AGR 2050 Chapter Notes -Agroecology, Sustainable Agriculture, Systems Theory
10 Feb 2013
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Clements and shretha article: new dimensions in agroecology for developing a biologi- cal approach to crop production. Current crop production approaches fail to account for biological complexities of agro-ecosystems. The cant feed world without jeopardizing sustainability of life support systems. Agroecology deals with applications of ecological principles in agroecosystems and represents a logical response to shortcomings of conventional agriculture key strategy: compare to natural ecosystems systematically and attempt to integrate knowledge of natural ecosys- tems into ag. practice. Introduction: traditional profit maximization approach to agriculture led to ecological and ethical shortcomings. There is need to access biological bases of sustainability. Agroecology addresses agriculture and food production beyond the simple application of new technology in the field. Agriculture is a form of applied ecology so the principles of ecology must be applied to better un- derstand it. Francis definition of agroecosystems: ecology of food systems . Reflects importance of ecology and systems thinking.
