The film tells the special relationship of Matteo Bolognesi with agriculture: original, organic and biodynamic, but without giving up technology. With small investments from the Rural Development Programme of his region, has created a niche market in which he is producing essential oils, lavender, rosemary, spices for the well-being and...

Discussion paper on scaling up agro-ecological approaches: In recent years, especially since the agriculture prices spike in 2008 that sparked ‘food riots’ across Africa, Asia and Latin America, a growing consensus has emerged on the need for proceeding to major changes in agricultural and food systems in order to ensure...

This Policy Research Brief draws on case studies in Brazil and Cuba, as well as analytical papers on agroecology in theory and practice, to contribute to the discussion on how countries can pursue a national agricultural development model based on agroecology. Drawing on the case study experiences, the institutionalisation of...

Agroecological methods draw on ecological relationships among natural resources for agronomic practices by drawing on scientific and farmers’ knowledge. Proponents have developed collaborations for improving and promoting agroecological cultivation methods, alongside wider measures for strengthening public support and reshaping agro-food markets. From an agenda for transforming the dominant agro-food regime,...

The primary obstacle to sustainable food security is an economic model and thought system, embodied in industrial agriculture, that views life in disassociated parts, obscuring the destructive impact this approach has on humans, natural resources, and the environment. Industrial agriculture is characterized by waste, pollution, and inefficiency, and is a...

En Afrique soudano-sahélienne, les jachères longues jouent un rôle fondamental dans le main- tien de la fertilité des terres. Des travaux de recherche ont permis de mieux comprendre les mécanismes agro-écologiques en jeu. Peuvent-ils permettre de mettre au point des innova- tions techniques permettant de reproduire ces effets, là où...