This event focuses on connecting ideas, seeds, and agroecology to promote the exchange of knowledge and experiences for the adoption and dissemination of practices of sustainable use of natural resources, as well as, to discuss ways that can assist in the recovery and conservation of Creole seeds. Scientific works or...

In a series of webinars organized by Forum Synergies and ARC2020, four innovative and committed agroecology initiatives gave an insight into how they strengthened to the challenge at the time of COVID-19. Dozens of people from across Europe and beyond took part in the conversation. The event provided a moment...

San Nicolás, Chile, a rural town of an estimated 15,000 people, was declared the first agroecological commune. This initiative was based on a project with a participatory production model combining traditional practices with technology and knowledge in order to respond to drought, climate change, and erosion, reinforced by the Sustainable...

The current public health crisis has shed light on one of food systems’ most pressing challenges: reaching sustainable food security for all in a way that meets environmental and socio-economic sustainability. It has further confirmed that the logic of industrial agriculture has led the food systems down an unsustainable path...

Farmer-to-farmer learning is a pillar of the food sovereignty and agroecology movements, enabling territorially-specific learning and alliance-building to support farmers’ livelihoods and broader socio-political transformations. Most accounts of experiences in this field are based on rural contexts and rural farm models. However, the broadening food sovereignty and agroecology movement is...

One of our food system's main challenges is the inadequate relationship between the cost of production and production factors as a whole. Therefore, food production and distribution systems are often at a disadvantage to local producers. New research reveals the benefits for farmers and growers, local suppliers, citizens, and the environment...