Food systems need to meet food security, nutrition, and environmental goals, especially in a world with growing demand and a changing climate. There is now broad consensus on the need to transform current food systems towards more sustainable models. Agroecology is increasingly seen as a framework to transform food systems. The...

Acute hunger is expected to soar in over 20 countries in the next few months, warns a recent report on global “hunger hotspots” from the FAO and the World Food Programme (WFP). An estimated 34 million people are “one step away from starvation”, pushed to the brink by climate shocks, conflict, and...

Agricultural pesticide use and its associated environmental harms are widespread throughout much of the world. Efforts to mitigate this harm have largely been focused on reducing pesticide contamination of the water and air, as runoff and pesticide drift are the most significant sources of offsite pesticide movement. Yet pesticide contamination...

With the help of multiple partners, FAO has developed a global analytical framework for the multidimensional assessment of the performance of agroecology: Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE), which aims to: · Inform policymakers, development institutions, and other stakeholders by creating       references to the multidimensional performance of agroecology and...

The Transformative Partnership Platform (TPP) on Agroecology and its partners held a virtual event on 15 July 2021 to discover how bold, context-specific policies can help transition to more sustainable and agroecological food systems. By examining country case studies and current scientific evidence, the event highlighted the opportunities and challenges involved...

Agroecology is a science, a movement of thought, and a set of farming practices. It defines the application of ecological principles to agriculture to ensure sustainable production and optimized quantity. Philippe Roudier, a researcher at the French Development Agency (AFD), presents here the possible applications of agroecology principles in West...