Agroecology in Practice

Jeffery W Bentley (Author) Jeffery W. Bentley (Ph.D., University of Arizona) is an agricultural anthropologist with a lifelong interest in farmer creativity, and language. He has worked extensively with farmers and agricultural scientists in Latin America, Africa, South Asia, and Portugal. Previously at New Mexico State and Zamorano Universities, he currently works at Agro-Insight. Jeff has consulted for CABI, CIP, CIMMYT, and the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB), among others. In the early 2000s he played a key role setting up the CABI plant clinics. He lives in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Paul Van Mele (Author) Paul Van Mele (PhD, Wageningen University) is an agricultural scientist who has managed agricultural R&D projects dealing with sustainable agriculture across the global South for over three decades. Since 2002, Paul has spearheaded farmer-to-farmer training video, coordinated research on video-mediated learning and taken it to scale. He runs his own company, Agro-Insight, and co-founded the non-profit organisation Access Agriculture to support South-South learning on agroecological transformation.

• Part 1: Problems with Chemical-intensive, Industrial Agriculture 1.: Environmental Degradation, Climate Change and Health Risks 2.: Eroding Food Cultures 3.: Concentration of Power in the Food System Part 2: Diverse and Ecological Farming As a Viable Alternative 4.: Biodiversity 5.: Local Seed 6.: Healthy Soils 7.: Making the Most of Water 8.: Ecological Pest and Disease Management 9.: Healthy Livestock Part 3: Social Innovations for Healthy Food Systems 10.: Farmer Cooperation 11.: Shorter Food Chains 12.: Reviving Traditional Food Cultures 13.: Organic Certification, Regulations and Policy 14.: Money Matters 15.: When Researchers and Farmers Collaborate Part 4: Communicating with Farmers through Video 16.: Making Learning Videos with Farmers 17.: Merging Scientific and Local Knowledge 18.: Speaking of Language 19.: Inspiring Use of Videos by Local Organizations 20.: Encouraging Farmers to Experiment with New Ideas

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