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Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International DevelopmentThe sustainability of modern agricultural production techniques is questioned due to reasons such as environmental pollution, loss of biodiversity and dependence on chemical inputs.
Merve Mürüvvet Dağ, Hasan Yilmaz
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Agroecological practices for whole-system sustainability [PDF]
CABI Reviews, 2021 Abstract Current food production systems are major contributors to the environmental degradation that leads to climate change and biodiversity loss. Levels of production required for future food security cannot be met by further increases in inputs of non-renewable resources.
Hawes, Cathy +2 more
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Basic and Applied Ecology, 2023 Land-use and local field management affect pollinators, pest damage and ultimately crop yields. Agroecology is implemented as a sustainable alternative to conventional agricultural practices, but little is known about its potential for pollination and ...
Cassandra Vogel +8 more
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Editorial: Agroecology in policy and practice
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023 Peer ...
Gemmill-Herren, Barbara +4 more
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Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2020 Description of the subject. Today, the dairy sector is facing economic, social and environmental challenges. Agroecology seems to be one way of meeting those challenges.
Arielle Vidal +4 more
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Theory, Practice and Challenges of Agroecology in India
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2021 With the Green Revolution in Asia, the gap in agricultural yield with the developed world has been closed, while the gap in farm labour productivity has greatly widened. This reveals a deepening agrarian and environmental crisis in India. The industrial mode of production has led to the massive use of costly industrial inputs to increase yields and ...
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Agroecology in Canada: Towards an Integration of Agroecological Practice, Movement, and Science [PDF]
Sustainability, 2018 This article surveys the current state of agroecology in Canada, giving particular attention to agroecological practices, the related social movements, and the achievements of agroecological science. In each of these realms, we find that agroecology emerges as a response to the various social and ecological problems associated with the prevailing ...
Marney E. Isaac +16 more
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Implementing Place-Based Food Systems when Access to Place is Precarious
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2019 Agroecologists and development practitioners claim that the use of agroecological practices can reduce poverty and increase food security. However, this assumption is made without understanding how peasant households can access land on which they can ...
Maria J. Van Der Maaten
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Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2022 In Benin, agroecological intensification and agroecological transition of vegetable farming systems is an undeniable necessity for achieving the objectives of food and nutrition security while preserving natural resources, human and animal health.
Gbelidji T. Vodouhê +5 more
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Agroecology as a science, a movement and a practice. A review [PDF]
Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2009 Agroecology involves various approaches to solve actual challenges of agricultural production. Though agroecology initially dealt primarily with crop production and protection aspects, in recent decades new dimensions such as environmental, social, economic, ethical and development issues are becoming relevant.
Wezel, Alexander +5 more
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