FAO  Agroecology Newsletter of January 2022

FoodTank has produced an article based on the May 2022 dialogues on agroecology and the politics of knowledge, co-organized by AFSA, Groundswell International, IPES-Food, CCRP and Agroecology Fund, with the technical assistance of FAO and supported by Global Alliance for the Future of Food.  

RELACS seeks to promote the development and adoption of environmentally safe and economically viable tools and technologies to reduce the use of external inputs in organic farming systems, namely: Copper and mineral oil for plant protection, Recycled fertilizers and conventional manure in plant production, Antibiotics and anti-worm drugs (anthelmintics) in animal production, Synthetic vitamins in animal...

European and national policymakers, experts and leading organisations of the organic seed sector get together in Zagreb (Croatia) from 18 to 21 October to discuss the roadmap to 100 % organic seed and plant breeding in Croatia and EU. Also, at the meeting, LIVESEEDING was launched, a Horizon Europe-funded strategic...

Agroecology is a holistic and integrated approach that simultaneously applies ecological and social concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable agriculture and food systems. The transition to agroecology can support the concurrent achievement of multiple sustainability objectives – economic, environmental, social, nutritional, health and cultural – holistically...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

La Asociación Cultural para el Desarrollo Integral (ACDI) -organización que tiene más de 30 años de trabajo en Argentina - impulsó un proyecto, financiado por IKI Small Grants, que se centró en promover en las comunidades rurales el uso de prácticas agroecológicas mediante el uso de las tics; el acompañamiento...

They are dotted with riverine vegetation, palm and hardwood trees. They are speckled with salt flats, savanna and mangrove creeks. At the first glance, the forests and the woodlands of the Gambia, tinged in different shades of green, look menacing and breathtaking in equal measure. Adorned with an array of prominent...

To sell agroecological produce, we need to pay attention to four things: organization; negotiation with local authorities; a guarantee system, so consumers know that all the produce is free from agrochemicals; and finally marketing and customer services.

This practice describes the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach in the context of agroecology and the use of the 10 Elements of Agroecology as a holistic tool to think about sustainable food and agricultural systems at multiple scales. The practice also explains how FFS and agroecology interventions can support sustainable...

The use of synthetic pesticides is not allowed in organic production, but traces of synthetic pesticides are regularly detected in organic food. To safeguard the integrity of organic production, organic certifiers are obliged to investigate the causes for pesticide residues on organic food, entailing high costs to the organic sector. Such residues...

The Green Road of Ecovillages is a network of ecological communities and permaculture centers that give shelter to refugees from Ukraine. Some of the displaced people are now elsewhere in Ukraine, others outside Ukraine. It was born organically on the basis of an existing network and due to the incredible...

This report assesses the working and learning conditions of young agricultural workers, defined as people who labour in the fields, mountains and farms and also in the livestock or food processing units and who are younger than 40 years old. The report looks at a wide range of issues including...

European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC) has released a new publication on its vision of peasant agroecology, capable of offering solutions to the present-day major environmental, social, economic and political challenges we are facing. The publication explains the concepts of peasant agroecology according to ECVC, then offers diverse case studies that...

The objective of the study was to assess the socio-economic effects of agroecological systems and practices inside and outside three bocage schemes, or hedgerow landscape schemes, set up by TERRE VERTE andAZN, and to evaluate the preconditions for developing the implementation of these systems and practices. The study was conducted...

Rural Romania Newsletter 7/2022 - Topics include: Ongoing session sM9.1Producer groups;AgriFish Council 18 July 2022;Wildfires;Come&See Festival;LINC Jeseniky ;Smart rural communities;Workshop Mountain area;Local Development Strategies adhoc seminar&other.

Guest blog dedicated to Access Agriculture 10th Anniversary  Join us in celebrating Access Agriculture’s 10th Anniversary this year. I wish to describe this milestone as “a decade of innovative farmer learning,” achieved through the promotion of agricultural training videos in local languages, such as Yoruba -- my native language -- and...

Plusieurs organisations membres de la Plateforme souveraineté alimentaire mettent en œuvre des projets d’appui à des pratiques agroécologiques, notamment en Afrique sub-saharienne. Ces projets forment des paysans et paysannes-ressources, qui ensuite transmettent leurs connaissances et leurs pratiques à d’autres familles paysannes. Les bénéfices des pratiques agroécologiques sont de mieux en mieux...

This guide is specifically intended for Producer Organisations (POs) located in countries outside the European Union (EU), as well as for AVSF’s technical teams working with them.Its objective is to describe the different stages of organic certification, and to highlight the difficulties that can be encountered, in order to anticipate...

La semilla es la portadora del potencial genético, que permite a una variedad expresar su capacidad en cuanto a producción y tolerancia o resistencia a enfermedades. Por esto, es de gran importancia usar semilla de calidad, ya sea seleccionada o certificada en nuestros cultivos. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio...