Talk:Agroecology in Latin America

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This page needs to be fleshed out, but creating this separate page makes sense, rather than including it in the agroecology page. Hysilvinia (talk) 15:28, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

We would like add:

Introduction, Benefits, Shade Coffee, and Cabrucas

Sections done so far read:

Introduction: Agroecology is an applied science that involves the adaptation of ecological concepts to the structure, performance, and management of sustainable agroecosystems(1). In Latin America agroecology practices vary between regions due to the ideological differences between industrial agriculture and agroecology. Agroecology in Latin American countries can be used as a tool for conservationists in providing both ecological and economic benefits to the communities that practice it(2). It is also method that allows for high biodiversity and refuges for flora and fauna in these countries(3) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tibanez (talk • contribs) 16:29, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Link to the sandbox containing our version of the article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mvfarrell/sandbox Mvfarrell (talk) 18:14, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

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Comments for potential addition
Hello,

I recognize that it's been a while since the talk page of this article has been edited, but I would like to comment on a some addition/editing that I'm planning to do.

I hope to add previously missing information about these social and cultural benefits, such as the participatory approach to pedagogy, the engagement with political economy, and the larger goal of agroecology to be a bypass from farmers (producers) to consumers while being more ecologically sound.

I also would like to restructure the article a little bit to have more logical flow, such as separating general ideas from specific examples, which are important and should be expanded, but in separate parts. It might be useful to have sections for different countries, or wider approaches, such as agroforestry altogether, and then include the specific examples.

As a note, I realize that tere is a section in a more broad Agroecology article discussing Latin America, but it is very limited. Since agroecology is most prominent in Latin America, I think it's appropriate to have a separate page for it rather than adding to the subcategory in the main Agroecology article.

I am looking forward to working on this article bit by bit over these next few weeks, and I welcome any feedback and conversation about how to make this article stronger!

bellamelodia (talk) 21:54, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi all, I just finished editing this page for now as I mentioned above, adding parts about history, social benefits, the role of social movements and research, the example of Cuba, and a bit of reorganization. I hope it makes sense and seems appropriate. Feel free to let me know what you think. bellamelodia (talk) 02:48, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

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Comments for Potential Additions and Citations

 * The article already has a couple examples of agroecological projects/initiatives that have been implemented in South America.
 * I plan to add a section of the history/implementation/impacts of agroecological initiatives in Argentina as well as other case-studies/countries.
 * I also plan to add citations (primarily academic articles) for the ‘history’ and 'benefits' section of Agroecology in Latin America.

Shafataryan (talk) 07:02, 22 April 2024 (UTC)