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RELATION BETWEEN INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE AGRO-FOOD SYSTEM

This review paper explores the complexity of relation between innovation and sustainability and relates it to the agro-food arena. Many scholars argue that meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires major transformation in modes of innovation. As for the agro-food system, relationship between innovation and sustainability is far from straightforward. Innovation (especially technical one) provides a fertile ground for alternative […]

Forest Gardens baseline survey report

All permaculture sites are experimental in nature. One reason is the bespoke character of every permaculture solution. We may be able to apply universal patterns, but the way they are used is always influenced by local conditions and the intentions, resources and limitations of the people involved. A second reason is the fact that permaculture is a very young discipline. […]

Towards sustainable food systems: the concept of agroecology and how it questions current research practices. A review

Séverin Hatt (1, 2, 3)*, Sidonie Artru (1, 4)*, David Brédart (1, 5), Ludivine Lassois (1, 4), Frédéric Francis (1, 2), Éric Haubruge (2), Sarah Garré (1), Pierre M. Stassart (5), Marc Dufrêne (1, 6), Arnaud Monty (1, 6), Fanny Boeraeve (6) (1) University of Liège – Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech. TERRA. AgricultureIsLife. Passage des Déportés, 2. BE-5030 Gembloux (Belgium). E-mail: […]

Sustainable intensification revisited

Seth Cook, Laura Silici, Barbara Adolph and Sarah Walker Issue Paper March 2015 Food and agriculture Keywords: Agriculture, agroecology, food security, food systems, sustainable intensification   About the authorsSeth Cook, Senior Researcher, IIED Natural Resources Group, Agroecology Team seth.cook@iied.orgLaura Silici, Researcher, IIED Natural Resources Group, Agroecology TeamBarbara Adolph, Principal Researcher, IIED Natural Resources Group, Agroecology TeamSarah Walker, Assistant Programme Officcer, […]