Reconnecting Farmers with Nature through Agroecological Transitions: Interacting Niches and Experimentation and the Role of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems

被引：26

作者：

Giagnocavo, Cynthia ^{[1
]}

de Cara-Garcia, Miguel ^{[2
]}

Gonzalez, Monica ^{[3
,4
]}

Juan, Melchor ^{[5
]}

Marin-Guirao, Jose Ignacio ^{[2
]}

Mehrabi, Sepide ^{[6
]}

Rodriguez, Estefania ^{[2
]}

van der Blom, Jan ^{[7
]}

Crisol-Martinez, Eduardo ^{[7
,8
,9
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Almeria, Dept Econ & Business, Catedra COEXPHAL UAL Hort Cooperat Studies & Sust, Carretera Sacramento S-N, Almeria 04120, Spain

[2] Andalusian Inst Agr & Fisheries Res Training IFAP, Dept Sustainable Crop Protect, Camino San Nicolas 1, Almeria 04745, Spain

[3] Expt Stn Fdn Cajamar, Almeria 04710, Spain

[4] Agrobio SL, Ctra Nacl 340,Km 419, Almeria 04746, Spain

[5] LABCOLOR COEXPHAL Lab Assoc Vegetable & Fruit Gro, Lab Phytopathol, C Esteban Murillo 3, Almeria 04746, Spain

[6] Univ Almeria, Dept Econ & Business, Carretera Sacramento S-N, Almeria 04120, Spain

[7] COEXPHAL Assoc Vegetable & Fruit Growers Almeria, Dept Crop Prod Tech, C Esteban Murillo 3, Almeria 04746, Spain

[8] Univ Catolica Maule, Fac Ciencias Agr & Forestales, Escuela Agron, Casilla 7-D, Curico 3349001, Chile

[9] EcoLaVerna Integral Restorat Ecol, Kildinan T56CD39, Cork, Ireland

来源：

AGRICULTURE-BASEL | 2022年 / 12卷 / 02期

基金：

欧盟地平线“2020”;

关键词：

human nature connectedness; sustainability transitions; agricultural innovations; multi-level perspective; agroecology; agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKIS); conservative agriculture practices; knowledge co-production; mediterranean horticulture; integrated pest management; greenhouses; soil health; biological control; pond naturalisation; collective action; socio-ecological systems; FRANKLINIELLA-OCCIDENTALIS PERGANDE; SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS; MANAGEMENT-PRACTICES; BIOLOGICAL-CONTROL; WATER-QUALITY; BIODIVERSITY; IRRIGATION; ALMERIA; FIELD; CONSERVATION;

D O I：

10.3390/agriculture12020137

中图分类号：

S3 [农学（农艺学）];

学科分类号：

0901 ;

摘要：

Sustainability transitions in agriculture are explored through an analysis of niche initiatives within a common production system, relying on sustainable transitions, multi-level perspectives, and agroecological frameworks, and involving multi-actor, agricultural knowledge, and innovation systems (AKIS). The article focuses on how experimental niches and sustainable activities affect farmers' relationships with nature, and the reconceptualisation of the production system in which they operate, particularly where this system is embedded in less sustainable conventional or dominant regimes and landscapes. The need for fundamental changes, in the way that humans interact with nature, is widely argued for in order to achieve sustainable development, and farmers occupy a central role through participation in complex networks of agri-food systems. They have also found themselves disconnected from nature through conventional agri-industrial production practices. Four niches (biological control, ecological restoration, soil health, and ecological pond management) within the greenhouse sector of Almeria (SE Spain) are explored in a case study. Our results indicate that a farmer's interaction with nature is functional, but through agroecological practices, a deeper understanding of the ecosystems in which greenhouse landscapes are embedded may be gained. As they become more connected to nature and benefit from ecosystem services, they can transition to more sustainable agricultural systems.

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