This document summarizes the key principles and concepts of agroecology including the application of ecological principles to sustainable food system design and management. It discusses agroecology's transdisciplinary and participatory approach, and outlines some of agroecology's benefits such as sustainable food production, soil quality improvement, biodiversity preservation, and natural pest management. The conclusion states that agroecology provides guidelines for diversified agroecosystems that take advantage of plant and animal integration to improve economic and ecological sustainability and productivity.

1. Agroecology
as an opportunity to
address the challenges of
agriculture
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2. Agroecology
The application of ecological principles and
concepts to the design and management of sustainable
food systems.
1. Principles and concepts of ecology
2. Design
3. Management
4. Food Systems
5. Sustainability
Transdisciplinary, participatory, and action-oriented!

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4. Agroecology –Why?

6. Agroecology –What for?

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8. Agroecology – How?

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15. Lal (2009); Okalebo et al (2006)

18. Benefits of ecological
agriculture
 Sustainable food production and improved
soil quality
 Preservation of biodiversity
 Synchronous nutrient dynamics
 Reduced energy requirement and
improved efficiency
 Enhanced accumulation of SOM
 Effective natural check on pests by natural
and integrated pest management
Srivastava et al (2016)

19. Conclusion
 Agroecology provides guidelines to
develop diversified agroecosystems
that take advantage of the effects
of the integration of plant and
animal biodiversity.
 The end result of agroecological
design is improved economic and
ecological sustainability of the
agroecosystem hence increased
productivity.

20. Optimum use of groundwater through effective recharge
strategies and adoption of cropping patterns that break the wheat-
paddy cycle are the need of the hour …The focus has now to shift
from ‘productivity and production’ to ‘sustainability and prosperity
for the farmers.’
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