Abstract

Journal of Biotechnology & Bioresearch

Agroecology as A Means of Combating Desertification and Deforestation

  • Open or CloseCheick Oumar Kangama*

    University of Ségou, Faculty of Agronomy and Animal Medicine, Mali

    *Corresponding author: Cheick Oumar Kangama, University of Ségou, Faculty of Agronomy and Animal Medicine, Mali

Submission: March 02, 2022; Published: April 26, 2022

Abstract

Recognized as effective and sustainable by agronomists for years, agroecology finally has its place in +global debates: it was at the heart of discussions at the One Planet Summit. But is it really a large-scale solution to combine environmental preservation, food security and socio-economic development? Faced with the ecological crisis from which agriculture is suffering and the negative and limited impacts of the “green revolution”, multiple approaches aim to implement agroecological agriculture. Agroecology responds to the future challenges of humanity (food security, development of countries in the South, jobs, ecological transition of production and consumption methods). But its generalization requires support and appropriate public policies

Keywords: Agroecology; Environment preservation; Green revolution; Food security

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