agroecology

noun

Definition of agroecologynext
as in agribusiness

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Recent Examples of agroecology The site serves as a working farm and education center focused on agroecology, carbon capture, soil health, and sustainable supply chains. — Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 The program helps the school’s agroecology program maintain the garden. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 June 2025 Since then, the group has implemented land restoration, reforestation and agroecology projects for approximately 800 Indigenous communities in Chad and Niger. — Eduardo Garcia, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 In the United States, some nonprofits such as the Traditional Native American Farmers Association have sought to promote agroecology. — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for agroecology
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agroecology
  1. agribusiness
  2. agronomy
  3. cultivation
  4. agriculture
  5. gardening
  6. agroforestry
  7. horticulture
  8. farming
Noun
  • In 2024, the African Development Bank Group estimated the continent’s food and agribusiness industry would surge almost fourfold by 2030, reaching $1 trillion.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Elders — a 3,000-employee agribusiness — faced that challenge directly before consolidating on Workday.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of agribusiness
Noun
  • According to a press release, the private club division of Troon, called Troon Privé, will oversee club operations, course agronomy, the food and beverage program, membership sales and marketing.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • From the agronomy side, that progression was part of the design.
    — Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 4 May 2026
Definition of agronomy
Noun
  • That legacy was disrupted in the early 1600s, when the Venetians uprooted much of the island’s vineyard land to make way for wheat cultivation.
    — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Furthering the business-meets-academia partnership, Cosecha de Galicia—a subsidiary of brewing group Hijos de Riviera that is focused on hop cultivation—will provide access to raw materials.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cultivation
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  • Further, the basin contains freshwater aquifers used for drinking, livestock, and agriculture.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • For the mostly Hispanic agriculture and food processing workers, the data center boom hasn’t been all good.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of agriculture
Noun
  • Sure, backyard water features can be big and bold, but they can also be sized to match your available space and gardening time.
    — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Sharon Murphy is a gardening expert with over 30 years of experience in the horticultural industry and the founder of Gardening with Sharon.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of gardening
Noun
  • This includes incorporating more agroforestry, by phasing out unshaded monoculture farming.
    — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Food is homegrown at the new agroforestry project and farm, or bought from local producers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of agroforestry
Noun
  • Amy Papineau is a landscape horticulture field specialist at the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Well, technically Scott McMahan is the vice president of horticulture and collections at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, but being a plant explorer comes with the job.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of horticulture
Noun
  • Just about all the infrastructure and services are new and improved in this rural central Washington farming town of 8,500, miles from the Columbia River.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In one of the farming groups, the researchers identified a distinct version of a receptor gene called OR12D3.
    — Willow Zhang, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of farming

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