More than food production: Assemblages of values underpinning women-led agroecological initiatives
1. Agroecology advocates the transformation to sustainable agri-food systems by renouncing production maximization and holistically integrating ecological and social aspects. The new peasantry fosters such sustainable agri-food systems based on agroecological principles, driven by values of care for...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| Repositorio: | Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/718195 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10486/718195 https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70006 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Agroecology Human–Nature Relationships New Peasantry Relational Values Spain Sustainable Farming Biología y Biomedicina / Biología |
| Sumario: | 1. Agroecology advocates the transformation to sustainable agri-food systems by renouncing production maximization and holistically integrating ecological and social aspects. The new peasantry fosters such sustainable agri-food systems based on agroecological principles, driven by values of care for nature and people. In fact, values ascribed to nature can be pivotal in promoting sustainable agrifood systems. Exploring which values, that is intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values, underpin agroecological initiatives and how they are assembled in farmingpractices could hold promise for moving towards agroecological transitions. 2. We performed semi-structured interviews with 15 new peasantry women who were active managers of agroecological initiatives in rural areas of the Madrid region, Spain. 3. We found that new peasantry women expressed plural values of nature and frequently mentioned the relational values of meaningful occupation, care of nature and steward ship, and social relations. 4. Values were articulated in three assemblages in which the (in-)dependency of the values differed: co-occurrence, bundling and blending. In co-occurrence, the values coexisted without relating to each other. In bundling, the values were linked creating a narrative but their existence does not depend on each other. In blending, the values were mutually dependent. We found that instrumental and relational values often blended. 5. We conclude that the plural and assembled appearance of values align with agro-ecological principles, being key to achieving bottom-up agroecological transitions that care and have a sense of duty for biodiversity and fellow humans |
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