Estelí Jiménez-Soto

Despite decades of resistance in the USA, agroecology is gaining momentum as a catalyst for food systems transformation, calling for coordinated action between science, practice and movement to dismantle the dominant industrial paradigm.

Abstract Coffee is produced under different management systems and scales of production, which can be categorized as Syndromes of Production. The Capitalist Syndrome is characterized by a high use of inputs such as capital and labor to increase agricultural outputs. This syndrome results in practices like high planting density, that may promote the development and dispersal of important diseases like the coffee leaf rust (CLR).

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