The agroecological transition implies rethinking the way farmers are supported in their changes in practices. Farmer Field Schools are an effective mechanism in this respect since they build farmers’ capacity to experiment, to produce knowledge and to innovate independently. However, it is essential that these advisory services are correctly implemented,...

Right to Food Newsletter of March 2022

Agroecology Newsletter of March 2022

The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) is launching its "Feeding the living" podcast, with the first season entitled "Food is changing the world". Over the course of six episodes, each set to the rhythm of a field experiment in the South, listeners can discover the different levers...

CARI is launching a dynamic Desertif’actions 2022 initiative with activities to build and carry out advocacy throughout the year. Desertif’actions 2022 aims to put agroecology at the top of the agenda in the fight against desertification and land degradation, by sharing and pooling the results of actions carried out by...

Innovation in agronomy by large numbers of smallholder farmers will need to accelerate if global commitments to end hunger are to be achieved in the face of major climate and other global change that are both caused by, and impact, agriculture. Conventional research and development in agronomy have involved a...