This call from the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) for research proposals on "Agroecological innovations for territorial markets" focuses on research into the potential of agroecology for territorial markets and value chains in order to improve food security locally and thus indirectly promote a sustainable transformation of agricultural and food systems. Photo credit: Zach...

This article discusses the often problematic ways that evidence is called for and mobilized to justify industrial food systems. The author lays out the importance of bringing different knowledge systems into dialogue and then describe the notion of cognitive justice or the right (and the need) for multiple knowledges to...

The transition towards agroecology is urgent and requires the commitement and perseverance from all actotrs in the food systems. This brief document outlines the role of agroecology, Slow Food's perspective on the topic, and how the Slow Food global movement puts agroecology into practice.    

The methodological guidance provides an overview of the state of the art in economic and environmental analysis suitable for ProSoil and broader development contexts. It explains the proposed methodologies, their key indicators and results as well as data requirements and provides information on the application context. The guidance also includes...

Working towards sustainable soil protection and rehabilitation, the Global Programme Soil Protection and Soil Rehabilitation for Food Security (ProSoil) aims to promote sustainable land use in selected partner countries, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Madagascar, and Tunisia. By implementing agroecological and climate-intelligent soil protection and rehabilitation measures involving affected...

Nowadays and historically, women are protagonists of conflicts in rural areas, and they help build a biodiverse present and future, with climate justice and food sovereignty. This document depicts the stories of three women, Rachel Carson, Vandana Shiva, and Ana Primavesi, at the forefront of the agroecological fight and how despite...