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The Resources section holds archived publications and multimedia materials related to family farming general issues.

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Book
Good Gardening and Growing Root and Grain Crops in Vietnam

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...
Viet Nam
2022

Video
Driving the Agroecological Transition

On 20 October 2022, the Agroecology TPP together with Alliance Bioversity International - CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, and the Gund Institute - University of Vermont, held a webinar on 'Driving the Agroecological Transition', which marked the launch of the four-year CGIAR's Agroecological Transitions research programme. The webinar set out to explore the...
2022 - Agroecology TPP, Alliance Bioversity International - CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, and the Gund Institute - University of Vermont

Book
Leafy Greens and Vegetables of Vietnam

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...
Viet Nam
2022

Video
Flowering plants attract the insects that help us

These insects that help us need pollen and nectar to survive, and a place where they can find shelter. Grow different kinds of flowering trees, shrubs and herbs around your field, so insects find different sources of food throughout the year.
2022 - Access Agriculture

Website
Comunidad de conocimiento agroecológico

Es un punto de encuentro, de consulta e intercambio, que favorece el debate y transferencia de saberes y prácticas. Se trata de compartir información, experiencias, herramientas, opiniones, recursos, … relacionados con la práctica de la agroecología. Tanto para iniciarse en una huerta de ocio o para el autoconsumo, como el acompañamiento...
Spain
2022 - Red Terrae

Policy brief/paper
Integrating agroecology into European agricultural policies

Position paper and recommendations to the European Commission on Eco-schemes
On January 14, 2021, the European Commission published a list of agricultural practices that could be supported through the Eco-schemes to be put in place by EU Member States. This list aims to contribute to the debate on the reform of the CAP and its role in achieving the objectives...
European Union
2022 - Agroecology Europe

Article
Agroecological practices increase farmers’ well-being in an agricultural growth corridor in Tanzania

Millions of people rely on nature-rich farming systems for their subsistence and income. The contributions of nature to these systems are varied and key to their sustainability in the long term. Yet, agricultural stakeholders are often unaware or undervalue the relevance of those contributions, which can affect decisions concerning land...
United Republic of Tanzania
2022

Newsletter
Organic Farm Knowledge Newsletter June 2022

The Organic Farm Knowledge platform (organic-farmknowledge.org) provides access to a wide range of tools and resources about organic farming that can help improve production. Organic Farm Knowledge Newsletter Juni 2022
2022 - Organic Farm Knowledge

Blog article
Knowledge of sustainable agriculture at your fingertips

Guest blog dedicated to Access Agriculture 10th Anniversary
Traditionally, inadequate delivery of agricultural support services has been, and still is, a major challenge in most parts of the world.  Since 2012, Access Agriculture has reached out to more than 90 million farmers, and is striving to reach more farmers globally, promoting agroecological principles and rural entrepreneurship through capacity development...
Uganda
2022 - Access Agriculture

Article
Zambia’s agroecological miracle workers: hope for a food-insecure world

Special reporter Patrick Worms writes passionately of what he witnessed among agroecological farmers in Zambia and the potential for expanding their practices much more widely. Despite the challenges, the world is sprinkled with extraordinary farmers achieving amazing results by applying agroecological principles to restore degraded ecosystems. They combine the growing...
Zambia
2022

Audio
What's in Store for Food Security and Farming in 2022 - Episode 28

We begin with a look back at the successes of 2021 with Jo Puri, Associate Vice-President for IFAD. We then find out how the UN Decade of Family Farming is helping small-scale farmers improve their incomes and livelihood. We also hear from First Wave, a group combining production and sustainability...
2022 - IFAD

Video
Managing seed potato

Remember: healthy soil and healthy plants make healthy seed.
2022 - Access Agriculture

Blog article
La souveraineté alimentaire, droit ou objectif de politique?

Le combat du siècle de l’Afrique, c’est mettre fin à ce triste tableau : être un continent importateur de produits et détenir 65% des terres arables du monde non exploitées, disposer d’une grande diversité agro-écologique, avoir une population jeune et des technologies insuffisamment utilisées.Ici, il nous faut miser davantage sur...
2022

Technical paper
Registro de actividades y otros datos relevantes Sistemas participativos de ganatia para la produccion organica – cuaderno de trabajo

Este cuaderno práctico, dirigido tanto a productores orgánicos/ecológicos (agricultores, procesadores) como aquellos que han entrado en transición orgánica/ecológica, vinculados acadenas devalor y que trabajan en agroecosistemas de montaña, tiene el objetivo de brindar una herramienta de apoyo para el registro de información importante para la verificación de la calidad orgánica...
2022 - Elaborado por IFOAM - Organics International y la la Secretaría de la Alianza para las Montañas de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO).

Blog article
Tunisie : un projet de loi pour promouvoir les semences paysannes

L’Association Tunisienne de Permaculture (ATP) soumettra, prochainement, au ministère de l’Agriculture, un projet de loi visant la promotion des systèmes semenciers paysans et la protection des petits agriculteurs qui utilisent ces systèmes. S’inspirant du cadre juridique proposé par l’Alliance pour la Souveraineté alimentaire en Afrique (AFSA), ce projet a pour...
Tunisia
2022

Article
Boost to natural farming in Andhra Pradesh

Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy formally inaugurated the Indo German Global Academy for Agroecology, Research and Learning (IGGAARL) in Pulivendula constituency of Kadapa district on Thursday. The academy is a fallout of the joint effort between the Federal Government of Germany and the Government of India to strengthen the...
India
2022

Case study
“My cooking philosophy begins with the sowing and organic cultivation of vegetables and crops as well as the respectful keeping of our farm animals.”

Switzerland  Rebecca Clopath is a well-known Swiss chef renowned for her nature-focused approach to preparing food. Despite her impressive formation as a chef, Rebecca’s focus has never been to chase culinary fame and accolades, but rather to work with nature to produce fresh, seasonal dishes with organic and locally-sourced ingredients in...
Switzerland
2022 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Blog article
Autorisation des OGM au Sénégal : menace sur l’agriculture ouest-africaine

A travers les textes (positions/actes politiques), le Sénégal est cité en exemple pour son engagement dans la transition agroécologique. Mais depuis le vote de la loi N°2022-20 du 14 juin 2022autorisant les organismes génétiquement modifiés (OGM) par son assemblée nationale, sa démarche parait très ambivalente aux yeux de la société...
Senegal
2022

Project
YALTA Initiative StoryMap

The YALTA Initiative has released an agroecology story map to highlight youth-led agroecological best practises produced by young entrepreneurs taught via its programme. The story map takes visitors on a documented journey through a series of case studies, highlighting some of the young entrepreneurs' success stories, lessons learned, and ongoing...
2022 - Yalta

Audio
The Intricate ordeal of forest financing: Lessons from Brazil

Richard van der Hoff from Federal University of Minas Gerais revisits Brazil's journey in financing forest conservation efforts.
Brazil
2022 - CIFOR-ICRAF
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