TY - JOUR
T1 - Local inter-farm cooperation: A hidden potential for the agroecological transition in northern agricultures
AU - Lucas, Véronique
AU - Gasselin, Pierre
AU - van der Ploeg, Jan Douwe
PY - 2019/2/7
Y1 - 2019/2/7
N2 - In the Global North, local inter-farm cooperation offers opportunities for farmers to better access and manage equipment, labor and material resources. Yet, its potential to pave the way to organize the local collaborations needed for the agroecological transition remains hidden. This paper, based on the experience of French farm machinery cooperatives (CUMA), shows how local inter-farm cooperation can help make farming systems more agroecological. We conclude by arguing that local inter-farm cooperation warrants more attention, both to help strengthen its development and to expand its potential for contributing to the agroecological transition.
AB - In the Global North, local inter-farm cooperation offers opportunities for farmers to better access and manage equipment, labor and material resources. Yet, its potential to pave the way to organize the local collaborations needed for the agroecological transition remains hidden. This paper, based on the experience of French farm machinery cooperatives (CUMA), shows how local inter-farm cooperation can help make farming systems more agroecological. We conclude by arguing that local inter-farm cooperation warrants more attention, both to help strengthen its development and to expand its potential for contributing to the agroecological transition.
KW - agroecology
KW - CUMA
KW - farmers’ cooperation
KW - Local inter-farm cooperation
KW - machinery cooperatives
KW - sharing arrangements
U2 - 10.1080/21683565.2018.1509168
DO - 10.1080/21683565.2018.1509168
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85053676524
SN - 2168-3565
VL - 43
SP - 145
EP - 179
JO - Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
JF - Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
IS - 2
ER -