Editing Monoculture (section)

=== Agroecology ===
[[Agroecology]] consults the entire food system, considering how agricultural inputs and outputs affect social, environmental, and economic systems.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gliessman |first=Steve |date=2018-07-03 |title=Defining Agroecology |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21683565.2018.1432329 |journal=Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems |language=en |volume=42 |issue=6 |pages=599–600 |doi=10.1080/21683565.2018.1432329 |bibcode=2018AgSFS..42..599G |issn=2168-3565}}</ref> Despite the recent dominance of GMO monoculture crop rotations of soy, corn, and cotton across the deforested Amazon, many Afrodescendant-run farms in Brazil continue to use traditional practices of agroecology that have the capacity to sustain the local community, environment, and economy.<ref name=":6" /> Ecosystem-specific ecological damage done by monocultural practices and byproducts, including the use of [[biocide]]s and soil degradation, can be irreparable.<ref name=":6" /> However, the increasing modern prevalence of [[Regenerative agriculture|regenerative farming]] reinstates crop rotation and natural nutrient cycling to repair biodiversity and improve soil productivity.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Giller |first1=Ken E |last2=Hijbeek |first2=Renske |last3=Andersson |first3=Jens A |last4=Sumberg |first4=James |date=2021 |title=Regenerative Agriculture: An agronomic perspective |journal=Outlook on Agriculture |language=en |volume=50 |issue=1 |pages=13–25 |doi=10.1177/0030727021998063 |issn=0030-7270 |pmc=8023280 |pmid=33867585|bibcode=2021OutAg..50...13G }}</ref>