POLS 196 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Agroecology, Monocropping, Productivism

• School: University of Vermont
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 196
• Professor: Bradley Bauerly

Document Summary

Produce viable farming communities: 10 elements: (1) diversity (2) co creation and sharing of knowledge (3) synergies (4) efficiency (5) recycling (6) resilience (7) human and social values (8) culture and food traditions (9) responsible governance (10) Agroecology can be seen as a critique of: It has been well documented that small, diverse farms out produce large, specialized farms in terms of land productivity: meanwhile, large, monocrop farms outcompete in terms of labor productivity. Organic agriculture can be as productive or even more productive and it offers increased drought and stress resistance. It also requires smaller farm units, reducing the ease and likelihood of concentration. Alternative food network (afn): the chains and linkages between farmers, producers, shops, suppliers and consumers where the production and consumption of food or more closely tied together spatially, economically and socially. Main food network is the productionist model that emerged in the green revolution of the 1950s and 60s.