Gómez Echeverri, Luis FernandoRíos Osorio, LeonardoEschenhagen Durán, María Luisa2018-07-262018-07-262017Revista Lasallista de Investigación Vol. 14 N. 21794-4449http://hdl.handle.net/10567/1953Several authors have presented agroecology as a science based on principles. However, there is not agreement on what are the basic principles of agroecology. Also, some of the principles have been formulated in a way that does not correspond to what a scientific principle is. For this reason, a critical review of theoretical literature was conducted in order to establish the basic principles of agroecology. Seven principles that can work as hard core of theory of agroecology.esCorporación Universitaria LasallistaAgroecologíaBiodiversidadPrincipios agroecológicosSostenibilidad agrariaArticle