The serious challenges regarding agricultural unsustainability cannot be solved by exclusively relying upon technological changes that reduce environmental burdens. Although technological changes are important, is also crucial to transform the whole food system. The Participatory Research Action (PRA) approach is a methodological approach in order to collaborate among local communities...

The adoption of agroecology has united local communities by providing sharing and learning opportunities for rural women farmers. African rural and indigenous women remain undeterred in their commitment to the practice of agroecology and continue to play crucial roles in maintaining healthy food systems. On 9 March, the FAO Regional Office for...

Animal pollination supports agricultural production for many healthy foods, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes, that provide key nutrients and protect against noncommunicable disease. Today, most crops receive suboptimal pollination because of limited abundance and diversity of pollinating insects. Animal pollinators are currently suffering owing to a host of...

As part of the road to the X Latin American Congress on Agroecology, the virtual event "Agroecological experiences and local markets" will be held on the 18th of May 2023 at 2 PM, Santiago time (UTC-4). This event is co-organized by SOCLA,UNA,ADIFCA. Isadora Leite Escoteguy (CEPAGRO), Genaro Ferreira (APRO), David...

Across Latin America, there are eight agroecology schools established by La via Campesina, the world's largest peasant movement, and the Latin American Coordination of Rural Organizations (CLOC for its acronym in Spanish). Better known as the Latin American Agroecological Institutes (IALAs for its acronym in Spanish), these educational institutes are...