agroecology
[ ag-roh-i-kol-uh-jee, ee-kol- ]
noun
the application of ecological principles to agriculture, with attention to how agricultural practice will affect habitats or ecosystems: Peasant farming is feeding the world and capable of cooling the planet through agroecology and a respect for biodiversity.
Origin of agroecology
1Other words from agroecology
- ag·ro·ec·o·log·i·cal [ag-roh-ek-uh-loj-i-kuhl, ee-kuh-], /ˌæg roʊˌɛk əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl, ˌi kə-/, adjective
- ag·ro·ec·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
- ag·ro·e·col·o·gist, noun
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