The drivers of change: the role of peasants in the creation of an agro-ecological agriculture

This article discusses the interrelations between peasantry, agro-ecology and the current process of re-peasantization that emerges as the highly differentiated set of responses peasants use to face, and to respond to, the current agrarian crisis. A key argument is that agro-ecology needs the peasan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Douwe van der Ploeg, Jan
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Murcia
Repositorio:DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:digitum.um.es:10201/29881
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10201/29881
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Agroecology
Food production
63 - Agricultura. Silvicultura. Zootecnia. Caza. Pesca
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Sumario:This article discusses the interrelations between peasantry, agro-ecology and the current process of re-peasantization that emerges as the highly differentiated set of responses peasants use to face, and to respond to, the current agrarian crisis. A key argument is that agro-ecology needs the peasantries of both the North and the South as decisive social carriers.