
International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food systems
 
Subject agroecology
ecosystems
biodiversity
diversification
sustainability
farming systems
agriculture
industry
 
Description Today’s food and farming systems have succeeded in supplying large volumes of foods to global markets, but are generating negative outcomes on multiple fronts: widespread degradation of land, water and ecosystems; high GHG emissions; biodiversity losses; persistent hunger and micro-nutrient deficiencies alongside the rapid rise of obesity and diet-related diseases; and livelihood stresses for farmers around the world. Many of these problems are linked specifically to ‘industrial agriculture’: the input-intensive crop monocultures and industrial-scale feedlots that now dominate farming landscapes. The uniformity at the heart of these systems, and their reliance on chemical fertilizers, pesticides and preventive use of antibiotics, leads systematically to negative outcomes and vulnerabilities. What is required is a fundamentally different model of agriculture based on diversifying farms and farming landscapes, replacing chemical inputs, optimizing biodiversity and stimulating interactions between different species, as part of holistic strategies to build long-term fertility, healthy agro-ecosystems and secure livelihoods, i.e. ‘diversified agroecological systems’.
 
Date 2016
2016-06-09T12:09:24Z
2016-06-09T12:09:24Z
 
Type Report
 
Identifier Frison, E.A.; IPES-Food. (2016) From uniformity to diversity: a paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems. Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium): IPES, 96 p.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75659
http://www.ipes-food.org/images/Reports/UniformityToDiversity_FullReport.pdf
 
Language en
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format 96 p.
application/pdf
 
Publisher IPES