During the annual International Green Week, or International Grüne Woche, (IGW) in Berlin a position paper on the benefits of agroecology and the potential to maximize it was published by numerous civil society organizations, including IFOAM – Organics International: Strengthen Agroecology! (Agrarökologie stärken!).
Recent years have seen a groundswell of support for the international agroecology debate, with more and more organizations, associations, governments, and citizens acknowledging that industrial agriculture, long the status quo, is no longer a viable, long-term option for the industry because its effects have shown to increase water scarcity, species extinction, and soil degradation. Using a bottom-up approach, the paper proposes that local communities and citizens can play a pivotal role in shaping the agroecological dialogue to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable industry.
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Strengthening Agroecology: For a Fundamental Transformation of Agri-Food SystemsSource:
Press Release IFOAM, 18.01.2019