Journal
AGROECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
Volume 44, Issue 1, Pages 88-132Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/21683565.2019.1602097
Keywords
Sustainability transitions; socio-technical systems analysis; Latin America; agroecology; agricultural innovation systems
Funding
- CGIAR Research Program on the Humid Tropics
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas
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Latin America has historically been a vanguard of agroecology. In Nicaragua, an agroecological transition is occurring, with three decades of building a groundswell based on the farmer-to-farmer movement and the recent institutionalization of agroecology in national law. Yet, problems remain with agroecology's diffusion. We introduce the Technological Innovation Systems approach to examine systemic barriers to the agroecological transition and cycles of blockages caused by barriers' interactions. Based on qualitative data from north-central Nicaragua, we find the main barriers hindering the agroecological transition include weak guidance of the search for agroecology, insufficient capacities and quantities of resources, and lacking market development. Beyond the Nicaragua case, the analysis points at the importance of using socio-technical systems analysis to better understand and address the root causes behind issues blocking national agroecological transitions.
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