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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.
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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
Though countries such as India, Senegal, and Brazil have advanced policies favoring agroecology recently, the method faces industry pushback and existing agricultural policy.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
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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
Though countries such as India, Senegal, and Brazil have advanced policies favoring agroecology recently, the method faces industry pushback and existing agricultural policy.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agroecology
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The perception of Castela as someone hardworking and likeable helps give agribusiness — a term that usually brings to mind older male farmers, or male politicians in congress — a friendlier, more contemporary face.—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
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An Oroville native, LaMalfa was a fourth-generation rice farmer and business owner who lived in his northern California district his entire life, earning a college degree in agribusiness from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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As a corn plant grows, the leaves unroll to reveal the tassel, the part that sheds pollen, explained Mark Licht, an associate professor of agronomy and an extension cropping systems specialist at Iowa State University.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
25 Aug. 2025
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The authors of the Politecnico di Torino report agree, concluding that progress lies in combining agronomy, robotics and AI to enable smarter, more sustainable agriculture.—
Jill Barth,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Most of the complexes also include unusual amenities like on-site child care, smoking cessation classes, areas for on-site food cultivation, English classes, advice for job searches and help securing a high school diploma.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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There is a meaningful difference between the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and the cultivation of mental health.—
Scott LoMurray,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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Bird flu has been detected in Delaware, state agriculture officials said.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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However, this is where local agriculture can assist.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
10 Jan. 2026
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Pruning these plants in autumn makes gardens look more refined in winter and reduces the number of gardening chores in spring.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2026
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Sign up for our free gardening newsletter for our best growing tips, troubleshooting hacks, and more!—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
10 Jan. 2026
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The following year, the agroforestry practice grew bolder, welcoming poplar and pomegranate trees into the mix and stretching across three hectares — agroforestry counting for 0.6 hectares, classic monoculture for 2.4 hectares.—
Tiziana Cardini,
Vogue,
13 Nov. 2025
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New kinds of agroforestry, for example, use sustainable harvest of forest products and crops that can grow among trees.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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As for baking soda, the greatest success was observed when mixing diluted baking soda with horticulture oil.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
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The Colorado River provides water for cities from Denver to San Diego, 30 Native tribes and farming communities from the Rocky Mountains to northern Mexico.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Despite their farming families’ history of rivalry, sparks flew.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Agroecology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agroecology. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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