Dec 16, 2012 we use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Altieri, professor adjunto do college of n atural resources e do center for biological control, university of california, berkeley. Miguel altieri is a chilean born agronomist and entomologist. Report agroecologia del canamo please fill this form, we will try to respond as soon as possible. It was created by the convergence of two scientific disciplines. Altieri paperback september 1995 genetic engineering in agriculture by miguel a. He is also general coordinator of the united nations development programmes sustainable agriculture networking and extension programme and. He is a professor of agroecology at the university of california, berkeley in the department of environmental science, policy and management. By closing this message, you are consenting to our use of cookies. A todas as instituicoes, tecnicos e agricultores envolvidos no fomento e na. Giuseppe altieri, agroecologo ordinario di fitopatologia, entomologia, agroecologia, agricoltura biologica. Because of this wide spectrum of different applications and understandings of the term agroecology, fao has organized a database of definitions. Sixth, agroecology studies the ecology of food systems francis et al. To the running of this website, we need your help to support us.
Agroecologia, agricultura organica, soberania alimentaria, agricultura. The term agroecology was in parallel proposed by german zoologists friederichs, 1930, and american crop physiologists hanson, 1939 as a synonym for the application of ecology within agriculture. Agroecology has been criticized for being more laborintensive than other more industrialized forms of agriculture. Agroecology, scaling and interdisciplinarity sciencedirect. Miguel altieri studied agronomy at the university of. To learn about our use of cookies and how you can manage your cookie settings, please see our cookie policy. This book incorporates new insights and concepts in the hope of helping guide agricultural students, researchers, and practitioners to a deeper understanding of the ecology of agricultural systems that will open the doors to new management options. Download as ppt, pdf, txt or read online from scribd. We challenge the assertion that labor input in agriculture has to be generally minimized and argue that besides quantity of work one should also consider the quality of work involved in farming. We are nonprofit website to share and download documents. The science of sustainable agriculture, second edition altieri, miguel a on.
Agroecology as a vehicle for contributive justice springerlink. Clipping is a handy way to collect important slides you want to go back to later. By separating myth from reality, miguel altieri extracts the key principles of sustainable agriculture and expounds on management systems that really work. Principios y practicas version extensaprincipes et pratique. Fao is collecting various definitions of agroecology from published documents, authored by scientists, civil society, academia, governments, legal documents and policies, among other sources. Giuseppe altieri, agroecologo ordinario di fitopatologia, entomologia, agroecologia, agricoltura biologica istituto di istruzione superiore agraria a. The subject of this book is the sustainable agriculture and its. Pdf agroecologia principios y estrategias m altieri antonio. As a science, it is the application of ecological science to the study, design and management of sustainable agroecosystems.
Modern practices interventionist paradigm therapeutic approach specialization high import centralization high export system community erodes inherent pillar strengths inherent strengths of system. The science of sustainable agriculture, second edition. Agroecologia a dinamica produtiva da agricultura sustentavel miguel altieri editora ufrgs, 2008. Tres pasiones simples pero abrumadoramente intensas han gobernado mi vida. This new edition builds on the explosion of research on sustainable agriculture since the late 1980s. Agroecology and the search for a truly sustainable agriculture.
The science of sustainable agriculture by miguel a. Now customize the name of a clipboard to store your clips. Altieri editor hardcover june 1993 agroecology and small farm development by miguel a. Agroecology principles and practices long version by miguel altieri with the participation of angela hilmi design francesca lucci 2. With this first title published in english we start to cover our debt to the englishspeaking caribbean subregion and to the englishspeaking countries at large.