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...

The Szomor farm is a farm located in the Kiskunság National Park in Hungary. Currently it manages more than 4,500 hectares. Keeping in line with the objectives of nature reserve management, especially grasslands, native Hungarian pets are raised at the farm, mainly the Hungarian Grey Cattle. The meat is produced in their...

"Ningún área del trabajo campesino es ajena al tema de la organización; incluso una familia campesina aislada emplea estrategias de organización a su interior que le permiten abordar sus distintas tareas de manera más eficiente. Este número de LEISA aborda la problemática de la organización campesina desde diferentes aspectos, como...

In most of the countries of the South, where there are family farming units, livestock activity is part of the production system. The peasant farmer has always managed his resources in an integrated manner, of which his animals are a vital part, and their breeding and management are expressions of...

Soil fertility has been conventionally defined as the capacity of the soil to supply sufficient nutrients to the crop, ensuring its growth and development. Today we know that soil is more than just a nutrient supplying substrate of nutrients; the soil is a living system where organic matter (OM) and...