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Agroecological practices for sustainable agriculture. A review [PDF]
Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2013 The forecasted 9.1 billion population in 2050 will require an increase in food production for an additional two billion people. There is thus an active debate on new farming practices that could produce more food in a sustainable way. Here, we list agroecological cropping practices in temperate areas.
Alexander Wezel +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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Transdisciplinarity in agroecology: practices and perspectives in Europe
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 2020 Agroecology, as a science for the study, design and management of sustainable food systems, retakes epistemic, methodological and practical approaches of transdisciplinarity.
Claudia Fernández González +2 more
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Pathways to agroecological management through mediated markets in Santa Catarina, Brazil
Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 2017 Agroecology, as a social movement and scientific discipline, applies ecological principles to the design and management of agricultural systems to improve environmental outcomes and livelihoods for farmers and rural communities.
Jill Guerra +3 more
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Agroecological farming practices promote bats [PDF]
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2018 (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Intensive agriculture is a major driver of biodiversity loss, and a critical part of creating sustainable food systems is finding ways to balance production and conservation. While practices characteristic of agricultural intensification tend to erode biodiversity, agroecological farming practices can ...
Elissa M. Olimpi, Stacy M. Philpott
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021 Individual agroecological farms can act as lighthouses to amplify the uptake of agroecological principles and practices by other farmers. Amplification is critical for the upscaling of agroecological production and socio-political projects emphasizing ...
Steven R. McGreevy +6 more
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Environmental ChallengesAgroecological practices are a promising strategy for improving the productivity of mango-based farming systems sustainably. However, their adoptions among farmers in Ethiopia remain low and inconsistent. Despite their potential benefits, little is known
Fasikaw Belay Mihretu +4 more
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Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente, 2021 We explore potential and limitations for agroecological scaling through formal educational structures, using the LabVida school gardens program in Chiapas, Mexico as a case study.
Helda Morales +3 more
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Cultivating Agroecological Networks during the Pandemic in Argentina: A Sociomaterial Analysis
Land, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has motivated a turn towards more agroecological food production and food sovereignty. This article aims to analyze how the agroecological actor network has emerged in and around the capital of Buenos Aires and the province of Santa
Karin Skill +2 more
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Adaptive Responses of Tropical Crops: A Multi‐Scale Omics Integrated Perspective
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Tropical crops integrate genomic, morphological, physiological, and ecological adaptations to thrive under extreme and variable environments. This review highlights how natural selection, domestication, and breeding shape stress resilience, resource‐use strategies, and productivity in sugarcane, banana, cassava, rubber and oil palm, offering new routes
Peilin Wang +11 more
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