Agroecology in Brazil – 1970 to 2015

Authors

  • Manoel Baltasar Baptista da Costa
  • Monique Souza
  • Vilmar Müller Júnior
  • Jucinei José Comin
  • Paulo Emílio Lovato
Keywords: History, recent advances, challenges, organic agriculture

Abstract

This paper aims to draft the history of the agroecological movement in Brazil, from the first debates on the subject until the recent years. Starting with the early debates on the impacts generated by agricultural production systems at the height of the Green Revolution, we address the ways in which the issue gained momentum within a few social organizations, leading to the creation of NGOs and other environmental organizations pushing for alternative forms of agri- culture. We also report some pioneering work on environmental debate, such as the first reports on pesticide environmental impacts as well as the effects of the reductionist agriculture model on different agroecological dimensions. Finally, we present the recent scenario of agroecological movements in Brazil, which gained momentum with the creation of the National Society of Agroecology - ABA and the National Agroecology Articulation – ANA, and we also discuss Brazilian Federal Government public policies product of the pressure of social movements and that were oriented towards promotion of agroecological principles.

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Published
24-07-2017
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Baltasar Baptista da Costa, M., Souza, M., Müller Júnior V., José Comin J., & Emílio Lovato P. (2017). Agroecology in Brazil – 1970 to 2015. Agroecology, 10(2), 63–75. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/agroecologia/article/view/300831
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