SustainSahel project's full name is 'Synergistic use and protection of natural resources for rural livelihoods through systematic integration of crops, shrubs and livestock in the Sahel'. The overall goal of SustainSahel is to promote practices that enhance soil quality and yields, build resilience towards climate change, and contribute to food security and...

The DUHA Farmers' Directory lists places where consumers can buy fresh local food. The objective of the map is to provide contacts and information about family and small farms, working and emerging Community-supported agriculture (CSA) groups, box stores and places that offer educational programs about farming. Food from nearby is fresh,...

There is a growing awareness across Africa about the need to improve the health of soils dramatically to produce nutritious food and use water sustainably. Healthy Soil Healthy Food (HSHF) initiative is jointly established by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) and the Seed and Knowledge Initiative (SKI), bringing...

Between 2013 and 2015, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) undertook a survey of innovative approaches that enable markets to act as incentives in the transition towards sustainable agriculture in developing countries. Through a competitive selection process,...

How do we redesign agricultural landscapes to maintain their productivity and profitability while promoting rather than eradicating biodiversity, and regenerating rather than undermining the ecological processes that sustain food production and are vital for a liveable planet? Ecological intensification harnesses ecological processes to increase food production through management processes that...

Healthy soils contribute to resilient food production. Soil carbon is a key to healthy soils. Today we see the long-term consequences of agricultural management that have neglected soil carbon – degraded soils, polluted waters, and unprecedented rates of hunger and malnutrition. There are good examples of agroecological practices that were...