Erin Nelson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4144972 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erin Nelson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erin |
| FAMILY NAME | Nelson |
| SIGNATURE | NELSON E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Guelph |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7448-9588 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 6 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Farmer-led networks for redistributing power in pluralistic advisory systems
Transforming food systems
Compared to many countries, Cuba has made significant progress in advancing women's rights and gender equity; however, disparities remain. In the country's rural communities and agricultural sector, women continue to face barriers to equal participation and recognition for the value of their work. This case study shares the story of gender equity efforts that have been conducted within the framework of a broader development project-the Project to…
A taxonomy of risk‐associated alternative health practices
Defining alternative health care and the recording of associated adverse events and harm remains problematic. This Canadian study aimed to establish and classify risk-associated alternative health practices in a Delphi study undertaken with an interdisciplinary panel of 17 health experts in 2020. It provides a new functional definition of alternative health care and an initial taxonomy of risk-associated alternative health care practices. A numbe…
Cuba’s agrifood system in transition, an introduction to the Elementa Special Feature
Cuba’s experience in sustainable agriculture and agroecology has been the subject of much international attention, particularly as advocates of agroecology aim to demonstrate the feasibility of implementing alternatives to industrial agriculture on a national scale to support ecological resilience, food security, food sovereignty, and human wellbeing. Such attention has increased since relations between the U.S. and Cuba began to normalize, stimu…
New opportunities, new challenges
Cuba’s transition to agroecology is perhaps as widely known as it is misunderstood. In response to the economic crisis of the early 1990s, the Cuban agricultural sector largely departed from the industrial model of food production that it had previously pursued. The subsequent transition towards an agroecological model has been a dynamic and uneven process, elevating Cuba on the world stage as a global leader in sustainable agriculture while at t…
From technology transfer to innovation-based rural development
The collapse of the socialist bloc in the early 1990s led to a severe economic crisis in Cuba, unleashing various processes of change to confront the situation. One such process involved taking a new look at the role of the scientific sector in the management and development of science, technology and innovation, and moving from a reductionist approach to a holistic, endogenous and territorial one. This article describes a process of change that …
Assessing agroecosystem sustainability in Cuba
The main constraint to sustainable agrarian development in Cuba has been a poorly balanced agrobiodiversity in its agroecosystems. This is the result of mainstream agrarian policy that focuses on sugarcane monocropping, following the principles of modern agriculture as promoted over the last 50 years. This paper discusses the development of a new Index of Agrobiodiversity (IDA), a tool used to identify the extent to which agroecosystems are susta…
The potential of silvopastoral systems for cattle production in Cuba
This paper presents a review of relevant literature and research on the potential of silvopastoral systems for milk and meat production in Cuba. This work emphasizes the contribution of trees in pasture systems, which are known to improve the plant community as well as increase the productive efficiency of steers, reproductive females and dairy cattle. Results from this research suggest that, due to the association effect, both the availability o…
The role of biological control in the sustainability of the Cuban agri-food system
We analyze the role biological control plays in the Cuban agri-food system and discuss an experience at the country level that demonstrates that the pest problem can be handled through an ecological and sustainable approach. Biological control is one of the key components of a systemic approach that characterizes pest management. Its implementation has led to the removal of a group of highly dangerous pesticides from the Official List of Authoriz…
Recent transformations in Cuban agricultural policy and impacts on markets and production
The Cuban government has implemented a series of agricultural transformations since 2007 to increase the country’s agricultural self-sufficiency and reduce its dependence on food imports. These include the transfer in usufruct, i.e. use rights only, of State-owned land to non-State producers (i.e. cooperatives and private farmers), moderate price reforms, the decentralization of decision making, and the gradual relaxation of existing forms of agr…
Shifting Discourse and Practice on Food Banks
In the context of an entrenched food bank system, there is broad recognition of the need to move beyond charity-based models of emergency food provision. Drawing on our experiences from a multi-year community–university partnership in the city of Guelph and Wellington County, Canada, we describe the process whereby discourse and practice surrounding emergency food provision shifted over time. We detail the results of two interconnected research p…
Collaborating for community food security
In recent years, there has been rapid growth in community–university partnerships. As part of this trend, emerging scholars, including graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, have demonstrated significant interest in being part of community-engaged research projects. However, while there is a growing body of literature on the general subject of CU partnerships, the perspective of emerging scholars is not adequately addressed. In this paper, w…
Participatory guarantee systems and the re-imagining of Mexico’s organic sector
Challenges and Opportunities in Cross-cultural Geographic Inquiry
While qualitative fieldwork in cross-cultural settings is central to human geography, there has been limited focus in the literature on the expectations and skills required to succeed as a field researcher in this area. Some practical advice is available for researchers who are new to cross-cultural fieldwork (e.g. graduate students, junior faculty members) and for advisers preparing young academics for such endeavours; however, themes are often …
Participatory organic certification in Mexico
Institutionalizing agroecology
Participatory organic certification in Mexico
Institutionalizing agroecology
Participatory guarantee systems and the re-imagining of Mexico’s organic sector
Challenges and Opportunities in Cross-cultural Geographic Inquiry
While qualitative fieldwork in cross-cultural settings is central to human geography, there has been limited focus in the literature on the expectations and skills required to succeed as a field researcher in this area. Some practical advice is available for researchers who are new to cross-cultural fieldwork (e.g. graduate students, junior faculty members) and for advisers preparing young academics for such endeavours; however, themes are often …
A taxonomy of risk‐associated alternative health practices
Defining alternative health care and the recording of associated adverse events and harm remains problematic. This Canadian study aimed to establish and classify risk-associated alternative health practices in a Delphi study undertaken with an interdisciplinary panel of 17 health experts in 2020. It provides a new functional definition of alternative health care and an initial taxonomy of risk-associated alternative health care practices. A numbe…
Collaborating for community food security
In recent years, there has been rapid growth in community–university partnerships. As part of this trend, emerging scholars, including graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, have demonstrated significant interest in being part of community-engaged research projects. However, while there is a growing body of literature on the general subject of CU partnerships, the perspective of emerging scholars is not adequately addressed. In this paper, w…
Shifting Discourse and Practice on Food Banks
In the context of an entrenched food bank system, there is broad recognition of the need to move beyond charity-based models of emergency food provision. Drawing on our experiences from a multi-year community–university partnership in the city of Guelph and Wellington County, Canada, we describe the process whereby discourse and practice surrounding emergency food provision shifted over time. We detail the results of two interconnected research p…
Institutionalizing agroecology
Participatory organic certification in Mexico
Challenges and Opportunities in Cross-cultural Geographic Inquiry
While qualitative fieldwork in cross-cultural settings is central to human geography, there has been limited focus in the literature on the expectations and skills required to succeed as a field researcher in this area. Some practical advice is available for researchers who are new to cross-cultural fieldwork (e.g. graduate students, junior faculty members) and for advisers preparing young academics for such endeavours; however, themes are often …
Participatory guarantee systems and the re-imagining of Mexico’s organic sector
Collaborating for community food security
In recent years, there has been rapid growth in community–university partnerships. As part of this trend, emerging scholars, including graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, have demonstrated significant interest in being part of community-engaged research projects. However, while there is a growing body of literature on the general subject of CU partnerships, the perspective of emerging scholars is not adequately addressed. In this paper, w…
Cuba’s agrifood system in transition, an introduction to the Elementa Special Feature
Cuba’s experience in sustainable agriculture and agroecology has been the subject of much international attention, particularly as advocates of agroecology aim to demonstrate the feasibility of implementing alternatives to industrial agriculture on a national scale to support ecological resilience, food security, food sovereignty, and human wellbeing. Such attention has increased since relations between the U.S. and Cuba began to normalize, stimu…
New opportunities, new challenges
Cuba’s transition to agroecology is perhaps as widely known as it is misunderstood. In response to the economic crisis of the early 1990s, the Cuban agricultural sector largely departed from the industrial model of food production that it had previously pursued. The subsequent transition towards an agroecological model has been a dynamic and uneven process, elevating Cuba on the world stage as a global leader in sustainable agriculture while at t…
From technology transfer to innovation-based rural development
The collapse of the socialist bloc in the early 1990s led to a severe economic crisis in Cuba, unleashing various processes of change to confront the situation. One such process involved taking a new look at the role of the scientific sector in the management and development of science, technology and innovation, and moving from a reductionist approach to a holistic, endogenous and territorial one. This article describes a process of change that …
Assessing agroecosystem sustainability in Cuba
The main constraint to sustainable agrarian development in Cuba has been a poorly balanced agrobiodiversity in its agroecosystems. This is the result of mainstream agrarian policy that focuses on sugarcane monocropping, following the principles of modern agriculture as promoted over the last 50 years. This paper discusses the development of a new Index of Agrobiodiversity (IDA), a tool used to identify the extent to which agroecosystems are susta…
The potential of silvopastoral systems for cattle production in Cuba
This paper presents a review of relevant literature and research on the potential of silvopastoral systems for milk and meat production in Cuba. This work emphasizes the contribution of trees in pasture systems, which are known to improve the plant community as well as increase the productive efficiency of steers, reproductive females and dairy cattle. Results from this research suggest that, due to the association effect, both the availability o…
The role of biological control in the sustainability of the Cuban agri-food system
We analyze the role biological control plays in the Cuban agri-food system and discuss an experience at the country level that demonstrates that the pest problem can be handled through an ecological and sustainable approach. Biological control is one of the key components of a systemic approach that characterizes pest management. Its implementation has led to the removal of a group of highly dangerous pesticides from the Official List of Authoriz…
Recent transformations in Cuban agricultural policy and impacts on markets and production
The Cuban government has implemented a series of agricultural transformations since 2007 to increase the country’s agricultural self-sufficiency and reduce its dependence on food imports. These include the transfer in usufruct, i.e. use rights only, of State-owned land to non-State producers (i.e. cooperatives and private farmers), moderate price reforms, the decentralization of decision making, and the gradual relaxation of existing forms of agr…
Shifting Discourse and Practice on Food Banks
In the context of an entrenched food bank system, there is broad recognition of the need to move beyond charity-based models of emergency food provision. Drawing on our experiences from a multi-year community–university partnership in the city of Guelph and Wellington County, Canada, we describe the process whereby discourse and practice surrounding emergency food provision shifted over time. We detail the results of two interconnected research p…
A taxonomy of risk‐associated alternative health practices
Defining alternative health care and the recording of associated adverse events and harm remains problematic. This Canadian study aimed to establish and classify risk-associated alternative health practices in a Delphi study undertaken with an interdisciplinary panel of 17 health experts in 2020. It provides a new functional definition of alternative health care and an initial taxonomy of risk-associated alternative health care practices. A numbe…
Transforming food systems
Compared to many countries, Cuba has made significant progress in advancing women's rights and gender equity; however, disparities remain. In the country's rural communities and agricultural sector, women continue to face barriers to equal participation and recognition for the value of their work. This case study shares the story of gender equity efforts that have been conducted within the framework of a broader development project-the Project to…
Farmer-led networks for redistributing power in pluralistic advisory systems
Political science (12 works) · Agriculture (9 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (9 works) · Economics (9 works) · Geography (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Food security (5 works) · Ecology (4 works)