The 13th edition of the Let’s Liberate Diversity! (LLD) Forum will take place in Antibes, France, as part of the "Sow Your Resistance" international gathering, from October 1st to October 5th, 2024. Organized by Maison des Semences Paysannes Maralpines (MSPM), Réseau Semences Paysannes (RSP), the European Coordination Let's Liberate Diversity (EC-LLD),...

This brief uncovers the transformative insights of the AgroEco2050 foresight study, carried out by Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS), Department of Agriculture of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) and FAO. It delves into the potential impacts of a complete agroecological transition through Natural...

The FAO Agroecology Digest presents a round-up of news, research publications, stories from the field, and multimedia materials (and much more) worldwide. Browse the database for up-to-date resources and share additional resources and feedback by writing to [email protected]. We want to bring to your attention the Germinate! column which features the perspective, insights, and innovations of leading...

In the past, when I thought of the work done by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), I thought of how for many years FAO has primarily supported conventional approaches to agriculture. Technologies that support industrial farming systems have been promoted and extended to all of the more than...

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...

The spring-summer 2024 issue is devoted largely to a set of commentaries prepared by more than two dozen participants in the U.S. Agroecology Summit 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Their individual and collective voices challenge the hegemony of the dominant global industrial food system. However, they acknowledge that there are significant philosophical and pragmatic...