The Latin American Agroecological Institute (IALA IXIM ULEW) initiative of the global peasant movement La Via Campesina aims to train young people in agroecology principles and practices. This video explains more about graduates' experiences from IALA in Nicaragua through Migdalia Cruz, a young woman from Jinotega, a coffee-growing department in northern Nicaragua. Migdalia is also a...

Released in May 2020, under the European Union (EU) Green Deal, the Farm to Fork (F2F) and Biodiversity Strategies involve the EU’s vision to stimulate a transition toward sustainable food systems. In a broad approach, the EU Commission proposes policy targets to 2030 and policy measures for promoting sustainability in four areas: sustainable food...

Agroscope researchers tested the FAO method for assessing the agroecological status of farms in Switzerland for the first time, demonstrating the advantages of a holistic evaluation as well as the limits of the tool. Using a participatory approach, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has together with...

This master's degree is carried out in collaboration with the International University of Andalusia, the University of Cordoba, and the Pablo de Olavide University and aims to strengthen a critical and complex perspective and praxis on agri-food systems and forms of agroecological social transition through forms of collective social action and public policies. The application process...

The rural Sidama are mostly subsistence agropastoralists. Increasing climate change impacts have stimulated the farmers to adapt their farming practices to survive and thrive in this semi-arid environment. One of the pioneers of the community is Arbe, who grows maize, sugar cane, beans, enset, peppers, guavas, and banana on her 0,5...