000 01062nam a2200133Ia 4500
080 _a07.01.01 A468
100 _aAltieri, Miguel A.
245 _aAgroecology and the search fro a truly sustainable agriculture
260 _bUNEP. Environmental Training Network for Latin America and the Caribbean
_aMexico, D.F.MX
_c2005
300 _a290 p.
520 _aFocuses on sustainable agriculture and its importance to sustainable development. Demystifies the latest wave of the biotechnological revolution as a renewed panacea the solve the world's hunger. States that agroecology seeks to root sustainable agricultural production in ecological potentials and cultural values; to open dialogue between scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom; to empower farmers, peasants and indigenous peoples as social actors to renew their community based practices. Opens new paths towards agricultural sustainability, food security and self-management of the local resources through agroecological productive practices.
583 _c10/23/12
_kSANDRAW
942 _cM
_mA468
999 _c35975
_d35975