En Afrique de l’Ouest, comme partout dans le monde, les agricultrices et agriculteurs sont les premiers à observer les effets du changement climatique dans leurs exploitations. Pour faire face aux aléas grandissants de la météo, l'intensification écologique et l’agro-écologie sont devenues des alternatives incontournables pour améliorer et rendre l’agriculture plus résiliente.  Dans...

This blog article by Ayana Curran-Howes and Nils McCune from the UVM Institute for Agroecology explore what agroecology represents to the millions of workers that produce the food that humans eat. What kind of liberation does agroecology represent for workers? We lay out three key areas for inquiry into an emerging critical theme: agroecology and the...

How does a consumer know if their food is agroecological? How can food producers be recognized and fairly compensated for their agroecological produce? Answering these questions lies at the heart of Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS). Shared knowledge and social control are critical principles of PGS and differentiate it from conventional third-party audit...

Recent months have seen multiple waves of farmer protests across Europe. Much of the media coverage of the protests has focused on critiques of the European Green Deal, launched in 2019 with the overarching aim of making the European Union (EU) climate neutral by 2050. In this article, activist scholars show...

The renewed FAO Agroecology Digest presents a round-up of news, research publications, stories from the field, and multimedia materials (and much more) from around the world. Browse the database for up-to-date resources and share additional resources and feedback by writing to [email protected]. We want to bring to your attention the new...

The UVM Institute for Agroecology is recruiting for a postdoctoral position to work on a participatory action research project focusing on how regional governance can support more just transitions in food systems in New England. The postdoc, working with the Institute for Agroecology and Food Solutions New England, will lead...