The agroecological transition of agricultural systems in the Global South

Just out 7 January 2019
Food security, jobs, ecological transition in terms of production and consumption methods, etc, etc... agroecology is one way of addressing the expected challenges for humanity, and particularly farming systems in the global South. What will govern the success of the agroecological transition? Based on ten years' experience in the field, 130 scientists from CIRAD, AFD and partners share their thoughts in a book.
The agroecological transition of agricultural systems in the Global South (cover) Editions Quae, June 2019. Illustration: N. Le Gall

To satisfy the food and economic requirements of growing rural and urban communities, please increasingly demanding consumers, preserve natural resources and adapt to climate change, we urgently need to change how we produce. For the book's coordinators, "the extent and urgency of the challenges faced mean that production methods in the global South must be part of an approach centring on the concepts of agroecology".

Over the past decade, CIRAD and AFD have worked on agroecology with producers, researchers, development professionals and decision makers in many southern countries. In this book, 130 experts express their thoughts on the future of agroecology as a tool to help farming systems in the global South adapt to global change, and analyse what will govern the success of the agroecological transition.

The agroecological transition of agricultural systems in the Global South
Editorial coordination: F-X. Côte, E. Poirier-Magona, S. Perret, P. Roudier, B. Rapidel, M-C. Thirion
Editions Quæ, June 2019
Agricultures et défis du monde collection

The Agricultures et défis du monde series comprises annual collective works on CIRAD's research in favour of the sustainable development of farming systems in the tropics. The aim is to fuel scientific debate and interfaces with policymakers. It is published jointly by Éditions Quae, CIRAD and the AFD .

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