The conference will be a five-day event, including a field visit, from 12-16th November 2018 at the Conference Centre, Radisson Hotel, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. There will be key note addresses, invited papers, oral presentations and poster presentations. The main aim is to bring together leading local, regional and...

Innovation and research: alliancies for agroecology

On Friday 8 March 2019, FAO organized a Technical Seminar on “Agroecology in extensive mixed farming systems: similar productivity, lower costs and increased resilience”. In implementing the “Scaling up Agroecology Initiative”, FAO works with partners to facilitate the generation and co-creation of knowledge, and the dissemination of specific evidence on Agroecology’s contribution...

Agroecology is an integrated approach that simultaneously applies ecological and social concepts and principles to the design and management of food and agricultural systems. It seeks to optimize the interactions between plants, animals, humans and the environment while taking into consideration the social aspects that need to be addressed for...

In April, the Estonian University of Life Science in Tartu will host the Agroforum Mare Balticum 2019, which will gather a range of different stakeholders. The sessions will address diverse multidisciplinary Agroecology approaches. Agroforum will target decision makers and influencers within the political, administrative, academia and producer sectors, for instance ministers...