This Manifesto on Forgotten Foods is the result of a broad and intensive consultation process carried out in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. It was facilitated by the Global Forum for Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR) as part of its Collective Actions to Empower Farmers at the Center...

In his report, focused on food systems, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food observes that, even though the 2021 Food System Summit has elevated public discussion concerning food systems reform, sufficient attention has not been paid to structural challenges facing the world’s food systems. The Summit’s multi-stakeholder approach,...

‘’My ambition is to improve the health of my fellow villagers and I do my bit by selling naturally produced vegetables.’’ Sireesha Tullimilli is one of the thousands of smallholder farmers practising agroecology in Andhra Pradesh, a South-East Indian state. In fact, Sireesha spreads awareness on nutrition and sustainable farming techniques...

Small farmers are by far the largest and most prolific group of seed breeders not only in Uganda but also in Africa and they have successfully cultivated an abundant diversity of crops for centuries. However, various initiatives are underway to introduce the so‐called Green Revolution technologies into the country’s agriculture...

The Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP) of the McKnight Foundation is hosting an online gathering ''Farmer-centered research for agroecology: Transforming research, reimagining food systems'' on 25-27 October with contributors from across the globe. Participants will hear stories, perspectives, experiences and evidence from farmers, researchers and the organizations that collaborate with them. A...

In 2013, the Collaborative Crop Research Program of McKnight Foundation, initiated support for farmer research networks (FRNs). FRNs were envisaged as a general approach to networked participatory research aimed at supporting the agroecological intensification of smallholder farming in ten countries in Africa and the Andes region in South America. The 30...