This factsheet gives an overview of the economic viability and potential of agroecology – highlighting how diverse agroecological farming systems together with advances of organic farming practices can lead to an overall higher productivity compared to monocultures or cash-crop systems.  Relying on various exemplary studies conducted between 2014 and 2023 within the framework of ProSoil, it further...

This article calls for increased funding for Climate and Food Systems Transformation. Currently less than two percent of global philanthropic giving goes toward climate mitigation and only three percent of all climate finance is allocated to food systems, an even smaller fraction to farmer, fisher or Indigenous-led organizations.  In December 2023, at the launch...

Agroecology is receiving increasing attention and recognition as a concept for transitions to more sustainable agricultural and food systems. There is however a lack of characterization of agroecology in agricultural and food systems, while integrated and holistic measurements of their sustainability are scarce. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is considered to...

This blueprint conveys the findings of the food systems mapping exercise, carried out through the bottom-up venture building process which starts with an intensive problem loving phase: during the August 2023 Rootical Food System Leadership bootcamp, 40 Ugandans (50% women) engaged in a comprehensive training and participatory food system analysis....

This report provides guiding principles and actionable recommendations for policymakers to improve Food Security and Nutrition (FSN) in urban and peri-urban areas by reorienting their food systems towards better nutrition, environmental sustainability and agency. In an era in which almost 80 percent of the global population resides in urban and peri-urban ...

This report provides a comprehensive overview of diverse food webs. It documents their critical contributions to sustaining producer livelihoods, ensuring access to healthy food for the poorest populations, sustaining cultures and communities, and keeping people fed in the face of shocks. The report urges governments to reinvest in local and...