This newsletter presents a synopsis of the digitalization of food, and contains examples of how digitalization affects and is used by communities in different parts of the world. We hope that these articles help social movements to engage in a collective discussion about digital technologies – and particularly how to...

This issue of LEISA is dedicated to the dissemination of agroforestry management experiences as sustainable production alternatives for farming families, both ecologically and economically. There are many current examples of productive efficiency on farms that have opted for agroforestry as an agroecological management strategy. LEISA 35-4 also includes a livestock...

Shri Subash Palekar has conducted a two-day training on Zero-budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) in Hyderabad for IT and other professionals. The training was conducted at Keshav Memorial Institute of Technology during 28 – 29 November 2015.

This video, produced by the French TV channel "Arte", showcases the high-performance seeds used in the food industry and monoculture are a threat to the diversity of our varieties of fruits, vegetables and grains. In 100 years, we have lost 80% of cultivated species. To the chagrin of farmers, horticulturalists...

The Centro Latinoamericano para el Desarrollo Rural (RIMISP) extension area has organized this first cycle of five micro-courses for this year around the central theme of territorial development. Classes will be held between April 22 and May 20, every Wednesday at 12:00 hours Chile (-3 GMT). Topics such as "Sustainable agri-food systems"...

This special issue, "Women, biodiversity and food: the valorization of life through agroecological experiences ”, reflects part of the work of the Women's Alliance in Agroecology-Alliance of Women in Agroecology (AMA-AWA). Most of the articles have been written with active participation of peasant women, activists and teachers, in a joint attempt to systematize their experiences and knowledge. Also,...