As such, agroecology is not only a science but also a movement and a practice. Agroecology can lead to the development of new agricultural technologies or improve on established agricultural practices ...

The book outlines how agroecology, which brings ecological principles into farming practices and food systems, can solve food shortages and environmental damage caused by mass, commercial farming.

Agroecology refers to the use of specific farm management practices that recycle nutrients and resources and benefit from interactions between multiple species of crops and animals in the same area.

Agriculture and nature are closely intertwined, with millions of farmers around the world relying on nature-based activities as their source of livelihoods. Yet the adverse impacts of agriculture ...

Agroecology is the study of the ecology of terrestrial agricultural systems. It includes both the effects of agricultural practices such as pesticide use on non-domesticated species, and the ...

The 'Promoting Agroecological Practices for Improved Maize Production and a Healthy Environment' (PAPISHE) project has directly benefited 550 farmers and impacted over 2,000 others indirectly.

However, local practices and landscape-scale measures ... at Göttingen University's Functional Agrobiodiversity and Agroecology Group. "We're missing an opportunity to leverage tree crops to ...

Worried by the hazardous impacts of Genetically Modified Organisms, GMOs, on the biodiversity and health, an ecological think tank, Health of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, has called on the ...

Analysis - African Perspectives on Agroecology is a new book with 33 contributions from academics, non-governmental organisations, farmer organisations and policy makers. It is free to download, and ...

African Perspectives on Agroecology is a new book with 33 contributions from academics, non-governmental organisations, farmer organisations and policy makers. It is free to download, and ...