المنتدى العالمي المعني بالأمن الغذائي والتغذية

In cosidering agroecological systems for environmental and human health ther are a few consideration I would like to put foward that I fele are often not included enough within the discussion:

1) the use of new crops.  We often examine agroecology as an incremental improvement to conventional agriculture, however the promotion of new crops, specifically long lived tree crops, there exists an opportunity to dramitically change the form of agriculture.

2) more inclusion of indigenous cultures.  What we call agroecology has been standard operating procedure for many indigenous cultures for hundres of years, if not millenia.  

3) Create a broader definition of agroecological methods, with more clarity between the two.  Creating boarder plantings or incorporatinga  few trees into monoculture is in no way equivalant to a multi-story food forest.  I think we do a diservice to the different forms of agro-ecology by grouping them together under a single umbrella without better distinguishing the differences. 

4) promote a better undertanding of the economics of agroecological systems.  Most of the work has been on the ecological enefits, which I think are obvious and we know, but we live in a economically dominated world are largescale adoption will only occur with better economic information on the different forms of agroecosystems.