How to Use agroecology in a Sentence

agroecology

noun

• The pandemic and now the war in Ukraine ahave shown just how resilient agroecology is in Brazil.
  — Ashoka, Forbes, 2 May 2022
• Some of those who took part are engaged in a type of farming called agroecology.
  — Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2022
• This agroecology research also echoes the seismic changes in consumer trends that have been snowballing for the past decade.
  — Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
• That’s what is keeping family farming and agroecology alive in Brazil.
  — Ashoka, Forbes, 2 May 2022
• In other words, robotics may help us bring diversity to large-scale food production, borrowing from the lessons of agroecology.
  — Sean Illing, Vox, 24 June 2019
• McClelland studied agroecology in college, but says that the theoretical classroom work barely prepared her for the rigors of the real thing.
  — Chris Moody, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
• In agroecology, farmers find ways not to exterminate pests but to reach an ecological equilibrium.
  — Raj Patel, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2021
• Reduced pollination also yields lower-quality fruit, according to Robbie Girling, an associate professor of agroecology at the University of Reading and a co-author of the study.
  — Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2022
• Its recognition that systemic problems require systemic solutions makes agroecology a threat.
  — Raj Patel, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2021
• The program centers on the practice of agroecology – using ecological principles to increase agricultural yields, usually on small plots of land, while benefiting the environment.
  — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2022
• Yet agroecology continues to generate ecological and social gains across scales, particularly when formal research institutions recognize the expertise of social movements and when women’s rights are central.
  — Scientific American, 27 Dec. 2021

Last Updated: 12 Oct 2024