The concept of food sovereignty is becoming an element of everyday parlance in development politics and food justice advocacy. Yet to successfully achieve food sovereignty, the demands within this movement have to be compatible with the way people are pursuing consumer sovereignty and vice versa. The aim of this article is to examine the different sets of demands that the […]
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. […]
In 2015, food and agriculture seldom left popular news headlines. Bee colonies continued to inexplicably collapse across the United States and Europe, raising questions about pesticides, diseases, ecological stress, or a potent combination as the cause. International regulatory scientists concluded that Roundup (a pesticide widely used in combination with GM crops) is a ‘probable carcinogen’, instantly provoking industry actors into […]
Elle, dispose d’un terrain d’un hectare et demi en Moyenne Ardenne (Belgique) et, lui, informaticien, a le souhait de modéliser un projet d’autonomie basé sur les principes de la permaculture. L’un et l’autre sont empreints d’altruisme. Leur rencontre donne naissance au Projet permacole du Pré Don. Un projet né d’une prise de conscience que chacun d’entre nous peut apporter, à […]
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: […]
