ABSTRACT
The introductory chapter of the book starts with a reflection on the levels of agroecological transition to map the multiplicity of labels for sustainability in agriculture, and the different declinations of Agriculture 4.0 with the corresponding embodied approaches to technologies and innovation for sustainability. The approach adopted in agroecology can be defined as ‘technology for all’ as a dynamic combination of available tools adapted to the specific locations and cultures of myriads of agroecological small farms, going beyond the universalizing closed menu of technological supply for standardizing conventional large farms. The chapter summarizes the ‘basket of options’ offered by the books as flexible, appropriate, and suitable opportunities for the multiplicity of small farmers, herders, fishermen, peasants, indigenous people, and urban dwellers interested in growing directly their food, caring for humans and non-humans in safe places, and suitable for youths and elders, for women and men.
