agroecology

[ ag-roh-i-kol-uh-jee, ee-kol- ]

noun

1. 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.

Other Words From

• ag·ro·ec·o·log·i·cal [ag-roh-ek-, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l, ee-k, uh, -], adjective
• ag·ro·ec·o·log·i·cal·ly adverb
• ag·ro·e·col·o·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of agroecology¹

First recorded in 1930–35; agro- ( def ) + ecology ( def )