There is increasing interest in more extensive systems of livestock management, in response to the continuing problems of excess production, combined with concerns over the environmental consequences of intensively managed livestock systems. Therefore there is renewed interest in the role that legumes can offer, of which white clover currently has...

Biological control presents a safe and effective tool to permanently resolve pest problems. Particularly, the article focuses on how the biological control of mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti (Hemiptera) outbreaks, helped to recover the cassava production and slowed deforestation across South East Asia.

This publication presents the plenary papers presented during the Third African Organic Conference. It documents the institutional support that is developing across Africa to ensure that research, markets, and policies can contribute to the positive developmental impact of ecological organic agriculture.

This article traces the SDG process regarding the industrial agriculture and Agroecology, from vision, through goals to indicators; more precisely indicator 2.4.1: “Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture”. The papers in this special issue investigate the politics that shaped the SDGs, the setting of the goals, the selection...

Latin American agroecology proposes a transformation of conventional agri-food systems. It is driven by social movements that have succeeded in forming coalitions that have promoted its integration into public policies. These policies involve a range of instruments that are often embedded in programmes that also support organic agriculture and sustainable...

The booklet, edited by the United Federation of Farmers and Livestock Associations (FUGEA), presents a series of practices and techniques to reinforce farmer's autonomy and the environmental, social and economic sustainability of the farms. The booklet covers eight main topics: food systems' autonomy, livestock, diversification, soil convervation, agroforestry, water protection, energy...