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Momentum for agroecology in the USA

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Despite decades of resistance in the USA, agroecology is gaining momentum as a catalyst for food systems transformation, calling for coordinated action between science, practice and movement to dismantle the dominant industrial paradigm.

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Fig. 1: HLPE principles of agroecology and how coordination across spheres of agroecology (science, practice and movement) is necessary to achieve them.
Fig. 2: Diversified farm field illustrating agroecological practices.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank M. Liebman, B. Tracy, J. Blesh, A. Shattuck, J. Chappell, C. Anderson, T. Crews and B. Maxwell for comments on an early version of our work. We also thank the organizing committee of the first US Agroecology Summit for convening the meeting that inspired this work.

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  1. Department of Environmental Studies, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA

    Theresa W. Ong

  2. Department of Anthropology, Geography & Environmental Studies, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA, USA

    Antonio Roman-Alcalá

  3. Geography, Environmental Science and Policy Program, School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Estelí Jiménez-Soto

  4. Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

    Erin Jackson

  5. School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Ivette Perfecto

  6. Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA

    Hannah Duff

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Ong, T.W., Roman-Alcalá, A., Jiménez-Soto, E. et al. Momentum for agroecology in the USA. Nat Food (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-01006-w

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