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In most of the countries of the South, where there are family farming units, livestock activity is part of the production system. The peasant farmer has always managed his resources in an integrated manner, of which his animals are a vital part, and their breeding and management are expressions of...
Book
2002
Soil fertility has been conventionally defined as the capacity of the soil to supply sufficient nutrients to the crop, ensuring its growth and development. Today we know that soil is more than just a nutrient supplying substrate of nutrients; the soil is a living system where organic matter (OM) and...
Book
2002
This report outlines France's commitment to the Agroecology project, an initiative to change production models in order to achieve higher combined economic, social and environmental production. This new, ambitious public policy approach will involve all partners in the French farming sector.
France
Fact sheet
2016
The report analyses the international legal and policy matrix to assess the level of existing support for Globally Important Ingenious Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) and to ascertain the gaps in that support.
Report
2012
The Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) initiative was launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 2002 with the aim of establishing the basis for the global recognition, dynamic conservation and adaptive management of outstanding traditional agricultural systems and their associated landscapes, biodiversity, knowledge...
China
Case study
2012
The Agroecology Extension (AX) Summer Research Fellowship is a fully paid 10 weeks research and outreach experience open to undergraduates from across the U.S. It is a collaboration between the University of Vermont (UVM)'s Extension and the Plant and Soil Science Department, and coordinated by the Agroecology and Livelihoods Collaborative on UVM’s...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Learning
2022
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