Scientific contributions of agroecology in Latin America and the Caribbean: a review
A systematization and a quantitative and qualitative analysis of scientific documents are presented, which respond: What are the main contributions of research in relation to the demands of agroecology in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)? What factors approaches and methods have been used in t...
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doaj-ef01e3002c454f7a805531e0ce9fb0462021-04-30T11:56:39ZengFacultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Universidad Nacional de CuyoRevista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias0370-46611853-86652019-06-01511Scientific contributions of agroecology in Latin America and the Caribbean: a reviewFelipe Gallardo-López0Mario Alejandro Hernández-Chontal1Ariadna Linares-Gabriel2Pedro Cisneros-Saguilán3Posgrado en Agroecosistemas Tropicales. Colegio de Postgraduados. Campus Veracruz. Veracruz 91700. Mexico.Posgrado en Agroecosistemas Tropicales. Colegio de Postgraduados. Campus Veracruz. Veracruz 91700. Mexico.Posgrado en Agroecosistemas Tropicales. Colegio de Postgraduados. Campus Veracruz. Veracruz 91700. Mexico.Departamento de Ciencias Agropecuarias. Instituto Tecnológico de Pinotepa. Tecnologico Nacional de México. Oaxaca 71600. Mexico. A systematization and a quantitative and qualitative analysis of scientific documents are presented, which respond: What are the main contributions of research in relation to the demands of agroecology in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)? What factors approaches and methods have been used in time and space? The quantitative approach predominates, followed by the qualitative one, and the mixed one to a lesser extent. The development of agroecology in LAC is distributed in: a country with greater consolidation (Brazil), a larger group in development, another with initial contributions and, finally, one with minimal contributions. The most considered factors in the investigations are the physical-biological ones, followed by the social, economic, cultural, and political ones. Two thirds of the contributions to agroecological demands were: agroecological management, maintenance of biodiversity, self-management and local self-sufficiency, and soil and water conservation. Some contributions have been intensified at present, while agroecological management has prevailed over time. The predominance of conventional research approaches, methods and techniques is evident; the challenge is to generate new ways of seeing and doing research, which allow addressing the disciplinary interfaces of the complex problem in the society-nature relationship. https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/RFCA/article/view/2447AgroecologyAgroecological managementBiodiversityAgroecological education |
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Felipe Gallardo-López Mario Alejandro Hernández-Chontal Ariadna Linares-Gabriel Pedro Cisneros-Saguilán Scientific contributions of agroecology in Latin America and the Caribbean: a review Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias Agroecology Agroecological management Biodiversity Agroecological education |
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Felipe Gallardo-López Mario Alejandro Hernández-Chontal Ariadna Linares-Gabriel Pedro Cisneros-Saguilán |
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Scientific contributions of agroecology in Latin America and the Caribbean: a review |
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Scientific contributions of agroecology in Latin America and the Caribbean: a review |
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Scientific contributions of agroecology in Latin America and the Caribbean: a review |
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Scientific contributions of agroecology in Latin America and the Caribbean: a review |
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Scientific contributions of agroecology in Latin America and the Caribbean: a review |
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scientific contributions of agroecology in latin america and the caribbean: a review |
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Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo |
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Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias |
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A systematization and a quantitative and qualitative analysis of scientific documents are presented, which respond: What are the main contributions of research in relation to the demands of agroecology in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)? What factors approaches and methods have been used in time and space? The quantitative approach predominates, followed by the qualitative one, and the mixed one to a lesser extent. The development of agroecology in LAC is distributed in: a country with greater consolidation (Brazil), a larger group in development, another with initial contributions and, finally, one with minimal contributions. The most considered factors in the investigations are the physical-biological ones, followed by the social, economic, cultural, and political ones. Two thirds of the contributions to agroecological demands were: agroecological management, maintenance of biodiversity, self-management and local self-sufficiency, and soil and water conservation. Some contributions have been intensified at present, while agroecological management has prevailed over time. The predominance of conventional research approaches, methods and techniques is evident; the challenge is to generate new ways of seeing and doing research, which allow addressing the disciplinary interfaces of the complex problem in the society-nature relationship.
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Agroecology Agroecological management Biodiversity Agroecological education |
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