Dr Laurie Drinkwater is a Professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University, USA. Professor Drinkwater is internationally renowned for her research on soil nutrient cycling processes in agroecosystems. In 2018 she received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Organic Agriculture from the Agronomy Society of America. Professor Drinkwater is co-Editor of the journal Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment.

Part 1 Agroecological redesign: why agroecology?

• 1.Agroecology and the transformation of food systems: past, present and future: L. E. Drinkwater, Cornell University, USA;
• 2.Green revolution agriculture: the technology treadmill and its impact on farmer decision-making: Matthew Houser, The Nature Conservancy, USA and University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, USA;
• 3.Indigenous knowledge, cultural landscapes and agroecological food systems: Nancy J. Turner, University of Victoria, Canada; and Fikret Berkes, University of Manitoba, Canada;
• 4.Transforming agriculture and food systems for a sustainable and just agroecological future: Jennifer Blesh, University of Michigan, USA; Ryan E. Galt, University of California-Davis, USA; and Laurie E. Drinkwater, Cornell University, USA;

Part 2 Ecological knowledge and its application to agroecosystems

• 5.The biodiversity-ecosystem function conceptual framework: a core hypothesis of agroecology: Rob W. Brooker, Alison J. Karley and Robin J. Pakeman, James Hutton Institute, UK; Vicky M. Temperton and Emanuela W. A. Weidlich, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany; and Alexandra J. Wright, University of Minnesota, USA;
• 6.Applying the concept of resilience to agroecosystems and agroecology: Meagan Schipanski and Erin Jackson, Colorado State University, USA;
• 7.Cross-scale effects on arthropod diversity, community composition and ecosystem services: M. E. Nacif, P. F. Zermoglio, M. N. Szudruk, F. J. Oddi, M. G. Goldenberg, Y. L. Leguizamón and L. A. Garibaldi, National University of Río Negro, Argentina;
• 8.Understanding ecosystem function in agroecosystems: the role of facilitation and the stress gradient hypothesis: Ye Su, Wei-Ping Zhang, Rui-Peng Yu, Gui-Zong Zhang, Hao Yang and Xiao-Tong Yin, China Agricultural University, China; Ragan M. Callaway, University of Montana, USA; and Long Li, China Agricultural University, China;
• 9.Using ecosystem science to achieve ecological nutrient management: Gabriel Maltais-Landry, University of Florida, USA; and Alicia McElwee and Laurie E. Drinkwater, Cornell University, USA;
• 10.Rhizosphere ecology: an agroecological frontier: Bryan D. Emmett, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, USA; and Claire M. Volk and Laurie E. Drinkwater, Cornell University, USA;
• 11.The extended phenotype: plants as shapers of microbial communities: Matthew G. Bakker, University of Manitoba, Canada;

Part 3 Synergies and trade-offs under agroecological management regimes

• 12.Cropping system diversification effects on yield, yield stability and risk: Timothy M. Bowles, University of California–Berkeley, USA; K. Ann Bybee-Finley, Katherine E. Muller and Kathryn E. White, North Carolina State University, USA; Michel A. Cavigelli and Harry H. Schomberg, Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory – USDA-ARS, USA; Eunjin Han,Adaptive Cropping Systems Laboratory – USDA-ARS, USA; and Frederi Viens, Rice University, USA;
• 13.Diversifying farming systems without compromising yields: Anna Norberg, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany; Sarah K. Jones, Natalia Estrada-Carmona and Fabrice DeClerck, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, France; and Claire Kremen, University of British Columbia, Canada;
• 14.Managing microbiomes in agroecosystems of the future: James D. Bever, Thomas McKenna, Peggy A. Schultz, Reb Bryant, Eric Duell, Susan Magnoli, Terra Lubin and Liz Koziol, University of Kansas, USA;
• 15.Integrated crop-livestock systems: enhancing ecosystem services and productive potential: Tommy L. D. Fenster, University of California-Davis and Ecdysis Foundation, USA; Joshua Estes and Amélie C. M. Gaudin, University of California-Davis, USA; Daniel Ortiz-Gonzalo, University of California-Davis, USA and University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Cristina Lazcano and Julie Ryschawy, University of California-Davis, USA; Jonathan G. Lundgren, Ecdysis Foundation, USA; and Amelie C. M. Gaudin, University of California-Davis and Ecdysis Foundation, USA;
• 16.The role of agroecology in climate change mitigation and adaptation: Sieglinde Snapp, Washington State University, USA; and Jeffrey E. Herrick, Independent Scientist, USA;
• 17.Perennial grains: From moonshot to farmers' fields: Timothy E. Crews, Aubrey Streit Krug, Evan B. Craine, Lee R. DeHaan, Tessa E. Peters and M. Kathryn Turner, The Land Institute, USA; Alexandra Griffin, University of Minnesota, USA, Ebony G. Murrell, The Land Institute, USA; and Lennart Olsson, Lund University, Sweden;
• 18.Push-pull polyculture systems: using functional diversity to provide essential ecosystem services: Daniel Munyao Mutyambai, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), and South Eastern Kenya University, Kenya; Frank Chidawanyika, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya and University of the Free State, South Africa; Laurie E. Drinkwater, Cornell University, USA; John A. Pickett, Cardiff University, UK; and Zeyaur R. Khan, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya;

Part 4 Agroecosystems as coupled socio-ecological systems

• 19.Exploring socio-ecological systems approaches to transform food systems: Tiffanie F. Stone, Bonnie Averbuch, Torsten Rødel Berg and Martin Hvarregaard Thorsøe, Aarhus University, Denmark;
• 20.Collective natural resource management in agroecology: David E. Ervin, Portland State University, USA;
• 21.Can ecological economics promote agroecological management systems?: Joshua Farley and Abdon Schmitt-Filho, University of Vermont, USA and Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil;
• 22.Land sharing versus land sparing: a flawed dichotomy for assessing agroecological transformation for biodiversity conservation: Ivette Perfecto and John Vandermeer, University of Michigan, USA;

Part 5 Agroecology and pathways to sustainable food systems

• 23.Participatory action research and co-creation of knowledge in agroecology: S.S. Snapp, Washington State University, USA; and V.G. Chimonyo, S. Lopez Ridaura, and J.E. Cairns, CIMMYT, Mexico;
• 24.Agroecology-oriented farmer groups as protagonists in food systems transformation: Daniel López-García, Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography - Spanish National Research Council (IEGD-CSIC), Spain;
• 25.Agroecology and food sovereignty: creating climate resilient food systems: Hannah Wittman, University of British Columbia, Canada;
• 26.Co-producing open seed, knowledge and digital technologies for agroecological transitions: Ankita Raturi, Purdue University, USA;
• 27.Breeding crops for agroecological systems: Virginia Moore, Cornell University, USA; Lauren Brzozowski, University of Kentucky, USA; Claire Luby, Montana State University, USA; and Julie Dawson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA;