Homeopathy Applied to Agriculture: Theoretical and Practical Considerations with Examples from Brazil

Pedro Boff; Rovier Verdi; Leonardo Felipe Faedo

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Homeopathy Applied to Agriculture: Theoretical and Practical Considerations with Examples from Brazil

Pedro Boff, Rovier Verdi, Leonardo Felipe Faedo

Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience

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Abstract

This chapter aims to provide an integrated account of the nature, effectiveness and potential of homeopathy for sustainable agriculture. It commences with an overview of the science of homeopathy and the art of healing throughout history. It then looks at homeopathic preparations and their modes of action, addressing controversial issues through the scientific literature. The contribution of homeopathy to sustainable agricultural systems is reviewed, including for family farmers, animals and plants, with practical examples. The case is made for the inclusion of homeopathy in the debate on and practice of agroecology and its social commitment, providing further insights into the multifunctional character of agriculture. Final considerations reflect on the role of homeopathy in agriculture.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Subtle Agroecologies
Subtitle of host publication	Farming With the Hidden Half of Nature
Editors	Julia Wright
Place of Publication	Boca Raton
Publisher	CRC Press
Chapter	13
Pages	145-154
Number of pages	10
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9780429440939
ISBN (Print)	9781138339811
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429440939-15
Publication status	Published - 30 Jun 2021

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Name	Advances in Agroecology
Publisher	CRC Press

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Funding

This study was partially supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científco e Tecnológico (CNPq), who granted the first author a PQ scholarship as a researcher, and by the Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa e Inovação do Estado de Santa Catarina (FAPESC) for additional research funding. The second and the third authors were partially funded by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES).

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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa e Inovação do Estado de Santa Catarina
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

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Homeopathy Applied to Agriculture: Theoretical and Practical Considerations with Examples from Brazil. / Boff, Pedro; Verdi, Rovier; Faedo, Leonardo Felipe.
Subtle Agroecologies: Farming With the Hidden Half of Nature. ed. / Julia Wright. 1. ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2021. p. 145-154 (Advances in Agroecology).

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