"Agroecology is an academic discipline that studies ecological processes applied to agricultural production systems."
Study of ecological principles and practices for sustainable agriculture, including analysis of interactions between crops, livestock, soils, water, and biodiversity.
Soil Science: Understanding the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils is essential to managing soil fertility, structure, and productivity.
Crop Management: The selection, planting, and harvesting of crops, including soil preparation, fertilization, irrigation, pest management, and weed control.
Livestock Management: Livestock production, management practices, and breeding methods, including feeding, breeding, health and disease control, and marketing.
Agroforestry: The practice of integrating trees into agricultural landscapes, including alley cropping, agro-silvopasture, and forest gardening.
Water Management: Conservation, use, and management of water resources for agricultural production, including irrigation and drainage.
Organic Agriculture: An approach to farming that relies on natural inputs and systems instead of synthetic chemicals, pesticides, and fertilizers, while focusing on building healthy soils, biodiversity, and ecological balance.
Sustainable Agriculture: Farming methods that are designed to be environmentally, socially, and financially sustainable, which includes practices that reduce energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and waste.
Alternative Food Systems: The movement to promote a sustainable and equitable food system, including community-supported agriculture, farmers markets, and food hubs.
Food Policy: Policies and regulations related to agriculture, including food safety, labeling, and marketing, as well as subsidies and support for farmers.
Rural Development: Initiatives that promote economic and social development in rural communities, including entrepreneurship, value-added agriculture, and agritourism.
Agroecosystems: Studying the interactions between ecological and agricultural systems to promote sustainable and resilient farming practices.
Climate Change and Agriculture: The impact of climate change on agriculture, including strategies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to changing weather patterns.
Food Justice: Social justice and equity issues related to food production and access, including food sovereignty, land rights, and community-led agriculture.
Agroecology and Indigenous Knowledge: Integrating indigenous knowledge and practices with modern agricultural methods, to promote sustainable and culturally appropriate food systems.
Agroecology and Gender: Understanding how gender influences access to and control over resources, decision-making, and labor in agricultural systems.
Traditional Agriculture: This type of agriculture includes traditional methods of crop cultivation, which involve the use of natural fertilizers, traditional tools and without the input of synthetic fertilizers.
Organic Agriculture: This type of agriculture is based on the use of inputs accepted by organic certification standards such as restricted-use of chemical fertilizers, synthetic pesticides, and genetically modified organisms.
Precision Agriculture: This type of agriculture involves the use of technology and data-driven methods to optimize crop yields, improve soil health and reduce inputs such as irrigation water and fertilizer.
Regenerative Agriculture: This agroecology involves enhancing soil health and biodiversity, crop rotations, cover cropping, crop diversification, and the use of natural fertilizers, farming with nature.
Permaculture: It involves designing agricultural systems that mimic natural ecosystems, with the goal of reducing inputs and increasing output.
Conservation Agriculture: This type of agriculture involves reducing soil disturbances, such as tilling, to improve soil health, conserve soil moisture and promote natural resources.
Agroforestry: This involves integrating trees with crops, resulting in a more productive use of land, improved soil health, and biodiversity.
Intercropping: Intercropping involves planting two or more crops together in a field, which leads to synergistic interactions between the species, pest control, and soil health benefits.
Hydroponic Agriculture: This involves growing crops through a soil-less system, typically indoors using nutrient-rich water, making it suitable for urban agriculture.
Aquaponics: This is an integrated system of hydroponics and aquaculture whereby plants and fish are grown together in a self-sustaining system under controlled conditions.
Sustainable Agriculture: Sustainable agriculture practices involve methods of farming that are sustainable and resource-efficient over the long term, while decreasing the negative impact of agriculture on the environment.
"Bringing ecological principles to bear can suggest new management approaches in agroecosystems."
"The term can refer to a science, a movement, or an agricultural practice."
"Agroecologists study a variety of agroecosystems."
"The field of agroecology is not associated with any one particular method of farming."
"Some use the name specifically for alternative agriculture."
"Agroecology studies ecological processes applied to agricultural production systems."
"Bringing ecological principles to bear can suggest new management approaches in agroecosystems."
"The term can refer to a science, a movement, or an agricultural practice."
"The term can refer to a science, a movement, or an agricultural practice."
"The field of agroecology is not associated with any one particular method of farming."
"Agroecologists study a variety of agroecosystems."
"Bringing ecological principles to bear can suggest new management approaches in agroecosystems."
"Agroecology studies ecological processes applied to agricultural production systems."
"The field of agroecology is not associated with any one particular method of farming."
"The field of agroecology is not associated with any one particular method of farming."
"Some use the name specifically for alternative agriculture."
"Agroecologists study a variety of agroecosystems."
"The field of agroecology is not associated with any one particular method of farming."
"Bringing ecological principles to bear can suggest new management approaches in agroecosystems."