What Counts as “Good Farming”?
How does values, assumptions, and disciplinary silos shape the future of sustainable agriculture? A new episode of the Feed podcast from TABLE discusses this based on a SLU study.
What does “sustainable agriculture” actually mean, and why do scientists disagree about it? A new episode of the Feed postcast by TABLE explores how two influential scientific discourses – Agroecology and Sustainable Intensification – start from different values, ask different questions, and often talk past each other.
Drawing on an interdisciplinary study at SLU (also an project within Interdisciplinary Academy at SLU 2022-2023), ecologist Riccardo Bommarco and ethicist Helena Rocklinsberg examine how those different approaches shape research, priorities, and solutions. The conversation turns to what might change when scientists begin to listen across divides.
For more info, transcript and resources, visit TABLE podcast Feed, episode 94: Agroecology and Sustainable Intensification: the Values Beneath the Science
Link to study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01474-9
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TABLE is an international food systems platform and dialogue forum, a collaboration between the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), the University of Oxford, and Wageningen University & Research, aiming to foster better discussions on sustainable and resilient food futures by exploring evidence, values, and beliefs behind food debates. It serves as a joint venture to support research, produce content (like podcasts), and facilitate dialogue among diverse stakeholders about global food systems.
Feed is a food systems podcast by TABLE that explores different views, values, and evidence behind global food system debates, featuring experts and discussing topics like scale, sustainability, and future food.
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