Global food systems face sustainability challenges like undernourishment, inequity, resource degradation, and pollution. Food production and consumption drive environmental change with greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, and land-system shifts. The climate change crisis has intensified concerns about the ecological impact of these systems. Sustainable food networks, such as community-supported agriculture,...

Agroecology is gaining global momentum, driven by a growing body of determined smallholders and family farmers, Indigenous Peoples, civil society actors, policy makers and researchers. They are paving the way for a profound transformation of how food is produced, distributed, consumed and governed; reshaping our relationship with food and the...

This article offers a panoramic view of the agroecological movement, led by several peasant and indigenous organizations around the world, and by different kinds of allies. The agroecological movement is defined as a diverse, decentralized coalition of movements, organizations and collectives, widely dispersed in urban and rural spaces, focused on...

Knowledge sharing and co-creation for application offer pathways for the multidimensional challenges of food systems in West Africa which are to date still largely underexplored. They have the potential for the emergence of effective communities of practice to tackle some of the serious threats West African food systems face today,...

In a world increasingly focused on sustainable agricultural solutions, this book presents fresh perspectives and comprehensive insights. It delves into the effectiveness of crop protection strategies that leverage plant diversification within agricultural plots and landscapes. The book thoroughly examines both the challenges and opportunities associated with implementing these strategies. It...

Pour atteindre les objectifs de réduction de 50 % de l’usage des pesticides prônés par le Pacte vert européen, il faut concevoir des innovations de rupture. C’est pourquoi les chercheurs se sont fixé un objectif extrême, à savoir une protection des cultures efficace avec « zéro pesticide », afin de...