A sustainability transformation of agricultural and food systems is not only necessary due to the ecological and social costs and low crisis-resilience of the systems pre-dominatd today, but also economically unavaoidable in the long term. Policymakers have been signalling the direction of travel for some years; now we need an enabling...

This article documents the reflection on both progress and challenges at the Agroecology TPP Members Forum meeting held in Nairobi and online on 12-13 March 2024. It provided an opportunity to share progress and assess key achievements, but it also helped to identify successful strategies, pinpoint existing challenges, and, collectively, determine priorities...

This first Dialogue of the Agroecology TPP, scheduled for 11 July 2024 at 14:00 CEST,  will start from the HLPE definition of transdisciplinary science (HLPE, 2019, p.33) and analyze both challenges and best practices from a suite of Agroecology TPP's projects on doing science differently. Register here and join the 3-hour...

This InfoPoint aims to share research approaches and positions, as well as the changes they enable, through the testimony of three DeSIRA projects: Sustenta & Innova, Dinaamicc and Asset.  These experiences illustrate the importance of the research-development continuum, the continuity of research, and its central role in the co-design of agroecological...

Land is critical to the lives, livelihoods, and food security of millions worldwide. But a series of unprecedented pressures on global farmland drive a land squeeze. We are seeing a surge in land inequality, rural poverty, food insecurity, and rural exodus – risking a tipping point for smallholder agriculture.  In this online event,...

FAO recently published a guide to the new International Day, observed on May 30 with the theme  “Harvesting Diversity, Feeding Hope.” It underscored the importance of the crop in combating hunger and poverty and addressing environmental threats to agrifood systems. The International Day also highlighted the roles of small-scale family farmers, a significant...