While agroforestry is a well-established approach for agroecological intensification, rice is less often integrated with trees than other annual staple crops. The benefits and risks from rice agroforestry practices have not been systematically explored. Considering the need for strategies that may address low fertility and high degradation of arable soils...

On 1 March 2022, Denmark hosted a flagship side event at the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5) titled “We are all Atlas: sharing best practices for collaboration on sustainable deforestation-free, agricultural commodity production and consumption.” ''We are all Atlas’’ aimed to share lessons and discuss challenges regarding collaboration between governments, the...

In a series of events and workshops, the trilateral South-South cooperation project ''Sembrando Capacidades'' disseminated the results and products of the agroecology component, in terms of research, agroecological transition, and public policy. Watch the live transmission of each event and the virtual bulletins with products such as booklets, documents, infographics, podcasts, and videos,...

Within the framework of the second meeting of the TAPE (Tool for the Evaluation of the Performance of Agroecology) workshops that took place in the southern zone of the green belt of the city of Córdoba, Evangelina Argüello from the Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetic Resources tells about the...

© Equipo de Periurbanos y Agroecología With the help of a playful program, with the "chin chon" cards, FAO and different public and private entities promote the agroecological model in small-scale farms. "The current challenges highlight the urgent need to accelerate the transformation of food and agricultural systems towards sustainability. Holistic approaches,...

In this paper, the authors use conceptual insights from the actor–network theory (ANT) to explore the role of agroecological innovation systems (AeISs) in the reconfiguration of agricultural practices toward sustainability. AeISs are actor networks involving a diversity of individuals (e.g., farmers, traders, experts) and organizations (e.g., cooperatives, rural development agencies,...