This book is the result of several years of expedition into uncharted territory by the author Peter Smeets. His fascination for the Dutch agricultural landscapes led him to the conclusion that improving the efficiency of agriculture is the most effective way to safeguard the quality of such landscapes. The wasteful modes of production developed in the past 150 years have led to a serious decline in both the surface area and the quality of the high valued landscapes. Closing the loops within the agricultural production system and increasing their productivity is therefore the best remedy to arrest this decline.
Expedition agroparks Research by design into sustainable development and agriculture in the network society
Author: Dr. Peter Smeets
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Ma. Estrella Luz Penaloza (Sunday, 28 April 2024 04:38)
Dear Dr. Smeets,
I am Ma. Estrella Luz Penaloza from the Philippines. I work from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in the administrative region of Northern Mindanao. NEDA is the central socio-economic planning and policymaking national government agency in the Philippines. Way back in circa 2008-2009, the concept of metro food clusters was introduced to the country through a study that was funded by the World Bank. We were impressed with the concept and in our region (Northern Mindanao), we adopted this concept and included this as a spatial development strategy in our regional physical framework plan (RPFP). Currently, we are preparing a feasibility study adopting such concept. We are moving in the direction to implement this in Northern Mindanao. However, we are still quite at a loss of the concept, particularly in applying the approach in our regional context. Is it possible to invite you in one of our technical sessions and provide us an overview of this approach and how this would apply in the Philippine setting? If I am correct, you may have visited Philippines under the World Bank mission that time. I highly appreciate receiving your reply through ma.estrellaluz@gmail.com. Thank you so much.