[EBOOK] TRANSITION TO AGROECOLOGY (For a food secure world), Jelleke de Nooy van Tol

This book is meant for you. Actually, it is written for anyone who is interested in what is going on in food production and consumption, related to our health, related to people in developing countries, related to climate change, soil and water, and how we can change it for the better. Each of US can do something, however small.

For frontrunners and trendsetters this is a must read, as it deals with the ways in which the transition takes place and how we can work together to accelerate reaching the tipping point. People working in agriculture and food production may find a practical overview about what is going on in the world at different scale levels, from local to global. We are at a crossroads really: do we continue to invest in large scale industrial agriculture, or do we take the road which supports sustainable climate smart, closed loop family farming? In this book we see that many individuals and organisations have already made the switch to the latter. However, the clue is that restoration of natural cycles in an agro-eco system is only possible when you are willing to look at agriculture from a systems perspective. That means: looking at the interactions between soil, water, plants, animals and the resilience of this complex system at different scales. Instead of looking only at the outcome: the products and profits.

Think globally, act locally! Policymakers, politicians and others who are involved in city food planning or world food programming may find this book enlightening as it gives many examples of the things that work and the things that don't work. But it does require you to dare to look over the wall of your own sector, to come out of your silo, to go along with some out-of-the-box thinking. So if you have become curious now, read on!

What will this book bring us?

In chapter 3 we are introduced to 3 perspectives, 3 ways of looking at agriculture and food. Chapter 4 then deals with the question ‘to be or not to be? The world's food supply and the earth as an ecological system are at stake. Will we need three planet Earths to support us in 2050? If it weren't such a challenge we wouldn't need this book.

How not to do agriculture. Chapter 5 shows some examples of agricultural systems that have spun out of control, worldwide, often unintentionally. This makes US understand how it could happen and why we don't want such an unsustainable approach to agriculture any more. This is the WHY: we must change in order to prevent the worst-case scenario.

The New Normal - frontrunners in agriculture in transition! Up to 24 individuals and organisations, that make a difference by understanding the agro-ecological interactions and adhering to them, are presented in a separate document, available for download from ISSUU, called Agriculture in transition, the frontrunners! In chapter 6 of this book you can read a summary of what they do and why they make a change! The change is made at all levels: individual farmers, regional associations, small and large projects, greening-the-desert initiatives and agribusiness turning green.

Reading their views, their realistic approaches, the threats and opportunities they dealt with and their endogenous and experiential knowledge will give you unexpected insights.

Chapter 7: How can we create change? How can we collectively create the things we want? How can we co-create? How can we strengthen capacity? How can we work within a developing network to make the change to agro-ecology?

The emerging future is already here. In chapter 8, To the Tipping Point', we will see how we can organise ourselves to make a difference. To catalise or facilitate the change. Which keys for change can we take up in our dialogues, in our projects, in our day-to-day life? In chapter 9 we look back from 2030 to see which roads we have taken to get to the eco-civilisation I foresee in 2030.

Catalysts. The people in the examples in this book are a catalyst in their own environment, their own business or organisation. A catalyst is the ingredient that is needed to trigger or accelerate, to speed up the process. Each of US can be such a catalyst or - just as important - a follower, helping to sett the trend.

Yellow Pages. The Worldwide movement to the New Normal agro-ecology comprises many different organisations, books and debates. In a separate document, 'Yellow Pages for Agro-Ecology', you will find an extensive overview of emerging movements, organisations and institutions and descriptions of what they do. All those emerging movements are mentioned as they may open up new ways for US. And you can choose to join or support them.

[EBOOK] TRANSITION TO AGROECOLOGY (For a food secure world), Jelleke de Nooy van Tol

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