Agroecología y justicia climática: Guía popular hacia París y más allá

The document contrasts industrial agribusiness with agroecology, asserting that the former is a primary driver of climate change and social inequality. It dismisses 'climate-smart agriculture' as a marketing tool for corporations to maintain power structures without addressing the root causes of the climate crisis. Instead, it advocates for a transition to agroecology, which supports small-scale producers, protects biodiversity, and enhances climate resilience. The text highlights the role of women and traditional knowledge in this transition and calls for public policies that shift resources away from industrial meat and crop production toward food sovereignty.

• Industrial food production is a major contributor to climate change; while formal estimates place agricultural emissions at 11% of anthropogenic greenhouse gases in 2010, a comprehensive calculation including chemical inputs, industrial meat, and deforestation puts the figure at approximately 50%.
• Industrial agribusiness exacerbates social inequality and hunger through land grabbing, displacing small producers and forcing them into costly production models dependent on corporate seeds and chemicals, contributing to a situation where approximately 842 million people suffer from malnutrition.
• Agroecology is presented as a comprehensive alternative that combines agricultural practices, a socio-economic system, and a political movement to achieve food sovereignty, providing a resilient method to mitigate climate change by reducing fossil fuel use and protecting biodiversity.
• The concept of 'climate-smart agriculture' is characterized as a 'false solution' used by governments and corporations—including Syngenta, Kellogg’s, McDonald’s, Walmart, and Yara—to 'greenwash' industrial activities and maintain existing power structures without challenging the industrial food system.
• Small-scale agriculture currently feeds 70% of the global population, and agroecology can drastically increase yields, particularly in the developing world, while reducing costs for producers.
• Women constitute the majority of small-scale food producers globally but face systemic denial of access to land, technical assistance, and finance.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2015). Agroecología y justicia climática: Guía popular hacia París y más allá. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Agroecology-and-climate-justice-ES2.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. Agroecología y justicia climática: Guía popular hacia París y más allá. 2015. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Agroecology-and-climate-justice-ES2.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternational2015agroecologa, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{Agroecología y justicia climática: Guía popular hacia París y más allá}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2015}, month = nov, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Agroecology-and-climate-justice-ES2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }