This review of the agroecology debate in South Africa is part of the research project ''Transitions to Agroecological Food Systems: a case for policy support (TAFS)'' launched in 2020. Its main objective is to provide policymakers and stakeholders with convincing arguments about the importance and adapted ways of promoting agroecological transitions...

In Malawi and Zambia, a group of researchers from World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI), and Malawi's Department of Agricultural Research Services (DARS) is implementing a five-year research project: "Developing Smallholder Strategies for Fall Armyworm Management in Southern Africa: Examining the Effectiveness of Ecological Control Options", in sub-Saharan Africa....

This report is aimed primarily at policy makers and others who make or influence national and institutional decisions and actions. It is the outcome of intensive consultations and discussions aimed at developing a common approach to FAO’s work on sustainability.

This report presents a review of international and regional agroecology (AE) and food sovereignty (FS) policies and assesses the extent of their implementation in selected countries: Ethiopia, Togo and Zambia. The review was undertaken to facilitate provision of high quality policy support to influence policy makers in the region to...

In south India, a new type of insect is wreaking havoc on the chili crop. Thrips parvispinous, an invasive pest initially discovered in Indonesia in 2015, has quickly expanded throughout Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, impacting over 9 lakh acres of chili crop. In Andhra Pradesh, as chili crop is cultivated over...