Proposal:Agroecology

Key:agroecology
Proposal status:	Draft (under way)
Proposed by:	AndresDuhour
Tagging:	agroecology=yes
Applies to:
Definition:	This tag represents places, shops, farms that follow the principles and practices of agroecology, which applies ecological principles to agricultural production systems and promotes new management approaches in agroecosystems.
Statistics:
Draft started:	2024-08-01

Proposal

This proposal is for creating a tag agroecology=* to be added to places, farms, shops, research centres, non-governmental organizations, dedicated to agroecology. The term can be used to refer to a science, a movement, or a practice that links ecological processes to agricultural production systems. In general, propose new management approaches in agroecosystems. The concept definition is detailed on the Wikipedia pages [1] [2]. Applies to nodes, areas and relations.

Rationale

The reason for the proposal is the lack of a specific tag for identifying map elements related to agroecology.  As expressed in the description of the proposal, there are several elements that could be identified with agroecology from individual farms, research centers, public offices, shops or marketplaces, among others.

Therefore, having a specific tag on OpenStreetMap to identify such sites will help engage the community associated with agroecology-based projects to interact with the map. In the same way, it will make it easier to search for map elements that are related to agroecology. The data contributed using this tag could be used by public agencies and research centers to group different types of institutions related to agroecology. It might also be of interest to farmers to find supplies, sell products or get advice. Individual consumers or their associations could find products and farmers involved in alternative agriculture.

The proposed tag attempts to be as general as possible, choosing the key "agroecology" to represent a variety of map elements that are identified with its principles. The places could make agricultural management decisions, sell products, be registered in public databases, or develop research topics related to agroecology. Compared to "agroecologic", another possible alternative, the proposed one is preferred because of its generality. The value "yes" is suggested, encouraging its use to positively identify the elements of the map.

A related tag is organic=*, defined as: “A tag to describe if a shop offers organic and/or fair trade products”. Organic products can also come from farmers who practice agroecology, but the use of the word organic is legally restricted to products that have received organic certification.

Tagging

Definition: Tag agroecology=yes is proposed to represents places, shops, farms that follow the principles and practices of agroecology.

Elements tagged: The proposed tag could be added to nodes , areas and relations .

Additional tags used in combination: place=farm , amenity=marketplace, landuse=farmyard

Rendering

Since this tag is used in combination, it does not require a different rendering than the main tag.

Features/Pages affected

The place=farm page would need to be updated in order to add the new tag agroecology=yes to sections "Useful combination" or "See also".

Comments

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