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LAND USE POLICY
卷 134, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106936
关键词
Agroecology; Agroforestry; Policy development; Food systems
Agroecology has gained popularity as a concept for transforming food systems and is now integrated into various food and agriculture policy frameworks worldwide. However, in England, there is a limited integration of agroecology within policy frameworks, as evidenced by the lack of coherent inclusion in current policy documents. This study examines the development of agroecological policies in England, with a focus on agroforestry, and provides policy recommendations to enhance knowledge transfer and implementation.
Agroecology as a concept for reimagining food systems has grown in popularity and is now used in several food and agriculture policy frameworks around the world. While there is a significant body of research around ag-roecology, its origins, applications, and as a much-needed transition pathway to sustainable food systems, there is limited understanding on how agroecology may be situated within policy frameworks and how agroecological knowledge may be used to inform decision-making. In England, as the Government's post-Brexit subsidy scheme - the Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMs) - is developed, various sectoral actors are employing different frameworks in attempts to deliver multiple objectives around land use, food, agriculture and biodi-versity. This paper reviews 3 influential frameworks (Sustainable Development Goals, Ecosystem Services, FAO's 10 Principles of Agroecology) and assesses the degree to which they contribute to the development of agroecologically-oriented policy in England. With a specific focus on agroforestry as an exemplar agroecological approach, this paper contributes to the limited policy literature on agroecology. Using thematic and content analysis, nine policy documents pertaining to agroforestry were reviewed, resulting in a 'degree of embedded-ness' being assigned to each framework. Results showed that all three frameworks had a low degree of embeddedness in policy; in other words, none of the frameworks considered have been coherently integrated into current policy documents. With such urgency to halt environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, climate breakdown and food insecurity, the apparent lack of knowledge transfer within critical policy documents is noteworthy. This paper concludes with a set of broad policy recommendations, applicable at both the EU and national level, alongside a set of recommendations specifically for agroforestry policy development in England.
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