The Union of Concerned Scientists list the following as the “top ten tenets of agroecology:”
- Amendments: not all soils or amendments are created equal
- Animal Integration
- Agroforestry
- Breeds and seeds (local ones!)
- Barriers and strips
- Cover crops and green manure
- Conservation tillage
- Crop rotation
- Diversified fields
- Designed landscapes
https://blog.ucsusa.org/the-abcds-of-agroecology-what-is-it-all-about-926