Agroecology is essential for sustainable agriculture and food systems

Wide-ranging and interconnected problems in the agriculture and food systems call for immediate response. The 10 Components of Agroecology have been universally acknowledged as a framework to enable research and development efforts in the construction of diverse approaches for agricultural and food systems transformation.
The 10 Components are connected and interdependent, and they stand for a straightforward but comprehensive approach to understanding reality. They are a helpful analytical tool to aid in decision-making when policymakers, practitioners, and other stakeholders plan, carry out, manage, and evaluate agroecological transitions in various contexts and at various scales.