{"id":50852,"date":"2024-09-16T01:55:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T23:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biovision.ch\/?post_type=infopool&p=50852"},"modified":"2025-10-09T12:07:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T10:07:39","slug":"agroecology","status":"publish","type":"infopool","link":"https:\/\/www.biovision.ch\/en\/infopool\/agroecology\/","title":{"rendered":"About Agroecology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Defining agroecology<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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International consensus by governments and scientists<\/h2>

A commonly agreed definition of agroecology defines it as \u201can integrated approach that simultaneously applies ecological and social concepts and principles to the design and management of food and agricultural systems. It seeks to optimize the interactions between plants, animals, humans, and the environment while taking into consideration the social aspects that need to be addressed for a sustainable and fair food system.” (FAO – 2024. Agroecology Knowledge Hub<\/a>.)<\/p>

Agroecology is based on the 13 Principles of Agroecology defined by the High-Level
Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the Committee on
World Food Security (CFS), published in 2019 and aligned with the 10 Elements of Agroecology approved by the 197 Member States of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in December of the same year. The elements resulted from a multi-stakeholder process organized by FAO. The HLPE is a science-policy interface of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) aiming to facilitate policy debates and to provide independent, comprehensive, and evidence-based analysis.<\/p>

How did we get there? In 2017, the CFS requested the HLPE to produce a report on \u201cAgroecological approaches and other innovations for sustainable agriculture and food systems that enhance food security and nutrition.\u201d In this report, the HLPE consolidated a list of 13 principles building on Nicholls et al. (2016), CIDSE (2018), and FAO (2018). These principles are now widely used by CSOs, NGOs, and researchers around the globe. Furthermore, the HLPE linked each principle to one of the three operational principles on sustainable food systems which they introduced in a report in 2016.<\/p>

The 13 principles of agroecology\u00a0<\/h2>

In their report, the HLPE defines an agroecological approach to sustainable food systems to achieve food security and nutrition:<\/p>

Building on different sets of agroecological principles (Nicholls et al. 2016, CIDSE 2018, and FAO 2018), the HLPE aimed to find the smallest, non-repetitive but comprehensive set of principles and came up with the 13 principles of agroecology. While every agroecological principle is linked to one specific operational principle, oftentimes agroecological principles contribute to several operational principles.<\/p>

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