This InfoPoint aims to share research approaches and positions, as well as the changes they enable, through the testimony of three DeSIRA projects: Sustenta & Innova, Dinaamicc and Asset.  These experiences illustrate the importance of the research-development continuum, the continuity of research, and its central role in the co-design of agroecological...

Land is critical to the lives, livelihoods, and food security of millions worldwide. But a series of unprecedented pressures on global farmland drive a land squeeze. We are seeing a surge in land inequality, rural poverty, food insecurity, and rural exodus – risking a tipping point for smallholder agriculture.  In this online event,...

FAO recently published a guide to the new International Day, observed on May 30 with the theme  “Harvesting Diversity, Feeding Hope.” It underscored the importance of the crop in combating hunger and poverty and addressing environmental threats to agrifood systems. The International Day also highlighted the roles of small-scale family farmers, a significant...

  Despite the well established case for agroecology, the international community continues to hear calls for “more evidence” that support its widespread adoption. A robust body of scientific evidence  already exists, alongside  the rich and diverse  forms of knowledge and age-old lived experiences of peasants, smallholders, animal and seed keepers, Indigenous...

The efficacy of biochar in improving soil health, crop productivity, land reclamation, and mitigation of climate change has been extensively studied over the last decade. This research has shown varied results, from clear improvements in soil health to almost no difference compared with the control, depending on the types of...

CANALLS  project aims to drive agroecological transitions in the humid tropics of Central and Eastern Africa via multi-actor transdisciplinary Agroecology Living Labs (ALLs). The humid tropics of Central and Eastern Africa hold much promise for enhancing food and nutritional security within and beyond Africa. With a rich variety of agroecological zones...