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Participating institutions and contact persons
US
Lead: University of California, Berkeley
Partner: University of Nebraska
US lead contact:
Miguel A. Altieri
University of California,
Berkeley 201 Wellman Hall
Berkeley, California 94720
Tel: (510) 642-9802
e-mail
Brazil
Lead: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Partner: Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Brazil lead contact:
Paulo Lovato
Centro de Ciências Agrárias
Universidade Federal de Santa
Catarina, C. P. 476 8040-970
Florianópolis SC
Tel:55-48-331-5435
e-mail
Agroecology course outline
Course activities and assignments
Books and key articles
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Key Articles
A. Agroecology: concepts and principles
Agroecology: principles and strategies for designing sustainable farming systems.
Agroecology: The Ecology of Food Systems
Agroecology: the science of natural resource management strategy for poor farmers in marginal environments (Miguel Altieri)
B. Agroecology and pest management
Reducing the abundance of leafhoppers and thrips in a northern California organic vineyard through maintenance of full season floral diversity with summer cover crops. (Clara I. Nicholls, Michael P. Parrella, Miguel A. Altieri)
The effects of a vegetational corridor on the abundance and dispersal of insect biodiversity within a northern California organic vineyard - Abstract. (Clara I. Nicholls, Michael Parrella, Miguel A. Altieri)
Applying agroecological concepts to the development of Ecologically Pest Management strategies.
Indigenous and modern approaches to IPM in Latin America.
Ecologically Based Pest Management: A Key Pathway to Achieving Agroecosystem Health
Designing species-rich, pest-suppressive agroecosystems through habitat management
C. Agroecology and soil management
Soil Fertility Management and Insect Pests: Harmonizing Soil and Plant Health in Agroecosystems
D. Agroecology and conversion to organic farming
E. Agroecology , extension and rural development
The Potential of Agroecology to Combat Hunger in the Developing World.
Agroecology: the science of natural resource management for poor farmers in marginal environments
Building Participative Processes: The Case Of The “Rede Ecovida De Acroecologia” In The Southern Region Of Brazil
Ari Henrique Uriartt, Sonia Regina de Mello Pereira, Xavier SimónF. Agroecology and biotechnology
The Ecological impact of transgenic crops on agroecosystem health.
The Myths of Agricultural Biotechnology: some ethical questions.