Stage | Agroecological transformation | Precision agriculture component | Agroecology component |
1 | Minimizing inputs with optimization prescriptions. | Develop effective prescribes for nitrogen fertilizer, compost, and cover crop treatment at specific sites. | Minimize harmful inputs and consequences to the environment. |
2 | Replacing self-sustaining inputs with location variable rate technology. | Improve cash crop, cover crop, and animal manure agronomic practices with variable rate technology. | Replace harmful input rates with sustainable, ecological, and location-specific ones. |
3 | Integrating functional ecosystems into agroecosystems with exact preservation technology. | Employ yield maps and remote sensing to track the ecosystem services provided by non-crop habitat. | Improve ecological integrity and benefits through enhancing diversity. |
4 | Hooking up farmers and consumers via value-based food ecosystems. | Using production and distribution data, to enhance value-based supply chains. | Create a variety of food networks built around personal connections. |
5 | Establishing equitable agroecology. | Use the PA data stream to guide policies on every facet of the agriculture and food systems. | Consider the environmental and societal implications of food and farming systems. |