Agro-ecology as a leverage in education for sustainable agri- and horticulture: screening of actors, offer and framing, and policy recommendations. Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Agro-ecology is a farming system that strives for a more sustainable future, for both conventional and organic farming systems. An agro-ecological farmer sees the farm as a complex entity, in interaction with the environment, the soil and the neighborhood. Central to this approach are the limited use of external inputs and closing of nutrient cycles, as well as improved soil fertility, a fair ...