Human and social values in agroecology

Addressing human and social values is a core element of agroecology, including questions equity justice in food systems, supporting autonomy well-being producers, fostering meaningful, dignified forms systems work, reshaping ways interacting with nonhuman species ecosystems. In this article, we review peer-reviewed literature related to agroecology. We identified growing science on agroecology theory. organized summarized our around the following themes: well-being, livelihoods, meaningful gender equity. There considerable evidence that can improve part through increased security improved dietary diversity, which often contributes culturally foodways. less demonstrating how agroecological approaches increase people’s livelihoods income, reduced dependence inputs, greater financial autonomy, self-provisioning. some cases, more embedded local markets build connections between producers consumers employment. Some case studies territories point salience understanding shift discourses support innovations. While there offers an alternative path away from industrial agriculture, minimal research nature work itself. also limited gendered implications such as impacts care although emerging points transformative methods address structural inequities for women other marginalized groups initiatives. small but racial primarily Americas. Major gaps include inequity different cultural contexts, health use pesticides, meaningfulness derived