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ag·ro·ecol·o·gy | \ ˌa-grō-ē-ˈkä-lə-jē 
, -i-ˈkä-, -e-ˈkä-\
, -i-ˈkä-, -e-ˈkä-\Definition of agroecology
: an ecological approach to agriculture that views agricultural areas as ecosystems and is concerned with the ecological impact of agricultural practices
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agroecological \ ˌa-grō-ˌē-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl , -ˌe-kə- \ adjective
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The first known use of agroecology was in 1967
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