Combatir el hambre y enfriar el clima con la Agroecología

The briefing contends that industrial agriculture drives climate change and food insecurity, and that 'climate-smart agriculture' serves as a corporate tool to maintain existing power structures. It proposes agroecology—combining traditional practices and ecological principles—as a superior alternative that increases climate resilience, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and supports food sovereignty for small-scale producers.

• Global hunger is increasing due to climate extremes, with the number of people suffering from chronic hunger rising from 804 million in 2016 to nearly 821 million in 2017, particularly affecting rain-fed agriculture areas.
• The concept of 'climate-smart agriculture' is characterized as a false solution that allows agribusiness corporations to validate industrial agriculture without changing production models or social and economic structures.
• Agroecological systems demonstrate greater resilience to extreme weather events like hurricanes and floods compared to conventional methods, reducing crop losses and enabling faster recovery through practices such as crop rotation and the use of traditional seed varieties.
• Agroecology helps mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing soil carbon sequestration through the avoidance of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides and the maintenance of tree cover.
• Agroecology supports food sovereignty and rural livelihoods, particularly in the Global South, by increasing household incomes, creating more employment than conventional systems, and reducing dependence on volatile international commodity markets.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2018). Combatir el hambre y enfriar el clima con la Agroecología. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Combatir-el-Hambre-y-Enfriar-el-Clima-con-la-Agroecologia.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. Combatir el hambre y enfriar el clima con la Agroecología. 2018. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Combatir-el-Hambre-y-Enfriar-el-Clima-con-la-Agroecologia.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternational2018combatir, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{Combatir el hambre y enfriar el clima con la Agroecología}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2018}, month = oct, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Combatir-el-Hambre-y-Enfriar-el-Clima-con-la-Agroecologia.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }