The webinar of the FAO Technical network on Sustainable Crop Prodcution and Agroecology will discuss current knowledge concerning the potential use of agroecological approaches in the fall armyworm (FAW) response, highlighting experiences from parts of Africa, South America and South Asia. Agroecological approaches offer culturally appropriate, low cost options for...

The COVID-19 pandemic shows that health and food systems, and the people underpinning them, have been “under-valued and under-protected” for years – according to the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food). But while COVID-19 has exposed critical weaknesses and inequalities, “the crisis has given a glimpse of new,...

The Haller Foundation is a UK registered charity that launched Haller Farmers Web App in 2014. Haller Farmers is a mobile application designed to support small producers through open access to information related to agriculture and the different technologies applicable to this sector. It leverages the growing uptake of mobile...

Agroecology Newsletter of June 2020

On 22 May 2020, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, Francisco Ramos, signed a public-private partnership protocol entitled "100% Organic Sao Tome and Principe" aiming to guarantee the food and nutritional security of the country through production of nutritious and quality food for local and export markets. One...

The Sustainable Development Goals lay out an ambitious path for building a sustainable world and transforming the way we produce, distribute, transport and consume our food, safeguard the environment and promote social protection. Agroecology plays a key role to achieve these goals. Agroecology applies ecological principles and concepts to the...