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

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 be...

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Autores principales:	Petra Benyei, Laura Aceituno-Mata, Laura Calvet-Mir, Javier Tardío, Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana, David García-del-Amo, Marta Rivera-Ferre, María Molina-Simón, Airy Gras, Antonio Perdomo-Molina, Sara Guadilla-Sáez, Victoria Reyes-García
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Publicado:	Resilience Alliance 2020
Materias:	agroecology citizen science contextualized schooling environmental education knowledge transmission traditional agroecological knowledge Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b2cc59139b2541fcb3c3f994717d7efc2021-12-02T12:28:50ZSeeds of change: reversing the erosion of traditional agroecological knowledge through a citizen science school program in Catalonia, Spain1708-308710.5751/ES-11471-250219https://doaj.org/article/b2cc59139b2541fcb3c3f994717d7efc2020-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol25/iss2/art19/https://doaj.org/toc/1708-3087Understanding 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.Petra BenyeiLaura Aceituno-MataLaura Calvet-MirJavier TardíoManuel Pardo-de-SantayanaDavid García-del-AmoMarta Rivera-FerreMaría Molina-SimónAiry GrasAntonio Perdomo-MolinaSara Guadilla-SáezVictoria Reyes-GarcíaResilience Alliancearticleagroecologycitizen sciencecontextualized schoolingenvironmental educationknowledge transmissiontraditional agroecological knowledgeBiology (General)QH301-705.5EcologyQH540-549.5ENEcology and Society, Vol 25, Iss 2, p 19 (2020)
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topic	agroecology citizen science contextualized schooling environmental education knowledge transmission traditional agroecological knowledge Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	agroecology citizen science contextualized schooling environmental education knowledge transmission traditional agroecological knowledge Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 Petra Benyei Laura Aceituno-Mata Laura Calvet-Mir Javier Tardío Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana David García-del-Amo Marta Rivera-Ferre María Molina-Simón Airy Gras Antonio Perdomo-Molina Sara Guadilla-Sáez Victoria Reyes-García Seeds of change: reversing the erosion of traditional agroecological knowledge through a citizen science school program in Catalonia, Spain
description	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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author	Petra Benyei Laura Aceituno-Mata Laura Calvet-Mir Javier Tardío Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana David García-del-Amo Marta Rivera-Ferre María Molina-Simón Airy Gras Antonio Perdomo-Molina Sara Guadilla-Sáez Victoria Reyes-García
author_facet	Petra Benyei Laura Aceituno-Mata Laura Calvet-Mir Javier Tardío Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana David García-del-Amo Marta Rivera-Ferre María Molina-Simón Airy Gras Antonio Perdomo-Molina Sara Guadilla-Sáez Victoria Reyes-García
author_sort	Petra Benyei
title	Seeds of change: reversing the erosion of traditional agroecological knowledge through a citizen science school program in Catalonia, Spain
title_short	Seeds of change: reversing the erosion of traditional agroecological knowledge through a citizen science school program in Catalonia, Spain
title_full	Seeds of change: reversing the erosion of traditional agroecological knowledge through a citizen science school program in Catalonia, Spain
title_fullStr	Seeds of change: reversing the erosion of traditional agroecological knowledge through a citizen science school program in Catalonia, Spain
title_full_unstemmed	Seeds of change: reversing the erosion of traditional agroecological knowledge through a citizen science school program in Catalonia, Spain
title_sort	seeds of change: reversing the erosion of traditional agroecological knowledge through a citizen science school program in catalonia, spain
publisher	Resilience Alliance
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/b2cc59139b2541fcb3c3f994717d7efc
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Seeds of change: reversing the erosion of traditional agroecological knowledge through a citizen science school program in Catalonia, Spain

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