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This piece from Dr. Manuel Villalobos, Dr. Saruth Chan, Dr. Dao The Anh, senior officials from FAO member states, makes the case for agroecology as a ‘front line’, systemic solution to the climate crisis, while addressing multiple crises.
Current food systems are responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions and...
artículo de revista
2023
This brief from Pesticide Action Network focuses on the climate footprint of pesticides, pointing out this under-researched area of concern, particularly given the rising attention to food systems and their climate footprints. A key aspect is the impact of pesticides on soil health, and therefore the ability of soils to...
documento normativo
2023
This briefing calls on governments to mobilise finance for the large-scale transitions needed towards climate-friendly food and farming.
This will involve switching funding and subsidy support from globalised, fossil-fuel intensive, long-distance linear supply chains to re-localised agri-food systems; reducing the gross inequalities associated with greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in and between...
documento normativo
2023
Agrobiodiversity Summer School 2024
In this International Summer School, you will learn about various perspectives on agrobiodiversity and its contribution to the sustainability and resilience of food systems. In small groups of international students and experts, you will have the chance to deeply investigate opportunities and challenges of the existing local production systems and food supply chains and...
Slovenia
Aprendizaje
2024
This report advocates for a shift in African agricultural practices, focusing on legume-centered agroecological strategies. It highlights the problems associated with industrialized agriculture's heavy reliance on inorganic fertilizers, which exacerbates food insecurity and environmental degradation.
The mid-20th-century Green Revolution, emphasizing monoculture cereal crops and non-renewable inputs, has fallen short of expectations. High...
documento normativo
2023
Agroscope researchers tested the FAO method for assessing the agroecological status of farms in Switzerland for the first time, demonstrating the advantages of a holistic evaluation as well as the limits of the tool.
Using a participatory approach, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has together with...
Switzerland
documento normativo
2023
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