Sustainable food production through the principles of agroecology implies several simultaneous transitions at different scales, levels, and dimensions, of a social, biological, economic, cultural, institutional, political nature. To describe these transitions the use of different conceptual frameworks, derived from ecology, agronomy, and the science of innovation, are proposed. The article addresses...

The Guide "Biopreparations for the sustainable management of pests and diseases in urban and peri-urban agriculture" focuses on the use of a wide range of biostimulants/rooters, bio fungicides, bioinsecticides, bio-repellents/bio-fertilizers made from low-cost and simple ingredients for farmers and their families. It includes 34 bio preparations tested in urban and...

The Conference "Agroecology, an option of present and future” will be held on 16 October 2020, at 10.00 am CEST. The conference is organized by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID for its acronym in Spanish) and will discuss agroecology as a multidisciplinary and multi-actor model for sustainable...

Agroecology Newsletter of September 2020

The world’s agriculture and food systems are not presently delivering desirable outcomes on food security and nutrition. In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted, with SDG2 committing to ‘end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture’ by 2030. The SDGs recognized, well beyond previous...

This survey is carried out by the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD for its acronym in French) and aims to: understand the opportunities and challenges of expanding agroecological approaches; analyze how food systems are affected by short-term (i.e COVID-19) and long-term (i.e climate change) crises. The international survey...