There is a strong theoretical basis and empirical evidence that food security outcomes (availability, access, utilisation, stability) are as good or sometimes even better for agroecological systems than conventional alternatives. This knowledge brief aims to provide a set of evidence, based on a large-scale analysis of scientific articles (including a literature...

In this briefing, we highlight the pivotal role of agricultural biodiversity – in particular, crop diversity and its interrelatedness and dependence on farmermanaged seed systems and the unfettered exercise of farmers’ rights – as integral to agroecology. In this regard, agricultural biodiversity is indispensable for a just transition in food...

Global food production faces challenges in balancing the need for increased yields with environmental sustainability.This study presents a six-year field experiment in the North China Plain, demonstrating the benefits of diversifying traditional cereal monoculture (wheat–maize) with cash crops (sweet potato) and legumes (peanut and soybean). The diversified rotations increase equivalent yield...

Considering labor allocation complexity within family farms,this study compares employment indicators between farming systems to look for agroecology’s effect on agricultural work. Diversity in the intensity of labor requirements across the different systems was observed but no overall increase for the most agroecological. However, women working hours appear significantly increased...

On the 23rd of November 2023, the "Sustainable Resilient Ecosystem and Agriculture Management in Mongolia" (STREAM) project, funded by the European Union, and implemented by FAO and GIZ have co-organized the “Agroecology Day” together with the School of Agroecology, of the Mongolian University of Life Sciences (MULS). The aim of...

Participatory certification, also known as Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS), used to assess the compliance of organic or agroecological production systems, has been widely disseminated worldwide in the last ten years. This study seek to analyze, based on the case of the Red de Productores y Consumidores “Comida sana y cercana” [Network of...