La production de coton en Afrique de l’Ouest est basée sur un système de production intensive chimique qui a des effets négatifs sur la santé humaine et l’environnement. La volatilité du marché mondial est également problématique, laissant de nombreux agriculteurs endettés lorsque les prix baissent. La production de coton biologique...

The global discourse on food sovereignty suggests several mechanisms for improving foodsecurity and agricultural livelihoods, including redistributive land reform and restructuringof markets to improve food distribution and access. In Brazil, the Fome Zero (ZeroHunger) social welfare programme has created innovative links between public nutritionand food security programmes and rural development...

The joint FAO/UNEP workshop on Sustainable Value Chains for Sustainable Food Systems was organized by the Sustainable Food Systems Programme and held on 8–9 June 2016 at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. The workshop considered potential contributions of the organization, functioning and governance of food value chains to the sustainability of food systems....

La chacra La Aurora, de 650 hectáreas, fue premiada por la FAO como una de las 52 experiencias mundiales de explotación con agroecología. No utilizan agrotóxicos y su rendimiento económico es muy superior al de los campos transgénicos.

"This month's vegetable shortages and price increases in the UK were attributed to bad weather in Spain, outlining how important sustainable agricultural policy is to health with the changing availability of food sources. Organic food is embraced by many as part of a healthy lifestyle. Currently, the European Union accounts...

Editorial on the role of agroecology in developing sustainable food systems in China. Provides outline of reccommendations from the International Symposium on Agroecology for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems in China.