Open AccessA social perennial vision: Transdisciplinary inquiry for the future of diverse, perennial grain agriculture
Author(s) -
Streit Krug Aubrey,
Tesdell Omar Imseeh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plants, people, planet
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2572-2611
DOI - 10.1002/ppp3.10175
Subject(s) - agroecology , agriculture , sustainability , agroecosystem , food systems , sustainable agriculture , ecosystem services , paradigm shift , sociology , geography , environmental resource management , political science , environmental planning , ecology , food security , ecosystem , economics , biology , philosophy , epistemology
Plant scientists around the planet are working to develop new perennial grains and learn how to grow them in diverse agroecosystems. Perennial grain agriculture could accomplish long‐term sustainability by providing food for humans without degrading the ecosystem processes on which food productivity depends. However, more research is needed to understand how to pursue perennial grain food system transformation that builds justice within diverse human societies. We use a case study from Palestine to explore why this research should encompass many academic disciplines and go beyond them to engage communities. By paying attention to deeper agricultural systems of relationship that shape change, researchers may better develop and integrate the knowledge necessary to help realize a “social perennial vision.”