Researchers are looking to historical agroecology, an interdisciplinary academic framework that studies how human societies have intentionally modified, managed, and adapted local landscapes for food production over centuries, to explore how to transform today’s food systems.
By recovering the collective memories, ancestral knowledge, and reciprocal practices of Indigenous communities in Ecuador and Bolivia, scientists are working to identify which traditional practices—communal labor, seed saving, polycultures—can be revived to build more just and resilient food systems.
Posted: May 29, 2026