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Organic Agroforestry Long-Term Field Experiment Designing Trough Actors’ Knowledge towards Food System Sustainability

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  • Corrado Ciaccia

    (Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CREA-AA), Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 00184 Roma, Italy)

  • Elena Testani

    (Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CREA-AA), Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 00184 Roma, Italy)

  • Angelo Fiore

    (Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CREA-AA), Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 0125 Bari, Italy)

  • Ileana Iocola

    (Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CREA-AA), Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 00184 Roma, Italy)

  • Marta Di Pierro

    (Italian Association of Organic Farmers—Lazio Branch (AIAB—Lazio), 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Giuseppe Mele

    (Agenzia Lucana di Sviluppo e di Innovazione in Agricoltura (ALSIA), 75100 Matera, Italy)

  • Filippo Ferlito

    (Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops (CREA-OFA), Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 95124 Acireale, Italy)

  • Marcello Cutuli

    (Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops (CREA-OFA), Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 95124 Acireale, Italy)

  • Francesco Montemurro

    (Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CREA-AA), Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 0125 Bari, Italy)

  • Roberta Farina

    (Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CREA-AA), Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 00184 Roma, Italy)

  • Danilo Ceccarelli

    (Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops (CREA-OFA), Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 0134 Rome, Italy)

  • Alessandro Persiani

    (Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CREA-AA), Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 0125 Bari, Italy)

  • Stefano Canali

    (Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CREA-AA), Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 00184 Roma, Italy)

  • Mariangela Diacono

    (Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CREA-AA), Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 0125 Bari, Italy)

Abstract

The implementation of agroecology principles within organic farming research is a crux to redesign sustainable agri-food systems. To govern this transition, the local research demand should be addressed by direct engagement of all stakeholders in the research process. The first step is the involvement of farmers and technicians, with the aim of restoring their decision-making role, switching governance to local scale. The co-design/co-management of Long-Term Experiments (LTEs) can be crucial to govern the above-described transition through networking and participatory activities. In this study, we report the experience of co-designing a new LTE in Southern Italy by local actors and scientists. Through a participatory action research methodology, an LTE was considered as a biophysical component of an agroecological living lab, a public–private environment aimed to design a local food system. The setup of parallel field trials in satellite farms stands for the other biophysical component, whereas the stakeholder platform represents the social one. Through definition of common objectives, a step-by-step process is presented, which highlights the interest of local organic actors to share ideas and perspectives for the territory, pointing out the inclusion of end-users (the consumers) in the process to complete the transition to sustainable food systems.

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  • Corrado Ciaccia & Elena Testani & Angelo Fiore & Ileana Iocola & Marta Di Pierro & Giuseppe Mele & Filippo Ferlito & Marcello Cutuli & Francesco Montemurro & Roberta Farina & Danilo Ceccarelli & Aless, 2021. "Organic Agroforestry Long-Term Field Experiment Designing Trough Actors’ Knowledge towards Food System Sustainability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-17, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:10:p:5532-:d:555305
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