Agroecological transition
connecting theory to practice
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5585/2024.23798Keywords:
sustainability, environment, ecosystem services and agroecologyAbstract
Objective: Organize and systematize the basic principles for the agroecological transformation of agroecosystems and their interactions.
Methodology: The methodological support was an integrative literature review, compiling a primary bibliography with the latest developments in the area, encouraging the integration of the research field's path.
Originality/relevance: Its importance is given by being a support material for the academic area, finding gaps in further research, and supporting interested people in initiating transition processes. Furthermore, the study provides a multidimensional and systemic look at ecosystem processes and the practices that guide them in a simplified way.
Results: It was possible to observe the complexity of the various aspects that act synergistically in the agroecosystem. The main components of this relationship include planning, legislative justice for the protection and conservation of the environment, maintenance of soil health, agrobiodiversity, water management, waste management, animal integration, independence from external inputs, integrated policy management, diseases, and spontaneous plants.
Theoretical contributions: The theoretical foundations and practical principles that govern agroecology are inherent to the efficiency of transitions and consolidations of sustainable agroecosystems.
Social contributions / for management: The approach of this article is based on substantiating the agroecological transition process from a theoretical-practical aspect, seeking extension assistants, farmers, and farmers looking for steps to start the transformation procedure in their agroecosystems.
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