Seeds of change: reversing the erosion of traditional agroecological knowledge through a citizen science school program in Catalonia, Spain

Ecology and Society

Marta Rivera-Ferre¹  María Molina-Simón²  Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana²  Victoria Reyes-García³  Airy Gras⁴  Petra Benyei⁵  David García-del-Amo⁵  Javier Tardío⁶  Laura Calvet-Mir⁷  Sara Guadilla-Sáez⁸  Laura Aceituno-Mata⁹  Antonio Perdomo-Molina^1,10 

[1] Agroecology and Food Systems Chair - University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia;Departamento de Biología (Botánica) - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid;Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA);Institut Botànic de Barcelona (IBB, CSIC - Ajuntament de Barcelona);Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA) - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona;Instituto Madrileño de Investigación y Desarrollo Rural, Agrario y Alimentario;Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya;Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, UNESCO;Red de Semillas "Resembrando e Intercambiando";Universidad de La Laguna;

关键词: agroecology;    citizen science;    contextualized schooling;    environmental education;    knowledge transmission;    traditional agroecological knowledge;   

DOI  :  10.5751/ES-11471-250219

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Understanding valuation of and access to traditional agroecological knowledge (TAeK) in industrialized countries is key to designing initiatives that can reverse the erosion of TAeK. We explored these issues using a quasi-experimental design. We measured valuation and access to TAeK with a survey before and after an intervention based on a citizen science school program. The participants were Catalan agricultural technical students (N = 173), i.e., rural youth with an interest in agriculture and natural resources. We found that the study population values TAeK quite highly and accesses it relatively frequently outside the classroom. Moreover, the intervention, together with hands-on activities such as home gardening, had a positive effect on how much and how often students valued and accessed TAeK. Education programs such as the one presented here could become allies in agroecological transitions that require TAeK to be accessible and valued by future farmers.

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