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@ecol_chloe @timaeus Great collection already, Johannes. Chloe has a good point in saying that diversification (mostly, not always) leads to increased overall yields - a great effect next to the resiliemce you mention in point (3). Let's not forget that a main driver for monoculture and nearly any other decison a farmer (at least within the EU) takes is linked to subsidies. So not everything is due to the (only seemingly apolitical) sphere of the market logics but also to the political sphere and what landscapes and linked farming systems a society chooses for and is aware of. I think the role of "consumers" that are alienated to farms plays a big role here. This role is a consequence of the current retailer food-system. Where to begin?