This review article, "Agroecological practices for sustainable agriculture," by Alexander Wezel et al., examines agroecological practices in temperate areas to address the challenge of increasing food production while maintaining sustainability. The authors classify these practices into three categories: efficiency increase, substitution, and redesign, with a focus on their advantages, drawbacks, and potential for future agriculture. Key findings include: 1. **15 Categories of Agroecological Practices**: The practices are categorized into efficiency increase (e.g., crop choice, split fertilization), substitution (e.g., natural pesticides, crop rotations), and redesign (e.g., intercropping, agroforestry). 2. **Poorly Integrated Practices**: Practices such as biofertilizers, natural pesticides, crop choice, intercropping, agroforestry, allelopathic plants, direct seeding, and semi-natural landscape elements are currently poorly integrated into actual agriculture. These practices have moderate potential for broad implementation in the next decade. 3. **Well-Integrated Practices**: Organic fertilization, split fertilization, reduced tillage, drip irrigation, biological pest control, and cultivar choice are already well-integrated into modern agriculture. The article also discusses the importance of diversification in agroecological practices, which can enhance resilience, reduce pest outbreaks, and conserve biodiversity. It highlights the need for a multi-stakeholder approach to integrate semi-natural landscape elements at the landscape scale. Overall, the review provides a comprehensive overview of agroecological practices, their current status, and their potential for contributing to sustainable agriculture.This review article, "Agroecological practices for sustainable agriculture," by Alexander Wezel et al., examines agroecological practices in temperate areas to address the challenge of increasing food production while maintaining sustainability. The authors classify these practices into three categories: efficiency increase, substitution, and redesign, with a focus on their advantages, drawbacks, and potential for future agriculture. Key findings include: 1. **15 Categories of Agroecological Practices**: The practices are categorized into efficiency increase (e.g., crop choice, split fertilization), substitution (e.g., natural pesticides, crop rotations), and redesign (e.g., intercropping, agroforestry). 2. **Poorly Integrated Practices**: Practices such as biofertilizers, natural pesticides, crop choice, intercropping, agroforestry, allelopathic plants, direct seeding, and semi-natural landscape elements are currently poorly integrated into actual agriculture. These practices have moderate potential for broad implementation in the next decade. 3. **Well-Integrated Practices**: Organic fertilization, split fertilization, reduced tillage, drip irrigation, biological pest control, and cultivar choice are already well-integrated into modern agriculture. The article also discusses the importance of diversification in agroecological practices, which can enhance resilience, reduce pest outbreaks, and conserve biodiversity. It highlights the need for a multi-stakeholder approach to integrate semi-natural landscape elements at the landscape scale. Overall, the review provides a comprehensive overview of agroecological practices, their current status, and their potential for contributing to sustainable agriculture.