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Creating Conditions for Harnessing the Potential of Transitions to Agroecology in Europe and Requirements for Policy

Miller, David; Legras, Sophie; Barnes, Andrew; Gava, Oriana; Helin, Janne; Irvine, Katherine N.; Kantelhardt, Jochen; Landert, Jan; Latruffe, Laure; Mayer, Andreas; Niedermayr, Andreas; Povellato, Andrea; Schaller, Lena; Schwarz, Gerald; Smith, Pete; Vanni, Francesco; Védrine, Lionel; Viaggi, Davide; Vincent, Audrey and Vlahos, George (2022) Creating Conditions for Harnessing the Potential of Transitions to Agroecology in Europe and Requirements for Policy. EuroChoices, 21 (3), pp. 72-79.

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Summary

Food systems require reorientation to take greater account of interactions with the environment, economy, health and society. Transitions to agroecological farming practices and systems can connect policy areas and realise environmental, economic and social aims. These transitions provide a lens for reviewing policy, practice and behaviours of actors in farming systems and value chains, identification of barriers to uptake, and policy areas to which they contribute or where there are gaps. Developing social and human capital, and governance structures that enable transitions to agroecology are key to their prospects of success. Education and life-long learning are key to developing the knowledge and skills of younger generations of land managers and other actors in value chains, throughout their careers. The outcome sought is for a shared understanding of the benefits of agroecological practices and systems, creating opportunities to rebalance policies towards delivering climate neutrality, reversing biodiversity loss, and enhancing rights of citizens. To realise those opportunities policies and strategies should be coherent across territorial and systems levels, and tailored to place, system, people, and stages of transitions. Overall, they should be designed to ensure all citizens are beneficiaries of transitions to agroecological farming systems, over the long term, and that no-one or place is disadvantaged by the processes of change or the outcome intended.


EPrint Type:Journal paper
Keywords:agroecology, policy innovation, agriculture, UNISECO, Abacus, FiBL35161
Agrovoc keywords:
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English
agroecology
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_92381
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policy innovation
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_576d3503
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agriculture
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_203
Subjects: Farming Systems > Social aspects
Environmental aspects > Biodiversity and ecosystem services
Food systems > Policy environments and social economy
Research affiliation: Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Society > Agri-food policy
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number:773901
DOI:10.1111/1746-692X.12374
Deposited By: Landert, Jan
ID Code:45208
Deposited On:07 Feb 2023 16:17
Last Modified:07 Feb 2023 16:19
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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