Disciplines

Agroecology

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Citation Formats

General Reference

Agriculture and Farming Atlas. "Agroecology." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-agriculture.interactiveatlas.org/disciplines/agroecology.

APA Style

Agriculture and Farming Atlas. (n.d.). Agroecology. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-agriculture.interactiveatlas.org/disciplines/agroecology

BibTeX

@misc{agricultureandfarmingatlas-agroecology,
  author = {Agriculture and Farming Atlas},
  title = {Agroecology},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-agriculture.interactiveatlas.org/disciplines/agroecology},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The study of the farm as an ecosystem: how crops, soil life, insects, water and the surrounding landscape interact, and how to design farming systems that work with those interactions rather than against them. Practices such as agroforestry, cover cropping and crop rotation are its working vocabulary.

Facts

Central Question

Agroecology is an academic discipline that studies ecological processes applied to agricultural production systems, treating the farm field as an ecosystem. 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Sustainable Agriculture

Agroecology supplies much of sustainable agriculture's scientific basis.

Source Sustainable Agriculture (Wikipedia)

Includes

Agroforestry

Source Agroforestry (Wikipedia)

Cover Cropping

Source Cover Crop (Wikipedia)

Integrated Pest Management

No-Till Farming

Source No-Till Farming (Wikipedia)

Permaculture

Ecosystem-pattern design sits within agroecology's own scope

Source Permaculture (Wikipedia)

Shifting Cultivation

Fallow-cycle land use and its sustainability are studied within agroecology

Source Shifting Cultivation (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Agroecology (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationView the Source

What Is Agroecology? (FAO)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsWhat is Agroecology? section

Quote, What is Agroecology? section

Agroecology is a holistic and integrated approach that simultaneously applies ecological and social concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable agriculture and food systems.

View the Source

Agroforestry (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: AgroforestryView the Source

Cover Crop (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Cover CroppingView the Source

No-Till Farming (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: No-Till FarmingView the Source

Sustainable Agriculture (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Sustainable AgricultureView the Source

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