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Landraces and climate change: global trends through the lens of political agroecology

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  • Laura Calvet-Mir

    (Institut Metròpoli, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
    Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB))

  • Petra Benyei

    (Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB)
    Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas)

  • Anna Porcuna-Ferrer

    (Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB)
    CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut
    UMR AGAP Institut, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro)

  • Laura Aceituno-Mata

    (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas)

  • André Braga Junqueira

    (Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB))

  • Giulia Mattalia

    (Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB)
    IMBE, Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD)

  • Sara Miñarro

    (Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB)
    Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya)

  • Victoria Reyes-García

    (Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB)
    Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA)
    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

  • Anna Schlingmann

    (Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB))

  • Julia Vieira da Cunha Ávila

    (National Tropical Botanical Garden)

  • Vanesse Labeyrie

    (CIRAD, UMR SENS
    SENS, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, IRD, UPVM)

Abstract

Drawing on a global literature review describing and characterizing the use of landraces by Indigenous and Local Communities (IPLC) in the context of climate change, we found that economic factors seem more important than climate change in explaining the worldwide decline in landraces. We identified that structural agricultural policies lead to farmers’ dependence on markets and new technologies, causing the erosion of landrace diversity and an overall disregard for Indigenous and local knowledge. However, we identified a resistance movement that aims to transform relationships within the seed system to favor landrace conservation. We conclude that the maintenance of landrace diversity cannot be achieved without giving back the decision-power in agroecosystems to farmers instead of capital.

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  • Laura Calvet-Mir & Petra Benyei & Anna Porcuna-Ferrer & Laura Aceituno-Mata & André Braga Junqueira & Giulia Mattalia & Sara Miñarro & Victoria Reyes-García & Anna Schlingmann & Julia Vieira da Cunha , 2025. "Landraces and climate change: global trends through the lens of political agroecology," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 42(3), pages 1307-1321, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:agrhuv:v:42:y:2025:i:3:d:10.1007_s10460-025-10721-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s10460-025-10721-4
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