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...

High rates of worldwide consumption of non-renewable fossil fuel and dedicated biomass crops for biofuels that may lead to supply shortages and to a limitation in biomass-derived fuels production and development, pose a great challenge to provide enough raw industrial materials in a sustainable way. In order to acquire high production...

In September 2014, FAO organized the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition. The symposium emphasized that future food systems need to suit the reality of smallholders and family farmers. Concious of the need to link the agroecological outlook to local and regional socio-ecological realities, FAO chosed to expand...

Las Granjas Regenerativas, una iniciativa conjunta de Rancho Ecológico Vía Orgánica, Main Street Project, Regeneración Internacional y la Asociación de Consumidores Orgánicos, es la primera granja de Latinoamérica en utilizar el Sistema de Agricultura Regenerativa Centrada en Aves, de Main Street Project. Gracias a la integración de la producción de pollos y...