ABSTRACT
This chapter considers how institutional and policy environments can better support agroecological approaches. We do not expect that such approaches will displace all present farming methods for increasing productivity. However, if market and institutional ‘playing fields’ are made more level, and if environmental and equity concerns are weighed along with those of food security and human welfare, we expect that agroecological farming systems will spread. Increasing consumer concerns about the quality and safety of food will further enhance public interest in having more healthy production methods.
