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Agroecology plays an important role in contributing to the eradication of hunger and extreme poverty, and as a means to facilitate the transition to more productive, sustainable and inclusive food systems. Creating a greater awareness of agroecology and its advantages is an important step to help policy-makers, farmers and researchers to apply this approach to achieve a world without hunger.

The database provides a starting point to organize the existing knowledge on agroecology, collecting articles, videos, case studies, books and other important material in one place. The objective is to support policy-makers, farmers, researchers and other relevant stakeholders through knowledge exchange and knowledge transfer. The database is a ‘living process’ that is constantly being updated.

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Local and international literature related to agroecology has grown rapidly in recent years. This increase recognizes the fact that agricultural research and production practices guided by reductionism is in crisis and that agroecology vitality depend on cutting-edge thinking and practice. The range of agroecology considered in this study was divided...
China
Journal article
2013
Hedgerow patterns have been used to control soil and water loss, agricultural non-point source pollution (especially nitrogen and phosphorus from slope-farmlands) in hilly areas. A comprehensive and rational evaluation of the ecological benefits of hedgerow patterns in slope-farmlands was critical for further evaluating eco-economic and social benefits of hedgerows. This...
China
Journal article
2014
Evaluation of farmlands is a local-based process that requires local farmers to combine substantial indigenous farming knowledge. Local farmers are the creators, users and maintainers of their farmlands for long periods of time. This case study mapped, recorded and assessed the farmland evaluation system of local farmlands formed in the...
China
Journal article
2015
The negative environmental effects of massive applications of chemical pesticides in intensive agricultural production practices has been a significant global concern. The rapid development of biological pest control in recent years is directed towards alleviating the negative impacts of intensified modern agricultural practices on the environment. Habitat management is an...
China
Journal article
2015
Most of the records on interspecific relationships in agriculture and forest ecosystems were conserved during the long agricultural history of China. The interspecific association is divided into competition, facilitation and neutrality, where competition is studied in a greater depth. There was an increasing attention on facilitation introduced by the mainstream...
China
Journal article
2016
Terraces are old agricultural field systems created by the ancestors according to the local terrain and which still perform their production function today. These land use systems clearly show the wisdom and abilities of human to adapting to and taking advantages of the natural environment. Nowadays, tillage and management experiences...
China
Journal article
2016
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