An important aspect of current innovations among farmers is a process some scientists have called 'agroecological reconfiguration'. When conventional agricultural activity has drastically altered the ecosystem where it is practiced and farmers are finding it difficult to keep producing, various group initiatives arise to deal with the problem. We refer to the various collective practices undertaken to reverse the degradation of an ecosystem and recover productivity and profitability, on the basis of a sustainable form of production that takes responsibility for present and future genrations, as agroecological reconfiguration.
Thus an important focus of the report should be the efforts and experiences of farmers themselves to create a more sustainable agro-food system by applying agroecological prnciples and practices.
RONALD NIGH