Farmer movements: current and potential role in achieving integrated agricultural landscapes

David King

Based in part on research by:Phil McMichael, Cornell UniversityJeffrey Milder, EcoAgriculture PartnersK.C. Alvey, Cornell University

…so it is important to understand:●In what ways are farmer and producer movements

supporting diversified farming systems? ●What are the obstacles preventing this? ●What are the future possibilities?

Source: ETC Group, 2009. Who will feed us?

Small-scale producers generate 70% of all food…

Small-scale farmers

Urban residents

Hunting/gathering

Larger-scale commerialFood producers

Farmers as food producers and ecosystem stewards

●LandCare●Natura 2000 under EU Policy●Satoyama–type systems●Indigenous farming systems

Constraints to scaling up

●KNOWLEDGE

●CAPACITY

●ENABLING ENVIRONMENT OF POLICIES, INCENTIVES, AND INVESTMENT