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Background and aims One of the major challenges of modern agriculture is to transform agricultural systems to support food security under global change. The reduction of the agricultural carbon footprint requires the development of agroecological practices and eco-friendly processes for biomass and by-products transformation. The push towards decarbonization of several industrial sector brings about new demand for bio-based products and can constitute an opportunity for crop diversification and by-products valorisation for crop fertilization and protection. This evolution leads to the study of novel agricultural systems centered around the concept of circular bioeconomy and the development of transdisciplinary approaches combining agroecology and bioeconomy to create more resilient. But what are these approaches and which steps must be taken to transform agricultural systems toward the ultimate goal of sustainability? Methods This opinion paper synthesizes such recent advances and contemporary understanding of agroecology and bioeconomy synergies by focusing on 1) the agroecological solutions for the bioeconomy: the ecological role of crop diversification, 2) the main eco-technologies of waste recycling and biomass transformation for agroecological development, 3) a holistic approach of combinations of agroecology and bioeconomy for sustainable agricultural systems. Results This combination is based on the association of functional low- and high-tech innovations that require life cycle analysis and a multi-assessment in cropping and farming systems to decrease their energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Conclusion The combination of agroecology and circular bioeconomy constitutes an important lever to mobilize in order to improve ecosystem services at the soil–plant-atmosphere interface and farming sustainability at the territorial scale.
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Combining agroecology and bioeconomy to meet the
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Abstract
Background and Aims @   A -  # -   
-   !!#  #- -0 # 
-!B#"!--!#
# !   # !# 0  ! C#
#<"#-C###!#
#!!!#"#!#"!
<# !0" # # "-
##!##"!#!
!!---#04C
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!!#C!D-C#
-E
Methods  ! !! <   #" # !
##-  -- #  -  -  : 
-->-!#":
 - C - #  --
#"!:!!-- #  
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Results    #      C # -
"B#!!-#-
#-!#--0
Conclusion    -- #    
! "  <  #  !"  "   !
!#-0
Keywords
--FF! #"F#"F!# # C
-F-
Introduction
@ A- #- - 
D!!!- #  #--0  B #! 
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 # !#  A -  - C ##  
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  !" # "-   0 ##-  -
" B!###-
##!!-0@"-C
D#!!C#0
@ -       !    #
- #!-#
!!# -  !  HI 9JC 1:0   
##   C  #- D  #
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--#-0
Figure 1 Combining agroecology and bioeconomy from agroecosystems to territory
1. Cropping system level with the crop diversification enhanced by bioeconomy (3) and the
management of plant-soil interactions for a positive plant-soil feedback; 2. Farming system for
nutrients recycling: biomass production for feed and nutrient restitutions by manure slurry,
droppings and manure; 3. Agri-food system with biomass production and transformation for food,
feed and bioenergy, fiber and bio-based molecules and direct by-products restitution (for feed,
sustainable soil management and crop fertilization) 4. Agri-food system with eco-friendly
processes of co-products and wastes for biocontrol and renewable fertilizers production used in the
cropping system for crop protection and fertilization
1. Agroecological solutions for the bioeconomy: the ecological role of crop
diversification
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"#-""!!!-
#!!!#9"-#
! -   # - !000:  "  0
4#--B!#"#-!
#"9#"#! !:#!!
#" 90-0 !!-  !!- ! #Q " 8 "
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--##-#
##!##<#"901FR-
01:04#"#!##"!
8!#  # C# ##! #- # 
!#!9R-017F+01:0*-!#"
   ! # C# #  !- ! #  !"#
!   - C- # "- !# # !
!! #!0 ##! !#-
C#!!  !#"  !--!  
! ! # " !  C Brassicaceae Poaceae # Polygonaceae
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#-!B8!!-##
-!-#C#C!"90
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#-!#C! !0  !"
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#!!#!!9/01:0
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C=! # C !#:03!!#"  
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90-0##!:#!-!-90-0-
#:9016F<#012:0
BC####!#-Q!!-0
(-!"=!= 8C #"!-  !
!  #    !0 4#  !   #
#---"#=8-90
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=-8C"-&G-!!#-!#
-9#-<011:0=BC-
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<-!!90-0-#Brassicaceae!:!"
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!9D<3!!:89#
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#" - # # # - !  C# !! 
#-!#"0"-!"-
! !<-!#C#!!#=8
8--#--!-9<01:0
-!#"C-DC#-!C
-!9"! !!-  !!-:0  -
!"##-"C<!!
- - 90-0 #!  # #: #  90-0 # !
C:#8##C#-
+$+#!#0-#"#!--
C-#<!#-
!!#C!!#-0/
C -- !! -  !  ! #"0 D
!--##"!!
8 #Q  # C! - B" 
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2. Main eco-technologies of waste recycling and biomass transformation for
agroecological development
Circular economy of nutrients for sustainable crop fertilisation and carbon footprint reduction
of fertilizers
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8!"-#"-C-##
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!!  !#"#C # ##!#
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!!- - --# !<!##
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-###""!-#-!#
 C #D # !  "   #- #
-# !9- 01:0
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C!!#-##
"##!!-# !#"#
"#9311:0"""#-
!  !# #" #    C  ""# 
!8 #"  - !# # #0 =  
! --  # ! "#   # 
--!##!--"!"-D
- "-##!-#-"
9301:0@"!#D#!#
# " - !# 9;@3:  #   #    
-!!#<!C!#!
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    !! !- - ##   9*:
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1:0*"" #  #! 
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#C!!#!#"-
!0!<!##-###
!!  !" ! # "<  -#!-
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 C - !!#"0"!   
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New processes for crop protection in low inputs conditions: the use of ozone for pesticide
reduction to improve disinfection and stimulation of plant seeds
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#<#-0"#
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#!---"
!! 9C ! C U: ---"
#-C-#-9#:0
 "#         H!-I 9" 
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##-!C-:####0%"
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!9##;#12:0
3. Combining agroecology and bioeconomy for sustainable agrifood systems
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!<#C!!#-!0
  -!"#" !!" C- 
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#!#--!#-0
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D-9%%12:0-"#
!-<C #- !# # C 
-0#-C -  #
C-!#-#
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"!!#
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+#91:#(0917:!<#8##
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  C C  #! - !! 94  0 1:0 
#"!!!#!#"!-
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!"9;"017:0--
-C#"!C8#!#--
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 !!-  "  - -< "    "  
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#!   !    !0  Efficiency -
!#-C"!!-##-
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Substitution ! ! !##!0
C-C--!!"0REfficiency #
Substitution  !      "   
-#"!#0*####"#
  " 9 12:   C -    !!-
"0  Redesign !!#"
###HC#I-0"C
!!CCD-D#
 Redesign !0-%##
-"C#!-
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Figure 2 Transitioning to agroecology and bioeconomy
This figure illustrates how various agroecological practices also contributing to bioeconomy can be
used to reach toward higher sustainability at different scales. The x-axis represents the degree of
change implemented in the system, while the y-axis represents the organizational levels at which these
changes are effected. Words that are color-coded identically represent the same practice type declined
at various organizational levels and transition phase. Crop diversification (green), permanent
agroecological infrastructures (brown), crop protection practices (black), recycling processes of by-
products and wastes for crop fertilization (blue)
@!##DD
#!!#!--0
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#"##--
C!!0CA!"-#
-C##"0##"-
  ## "  C - #   
D#  !  #C 90 0 !# :  #
#"!D#!0*-
 D      # # ## C DC
-  C      ! #- 
-<9(017:#-"0"
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#  CC0 =C ---#-
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9Medicago sativa:8!0
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#!"!#--#!#!"-
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#-C!!C#"
-!A-##!0
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 - DC! # #C"94 0
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####-#<
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 C !B8!" # 8!"-
-C8"-!#C
# !  ! -  # DC#-  
-D-"   D0*C  --
"#"#####!C-
 - # -   - - !I
93#4-1:0"" --# ! C
!   -<   #
##!"!C-#0
3B   #  !   C  #
-- C"!9#:C
!"!!"#"!C##
CD-# ""- DC
C"#C0
"""D#!C#
+W30917:0!!#!!"--
-03#-!-C"+#91:--
H"-9-<!:B ! D-  C CD
C##-  # < -<-
CD C  # C  # !-  C
DH09+#1>7:0@!#
!--<#H#-5
90-0DCC!#!<
5A":0*!"<-#
- # # -# !#   #  8!  C0 
8!    #  !- "    #
#-  < #! 9+#1:0 C# 
#!9#"
!5:#####-
 -    #    -- C 
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C --    #   # #"! - #
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-#-"---!!#
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  #"0 %C  0 91: ## -    # 
##"-!!0
#---#C0-
B"B"0#--!#"-
C"!#D# ! "  !C #" 
 0 *    "   
#-<<<091:#!#
 #-    - ! 00 #     
D#C!##!0
 ! -- # # #   " #
!"#-CD # !! ! #"---
0#C!"!-! 
!"##""--!0*
! - "D0  #
   - CD #-      
93#017:"#!
9D01:04D!C
 !#  " -#-  
9# #1:D!!0"!C
--H!!"I!!!-90-0
#1!:##"!#0
#"--!DC-##-9+11:
  ## # ##  - #  -  
-C#!#"!!
# < C  - #  !# 9J!!VD 0
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Conclusion
--#!
!"  "  !!  # - # 
0*C--#--
# C !     - < #  !"  C # 
"  !# ! # #     - #
<0
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#"--##-DC#-#"
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  D  3#  3= &6 # .(  H--
CD!I -<#  .( 4"  7 =" 1 ;- 3#
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Authors’ contributionsC!0
Funding!AC!##3#3=&60
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... In this direction, the adoption of a systemic perspective is proposed [23]-a whole vision from a sector to a system [58] or a holistic system with thinking and planning to integrate the multifaceted sectors interconnected in the circular bioeconomy [69]. In addition, a holistic approach to encompass the relationships between the different concepts, in particular the BmBB-BtBB and BsBB, is advocated by [20,70,71]. The European Bioeconomy University included in its Forum 2023 in the thematic session "Identifying synergies for a holistic Bioeconomy approach" to provide an informative overview of the historical evolution and diverse concepts within the bioeconomy to overcome the complexity involving a range of visions, values, and narratives [72]. ...
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