Agroecology

Agroecology is an academic discipline that studies ecological processes applied to agricultural production systems.

Agroecology is a holistic and integrated approach that simultaneously applies ecological and social concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable agriculture and food systems.

Nammazhvar (6 April 1938-30 December 2013) was an Indian green crusader, agricultural scientist, environmental activist and organic farming expert best known for his work on spreading ecological farming and organic farming.

Organic farming, also known as organic agriculture or ecological farming, or biological farming, is an agricultural system that emphasizes the use of naturally occurring, non-synthetic inputs, such as compost manure, green manure, and bone meal and places emphasis on techniques such as crop rotation, companion planting, and mixed cropping.

Natural farming (自然農法, shizen nōhō), also referred to as "the Fukuoka Method", "the natural way of farming", or "do-nothing farming", is an ecological farming approach established by Masanobu Fukuoka (1913-2008).

executive director of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association

For her work in sustainable farming and food production

Sir Gordon Richard Conway (6 July 1938-30 July 2023) was a British agricultural ecologist, who served as the president of the Rockefeller Foundation and the Royal Geographical Society.

Rodale was an early advocate of sustainable agriculture and organic farming in the United States.

Lady Evelyn Barbara Balfour, (16 July 1898-16 January 1990) was a British farmer, educator, organic farming pioneer, and a founding figure in the organic movement.

Booker T. Whatley (November 5, 1915, in Calhoun County, Alabama, September 3, 2005, in Montgomery, Alabama) was an agriculture professor at Tuskegee University, Alabama, and a pioneer of sustainable agriculture in the post-World War II era.

In 1981, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award "for developing and promoting the theory and practice of permaculture".

He is best known as one of the co-originators of the permaculture concept with Bill Mollison.

Rodale was an adherent of organic farming, regenerative agriculture, and gardening and a publisher focused on health and wellness lifestyle magazines and books.

David William Brandt (November 16, 1946, May 21, 2023) was an American farmer known for working on sustainable agriculture techniques, specifically no-till farming and cover crops.

Yeboah founded and coordinated the Ghana Permaculture Institute and Network in Techiman, Ghana, West Africa.

Hartmut Vogtmann (born in 1942, in Essen, Germany) is honored as a pioneer in organic agriculture in Germany as well as other countries.

Howard was the first Westerner to document and publish the Indian techniques of sustainable agriculture.

King is now best remembered for his first-hand account of traditional agricultural practices in Asia, now regarded as an organic farming classic text.

Bhaskar Hiraji Save (27 January 1922-24 October 2015), was an Indian farmer, educator and environmental activist known for his work in organic farming and sustainable agriculture.

In 2019, he was conferred the Padma Shri award by the President of India for his contributions towards organic farming.