Agroecology in Canada: Towards an Integration of Agroecological Practice, Movement, and Science

Marney E. Isaac, S. Ryan Isakson, Bryan Dale, Charles Z. Levkoe, Sarah K. Hargreaves, V. Ernesto Méndez, Hannah Wittman, Colleen Hammelman, Jennifer C. Langill, Adam R. Martin, Erin Nelson, Michael Ekers, Kira A. Borden, Stephanie Gagliardi, Serra Buchanan, Sarah Archibald and Astrid Gálvez Ciani
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Marney E. Isaac: Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada
S. Ryan Isakson: Centre for Critical Development Studies, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada
Bryan Dale: Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
Charles Z. Levkoe: Department of Health Sciences, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada
Sarah K. Hargreaves: Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario, Guelph, ON N1H 6J2, Canada
V. Ernesto Méndez: Department of Plant and Soil Science and Environment Program, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
Hannah Wittman: Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Colleen Hammelman: Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Jennifer C. Langill: Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
Adam R. Martin: Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada
Erin Nelson: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
Michael Ekers: Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
Kira A. Borden: Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
Stephanie Gagliardi: Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada
Serra Buchanan: Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada
Sarah Archibald: Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
Astrid Gálvez Ciani: Centre for Critical Development Studies, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 9, 1-17

Abstract: This article surveys the current state of agroecology in Canada, giving particular attention to agroecological practices, the related social movements, and the achievements of agroecological science. In each of these realms, we find that agroecology emerges as a response to the various social and ecological problems associated with the prevailing industrial model of agricultural production that has long been promoted in the country under settler colonialism. Although the prevalence and prominence of agroecology is growing in Canada, its presence is still small and the support for its development is limited. We provide recommendations to achieve a more meaningful integration of agroecology in Canadian food policy and practice.

Keywords: agricultural policy; agroecology; Canada; food movements; on-farm practices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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