Abstract

CASANOVA-PEREZ, Lorena et al. Social responsibility of science in adapting agriculture to climate change. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2016, vol.7, n.spe14, pp.2867-2874. ISSN 2007-0934.

The adapting process of agriculture to the effects of climate change is inherently sociocultural; however, studies from this dimension still consider an emerging frontier of knowledge. Currently, most of the knowledge generated comes from the natural sciences and has been fundamental in understanding the behavior of major agro-climatic variables, their impact on base resources needed for agricultural activity and its effect on crop development. The objective of this research note, was to explore what is the social responsibility of science in agriculture adaption, especially when scientific work is influenced by global agenda led by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Agency where converge academic, economic and political interests that lead to an agenda characterized by its predominantly positivist epistemological approach, which is a limiting factor in the design of strategies for adaptation aimed towards those whose way of live and identity is agriculture. This is a vital matter for the design and strengthening of strategies developed by producers autonomously, whose rationality for some decision makers is dissimilar and laughable. Studies on the adaptation of agriculture to climate change from a cultural point of view is an opportunity to address other theoretical conceptual perspectives, which underlies an epistemological approach aimed towards holistic understanding of the phenomenon, thereby generating knowledge that allows to reflect to whom, why and how to lead the adaptation of agriculture.

Keywords : agriculture; cultural dimension; IPCC; knowledge; scientific agenda.

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