Journal Article

Future Agricultures: The Promise and Pitfalls of a (Re)turn to Nature

Published on 4 February 2022

This paper introduces the Outlook on Agriculture Special Issue on biomimicry and nature-based solutions. It provides a selective overview that will help frame and situate the collection, with a particular focus on agriculture and food production.

The relationship between agriculture and nature is a central concern, and particularly how this relationship is framed by those promoting the idea that to overcome the multiple challenges it faces, agriculture must (re)turn to nature. The significance of different understandings of ‘nature-based solutions’, and the relative importance of biomimicry, are explored.

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Sumberg J. (2022) Future Agricultures: The promise and Pitfalls of a (Re)turn to Nature, Outlook on Agriculture, February 2022, DOI: 10.1177/00307270221078027

Authors

James Sumberg

Emeritus Fellow

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published by
Sage
authors
Sumberg, James
doi
10.1177/00307270221078027
language
English

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