Agroecology and the Struggle for Food Sovereignty ... - Yale University
Agroecology and the Struggle for Food Sovereignty ... - Yale University
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Resources<br />
Farmer-to-Farmer Networks/Coalitions<br />
Assessoria e Serviços a Projetos em Agricultura Alternativa (ASPTA) –<br />
www.aspta.org.br (Portuguese) Promotes agricultural development in Brazil<br />
based on agroecological principles <strong>and</strong> family agriculture.<br />
Canadian Organic Growers – www.cog.ca<br />
National membership-based education <strong>and</strong> networking organization representing<br />
farmers, gardeners, <strong>and</strong> consumers in all Canadian provinces.<br />
GreenSpace Partners – www.greeninstitute.org/GSP/index.htm<br />
Links to community gardens in New York City, a calendar of events, <strong>and</strong><br />
resources <strong>for</strong> urban agriculture.<br />
Missouri Rural Crisis Center – www.inmotionmagazine.com/rural.html<br />
A statewide organization of farmers <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir families with 13 chapters around<br />
Missouri.<br />
MST – www.mst.org.br (Portuguese) <strong>and</strong> www.mstbrazil.org<br />
The Brazilian L<strong>and</strong>less Workers Movement is <strong>the</strong> largest social movement in Latin<br />
America, <strong>and</strong> one of <strong>the</strong> most successful grassroots movements in <strong>the</strong> world.<br />
Organizes l<strong>and</strong>less peasants in l<strong>and</strong> re<strong>for</strong>m ef<strong>for</strong>ts in Brazil, with <strong>the</strong> goals of<br />
reversing skewed l<strong>and</strong> distribution <strong>and</strong> promoting food security <strong>and</strong> an alternative<br />
socioeconomic development model.<br />
National Family Farmer Coalition (NFFC) – www.nffc.net<br />
A network of family farm <strong>and</strong> rural organizations dedicated to enhancing rural<br />
life <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> life <strong>and</strong> livelihoods of family farmers in <strong>the</strong> U.S.<br />
National Farmers Union – www.nfu.org<br />
An organization of farmer members that works to protect <strong>and</strong> enhance <strong>the</strong> economic<br />
interests <strong>and</strong> quality of life of family farms <strong>and</strong> ranches.<br />
NEON (Nor<strong>the</strong>ast Organic Network) – www.neon.cornell.edu<br />
An innovative consortium of farmers, researchers, extension educators, <strong>and</strong> grassroots<br />
nonprofits working toge<strong>the</strong>r to improve organic farmers' access to research<br />
<strong>and</strong> technical support.<br />
yale school of <strong>for</strong>estry & environmental studies
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