Soils in good condition are indeed the first condition for food production and quality of life: they provide nutrients and shelter the organisms through which food grows - also limiting diseases and pests - they contribute to the regulation of the quality of water that society consumes, of the local...

Este libro muestra cómo diferentes actores del sistema cubano de innovación formal e informal responden al desafío que presenta la crisis del sistema alimentario mundial. Desde una visión concertada, presenta los resultados del proyecto ""Desarrollo de sistemas descentralizados y participativos de garantías ambientales en Cuba"". El texto propone un acercamiento al...

In view of the forthcoming report to be presented at the 51st session of the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples will devote his next thematic report to indigenous women and the development, application, preservation and transmission of scientific knowledge. The Special Rapporteur seeks...

The first generation of the professionalizing Master in Agroecology will be welcomed with the symposium "Directions and Frontiers of Agroecology as a Transdiscipline" promoted by the College of the Southern Border (ECOSUR), the Latin American Scientific Society for Agroecology (SOCLA) and La Via Campesina. To connect to this virtual inauguration symposium,...

Women farmers in the hill State of Himachal Pradesh are gradually turning to non-chemical, low cost “natural farming”, which has not only provided them with a sustainable livelihood but also empowered them better. Launched in 2018, the State’s Prakritik Kheti Khushhal Yojana is promoting the climate resilient Subhash Palekar Natural Farming...

Led by Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS), Andhra Pradesh's initiative on Natural Farming is the largest such program in the world. A.T.E. Chandra Foundation (ATECF) has been supporting Natural Farming initiatives as part of its work on sustainable rural development. There are many organizations that are promoting sustainable agriculture, not limited...