F. R. Funes-Monzote

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present case studies from Cuba, Brazil, Philippines, and Africa to demonstrate how the agroecological development paradigm based on the revitalization of small farms which emphasizes diversity, synergy, recycling and integration, and social processes that value community participation and empowerment, proves to be perhaps one of the only viable options to meet present and future food needs.

TL;DR: The UK Government's Foresight Global Food and Farming Futures project as mentioned in this paper aims to improve dialogue and understanding between agricultural research and policy by identifying the 100 most important questions for global agriculture.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the links between economic structures, democratic principles, and degrowth and conclude that small-scale farmer cooperatives have the best potential for achieving the degrowth-oriented goals of agroecology.

TL;DR: In this article, the role of farmers' experiments and innovations in the agricultural innovation system (AIS) is examined, identifying knowledge exchange encounters and describing some strategies implemented to institutionalize farmers' experimentation and innovations.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the topics, resources, sources, motives, methods and outcomes of farmers' experiments in Cuba and found that the most important outcomes were higher production, food selfsufficiency, work easement, improved plant health, increased knowledge, higher working efficiency and better taste of products.