This video, produced by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty (AFSA) shows the important role of women in saving seeds and therefore in eradicating hunger. As governments across Africa develop laws to deny farmers’ rights to exchange and sell local seeds, women are leading the fight to protect Africa’s sacred biodiversity. Seeds...

Cette publication du Mécanisme constitutif des femmes de la société civile (CMS) vise à informer les positions des femmes du MSC sur le processus politique actuel du Comité de la sécurité alimentaire mondiale (CSA) sur l'agroécologie et d'autres innovations. En outre, le document propose la réalisation d'actions par les États...

This publication of the Women Constituency of Civil Society Mechanism for relation with the CFS intends to inform CSM Women positions towards the current CFS Policy Process on Agroecology and other innovations. In addition, the document proposes the fulfilment of actions by the States in order to support women’s struggle...

In this publication the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) & FAO Office in Spain present the overview of the advancement of agroecology in the global context by focusing on the recent development in Spain.  The publication consists of three main sections. The first introduces the concept of agroecology,...

In April 2016, the Basque Country Inter-CSA organisation (IAPB) published an article titled "CSA Farmers: becoming free from chemical products" ('Paysans en AMAP : se libérer de l’utilisation de produits chimiques'). They made a call for finding funding to finance farm assessment visits of volunteer farmers, in order to evaluate...

The National Network of Native and Creole Seeds is made up of 210 family farms and involves more than 300 producers from all over the country. It is organized into 27 local groups, each with a person who acts as a focal point. The main objective is the rescue and revaluation...