“Agroecology is the answer to how to transform and repair our material reality in a food system and rural world that has been devastated by industrial food production and its so-called Green and Blue Revolutions. We see Agroecology as a key form of resistance to an economic system that puts profit before life. […] Our diverse forms of smallholder food production based on Agroecology generate local knowledge, promote social justice, nurture identity and culture, and strengthen the economic viability of rural areas. As smallholders, we defend our dignity when we choose to produce in an agroecological way.”
The Declaration of the International Forum for Agroecology (2015) is gathering visions from the social movements on Agroecology. In this artícle by Colin Anderson, Michel Pimbert and Csilla Kiss, which was distributed by Michel Pimbert during his participation in the presentation of the Agroecology Chair last 6th November, you can further read about the meanings and politics of agroecology from social movement perspectives. At the agroecologynow webpage you can also find more articles, videos and other materials on Agroecology and Food Sovereignty.
