The Agroecological and Solidarity Alternatives SOL define peasant agroecology in this document and raise issues related to its dissemination by studying jointly its three component pillars: a scientific discipline, environmentally-friendly agricultural practices, and a social movement in defense of sustainable and equitable agricultural and food systems.

A special issue of the “Sustainability’’ journal part of the section "Sustainable Agriculture" with a thematic focus on "Sustainability and Political Agroecology" is calling for manuscript submissions until 31 December 2021. The focus on political agroecology includes the analysis of grassroots processes that are being generated by different social organizations...

The situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need to create alternatives driven by agroecology and the social and solidarity economy. AlterBanc is an alliance between the networks of mutual neighborhood support and the Catalan agroecological peasantry in Spain. The initiative aims to deliver agroecological baskets (as a...

A group of researchers from CGIAR centers and the main French research organizations, including the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) calls for a paradigm shift in the research agenda to foster the agroecological transition of the agrifood system. In the call for action, some forty researchers following...

“Building Local Economies in East Africa through Agroecology’’ is a project implemented by Slow Food and funded by the Agroecology Fund with the aim of boosting local economies and improving the livelihood of communities in Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania. Slow Food Uganda in collaboration with Slow...

The National training service of Colombia (SENA for his acronym in Spanish) and FAO signed an agreement for the training and certification of the country's future extension workers, who are responsible for disseminating knowledge and technical assistance to rural territories. The agreement aims to provide direct advice to communities and...