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Could agroecology save Colombia’s farming crisis?

Agroecology, with its aim of rescuing the countryside, can play a central role in the sustainable economy needed to combat the climate crisis

Could agroecology save Colombia’s farming crisis?
Sustainable farming is at the heart of Tierra Libre’s mission
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The solution to the problem of rural development in Latin America depends not only on access to land, but also on the quality of food production and supply processes.

Agroecology projects have emerged in recent years as an innovative response to the need for higher-quality and more sustainable agriculture. Their aim is to make the countryside a sustainable resource and to combat a farming model that contributes to the climate crisis.

Agroecology is the implementation of the concepts and principles of ecology (the study of the balanced relationships between plants, animals, people and their ecosystems) to agricultural production systems.