Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXVIII, Issue 2
Written by Maria TOADER, Viorel ION, Lenuța Iuliana EPURE, Emil GEORGESCU, Adrian Gheorghe BĂȘA, Mirela Elena DUȘA, Mihaela Valentina VASILE, Alina Maria IONESCU
In recent decades, sustainable agriculture has become essential in the joint effort of agricultural policies and all stakeholders against the backdrop of climate changes and concerns about natural resources conservation. This agricultural system focuses on practices that increase agricultural yields, while protecting the environment and ensuring resources for the future. These practices include, among others, soil and plant health through crops diversification and rotations, the use of organic fertilizers, water and soil conservation by new tillage methods, or the implementation of innovative technologies for crops growing and animal husbandry. On the other hand, agroecology is an innovative concept that aims to ensure sustainable agricultural production and is based on the collaboration between people, science and environment to find solutions to the major problems that agriculture is currently facing, such as: diminishing soil and crop health, pollution, climate changes, pests control, or to ensure the high quality of agri-food products. The agroecological practices could be the path to success towards a sustainable agri-food system, through the involvement and effort of all key actors, farmers, decision-makers, citizens, by co-creating an environment favorable to knowledge exchange, progress, adaptation to change, and dissemination of good results to all. In this context, this paper aims to provide an overview of some examples of agroecological practices that promote and support sustainable agriculture in Romania.
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