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Situated agroecology: massification and reclaiming university programs in Venezuela

Olga Domené-Painenao, Francisco Herrera

Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

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The Bolivarian University of Venezuela established the Program Degree in Agroecology (PDA) in 2004 to expand agroecological practices and knowledge. Over a decade, more than a thousand PDA graduates have contributed to agroecological scaling in urban and rural areas, playing a key role in urban agriculture amidst economic crisis. The PDA has created human talent for territorializing agroecology and institutionalizing pro-peasant policy in Venezuela.