Figs are originated from the southern region of Arabia and gradually developed into the Mediterranean region. Based on historical evidence figs are planted 4000 Bc in Egypt. Many different species are grown in Iran. Fars is one of the major producer of figs, about 75 percent of the total land...

Achieving a world without hunger by 2030 requires targeted support to make agricultural production more resilient and more sustainable for millions of smallholder farmers in the Global South. Agroecological farm and crop management approaches have been proven to provide a wide range of both ecological and economic long-term benefits for...

It is widely recognized that a radical transformation of food and agriculture systems is urgently needed in order to address converging social, economic, health and ecological crises. The potential of agroecology to transform food systems and render them more resilient, sustainable and inclusive is increasingly recognized and backed by a...

Agroecology Newsletter of April 2021.

By producing high-quality food with low environmental impact, organic farming will play an essential role in developing a sustainable food system for the European Union (EU). A sustainable food system is at the heart of the European Green Deal. Under the Green Deal’s ''Farm to fork'' strategy, the European Commission has set a target of...

Netherlands Food Partnership (NFP) with support from IKEA Foundation is currently implementing ''Youth in Agroecology & Business Learning Track Africa (YALTA)'' -  a three-year 2020-2022 initiative aimed at supporting young agripreneurs to apply agroecological principles and to co-create networks around them, in view of contributing to the increased sustainability of...