This publication proposes strategies and guidelines for policies that will serve as concrete contributions to the National Agroecology Plan of Uruguay. For this purpose, it analyzes in-depth three strategic areas as public procurement, certification, and the agro-export sector. To prepare this publication, interviews and workshops were held with the broad participation of...

The need to ensure farmers’ livelihoods and welfare as well as national food security urges decision-makers to effectively tackle the challenges posed by climate change. Understanding how climate change affects the crop sector is essential for identifying appropriate and effective solutions to increase the resilience of the agriculture sector to...

The positive impact of agroecological practices and their environmental, socio-cultural, health, and economic benefits are highlighted in three interesting case studies from the “Building Local Economies in East Africa through Agroecology” project, funded by the Agroecology Fund and launched by Slow Food in collaboration with its local networks in Uganda,...

In order to address the challenges of food insecurity and poverty, the unsustainability of agri-food systems, and migration, many actors, donors, local elected officials, universities, research institutes, NGOs, local and international associations, producers, and farmers' organizations are committed to the defense of family farming through an agroecological transition in Senegal. ...

The Spanish Society of Organic Agriculture and Agroecology (SEAE) has organized the Technical Conference, under the slogan "One health. One planet. A diverse rural world": because the health of people is inseparable from the health of our planet. In this symbiosis, the rural world plays a fundamental role as the...

Innovative grass-based beef production systems can help address the challenges faced by the European beef sector as well as citizens’ concerns about the sustainability of the current beef production and consumption levels. When managed correctly, grass-based beef production systems contribute to improving biodiversity, capturing carbon, sustaining the soil microbiome, structuring...