This fact sheet presents a family agroecosystem, located in the community of Enjeitado in the Sertão do Pajeù in Brazil – the most populous semi-arid region in the world. Sabià Agroecological Development Center Initiative is a family agroecosystem focused on the recovery of soil fertility in the Caatinga area. The agroecosystem...

This initiative is taking place in the Agreste da Borborema region and is led by the Oziel Pereira community. Their aim is to use the role of collective action mechanisms in the agroecological transition at the community level. The Agreste da Borborema is a region marked by high levels of rural...

Organic agriculture has been present in Burkina Faso for more than 20 years, but is mainly intended for the export market. The high costs of third-party certification and the size of the domestic market do not always encourage operators to certify products for the domestic market. The lack of an organized...

The forest ecosystem of Baoudoumboin is a 400 ha area from which local populations draw most of their resources to meet their subsistence needs, including: firewood and service wood; non-timber forest products; plants used in traditional pharmacopoeia for human and animal health; grassy pasture for animals; and thatch for the...

BioProtect's mission is to contribute to the development of organic agriculture in Burkina Faso through the production and dissemination of biopesticide production methods for the ecological control of crop diseases and pests. BioProtect is an Economic Interest Group (EIG) established in 2011 to produce biopesticides. The production process is based...

Traditional food systems of indigenous peoples and those from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) share similar environmental, socioeconomic and nutritional vulnerabilities and are recognized as a special case for sustainable development. This Special Issue of ''Sustainability'' aims to produce a collective picture of the drivers and impact of eating behaviors on the human...