Soils that have many living organisms hold more carbon and nutrients and can better absorb and retain rainwater, all of which are crucial in these times of a disturbed climate.  But measuring life in soils can be a time-consuming activity depending on what one wants to measure. While bacteria and fungi...

Este trabajo aborda, a modo de ensayo, el potencial de las huertas comunitarias como dispositivos de transición socio-ecológica. Se parte de la premisa acerca de la insostenibilidad del sistema alimentario del desarrollo, sustentado en la producción a gran escala de materias primas, la industrialización de los procesos de elaboración y...

Objetivo: postular que el derecho humano a la alimentación está amenazado por la expansión del modelo de alimentación industrializada así como por los mecanismos asistencialistas de alimentación de emergencia. Metodología: desde un enfoque de complejidad, se realiza un aporte teórico para el desarrollo del concepto de adecuación alimentaria como un elemento integrador del...

Germany’s agriculture ministry is pushing for more organic food in canteens and restaurants in a first step towards achieving the coalition’s 2030 goal of ensuring 30% of arable land is dedicated to organic farming. At the end of 2021, Germany’s government coalition agreed that organic farming should account for 30% of arable land...

In the Mekong Region, agroecological approaches provide a niche alternative to the dominant traditional or intensive farming systems. We conducted a synthesis of current evidence on agroecological interventions by means of a systematic literature review and mapping of case studies in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar. The majority of...

Four young Entrepreneurs for Rural Access (ERA) – comprising two ERA teams and two individual ERAs – who were selected through the Young Entrepreneur Challenge Fund from Limpopo and Eastern Cape, received a 3-day training in digital tools and technology, 3 to 5 October 2023 in Polokwane, South Africa.

Grafting of tomatoes has the potential to increase tomato seed production under organic conditions. Grafting means to combine the positive characteristics of a rootstock (e.g., increased vigour, resistances to soil-borne diseases) with the positive characteristics (e.g., fruit quality, taste) of the upper part of the plant (scion). We compared the...

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The industrialized food system is one of the biggest stressors on planetary health, contributing to almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions and causing immense biodiversity loss. This model is no longer fit for purpose; it is failing people and the planet. The pioneering new study, Natural Farming Through a...

L’ambition de cette étude, réalisée dans le cadre du Programme pour l’Agroécologie (PAE) de la CEDEAO, est de développer et favoriser l’intégration des savoirs et des savoir-faire sur la formation (non diplômante) aux systèmes agroécologiques.  Sur 80 centres enquêtés, il ressort de l'étude que "le changement vers une formation à l’agroécologie...

Inscripciones y actividades: A partir del 21 de agosto 2023 Ejes temáticos de la conferencia EJES DEL DÍA 30 DE NOVIEMBRE (MATUTINO) Eje 1. Transición agroecológica y otros enfoques afines para la transformación de sistemas alimentarios que sean más justos, saludables, sustentables y logren la autosuficiencia alimentaria. Políticas públicas nacionales exitosas. Eje 2. Experiencias relevantes de transición...

Coffee production in Cuba has a long and fascinating history, deeply rooted in the island’s cultural traditions. Its cultivation tells a story of culture, economic shifts, and a commitment to sustainability that has gained momentum over the years. This article takes us on a journey through the history of Cuban...

L’agriculture demeure la principale activité économique des populations rurales des pays en développement. Mais les petites exploitations agricoles familiales sont soumises à de nombreuses contraintes qui les fragilisent : des conditions physiques et climatiques contraignantes (rareté ou excès de l’eau, perte de la fertilité des sols, pression sanitaire...) ; un...

Life-threatening heat waves, forest fires, hurricanes, droughts and floods mean that climate change must be tackled on a ‘war footing’. With agri-food systems responsible for close to 40% of total greenhouse gas emissions, food and farming need priority attention in government negotiations at COP 28. A rapid and substantial reduction...

La 3è foire ouest africaine des semences paysannes s’est achevée samedi 11 mars 2023 à Zoungbonou au Bénin sur des résultats très satisfaisants. Dans un entretien accordé a agridigitale.net du Togo, le  chargé de programme de l’Alliance pour la Souveraineté alimentaire en Afrique (AFSA, en anglais) en Afrique francophone, Famara...

A vibrant tapestry of life and landscapes, Europe’s rural areas provide us with our food, homes, jobs, and essential ecosystems services. To ensure that rural areas can continue to play these essential roles, a European Commission communication sets out a long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas up to 2040. It identifies...

Malawi, a small country in Southeast Africa, is gaining recognition as an emerging player in the global coffee industry. Blessed with fertile soil, favorable climatic conditions and a rich agricultural heritage, Malawi has steadily established itself as a producer of high-quality coffee beans. Today the coffee industry plays a crucial...

As part of the RISE ATTER project, consortium partners co-designed and delivered a 7-day event at Monkton Wyld Court in Dorset, UK. This is the first of three summer/autumn schools planned to take place over the course of the ATTER project. The main objective of this week-long collective space was...

This manual is intended for those wanting to design or facilitate a course or workshop based on the Ecological Organic Agriculture Leadership Course (EOALC). The EOALC and the manual cover a wide range of topics in the field of leadership and ecological organic agriculture. The intention is to inform and inspire...

In this briefing, Cultivating diversity for a just agroecological transition in Africa: the inextricable link between agricultural biodiversity, agroecology, climate change, and biodiversity, we highlight the pivotal role of agricultural biodiversity, in particular, crop diversity and its interrelatedness and dependence on farmer managed seed systems and the unfettered exercise of...