Sustainability and Agroecology Pathway

Agriculture, and in particular, intensive monoculture crop production farms, are one of the largest sources of anthropogenic climate change, threatening our planetary health and humankind itself. 

40,000 year old cave drawings, 23,000 year Middle-Eastern harvesting materials and artefacts from the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution that took place 12,000 years ago, all provide evidence of ancient agricultural practices that seemingly confirm a universal truth: agricultural practices are unquestionably linked to our survival and the human condition. 

As the natural world changes around us, how can we begin to establish a more sustainable food future? How can cutting-edge remote sensing technology and machine learning techniques combine with drastic alterations to human activity through agroecological practices, such as, agroforestry, land sharing and land sparing, to conserve our planet? 

This pathway introduces major concepts, perspectives and historical trends in global agriculture in the context of climate change and helps participants to understand future pathways for sustainability through theoretical learning and practical activities.