An article published in the peer-reviewed journal Horticulturae titled "Agroecology: A Global Paradigm to Challenge Mainstream Industrial Agriculture" provides scientific validity to the film's claims that agroecology, by incorporating ecological processes into the agricultural system, represents a valid alternative to industrial agriculture that would increase agricultural productivity and mitigate environmental degradation. This article reviews current scientific literature that criticizes industrial food production as environmentally destructive; as it creates significant greenhouse gas emissions and is overly dependent on fossil fuels and other non-renewable resources. The article goes on to argue the illogicality of the fact that, despite near-universal scientific consensus on the harms of industrial agricultural practices, these are not questioned, as the pursuit of agricultural intensification continues to dominate agricultural narratives and proposed solutions to improve agricultural practices are predominantly technology-based. The article then sets out some evidence-based strategies for challenging the status quo of industrial agriculture through the creation and implementation of agroecological farming systems, advocating strategies similar to those described by interviewees in the film; such as using small farms to maintain biodiversity, such as