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...

Face au défi alimentaire et aux instabilités climatiques, l’agriculture du Bénin doit accroître ses performances économiques, sociales et environnementales, en particulier par le développement de l’agroécologie. Le numérique est souvent cité comme un levier majeur de la transition agroécologique, mais les innovations numériques en agriculture au Bénin restent peu visibles....

The Organics Europe Youth Event (OEYE), taking place on 31 August-1 September in Frick, Switzerland, is an event for youth interested and active in organic. It will provide a platform to discuss and learn about the potential and challenges of organic production and its role as a sustainable food system.The youth event...

La Asociación Cultural para el Desarrollo Integral (ACDI) creó Kokue, una herramienta tecnológica gratuita que hoy ya tiene más de 6.300 descargas y es utilizada en seis provincias de Argentina, en Paraguay y Bolivia. Con el objetivo de mejorar el acceso a una alimentación adecuada de comunidades rurales y urbanas del...

Gaza Foodways [towards resilient women-led urban agroecological food systems] is a transdisciplinary research collaboration between: the Palestinian Hydrology Group, the Gaza Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture Platform, the University College of Applied Science (Gaza), and the Centre for Agroecology, Water & Resilience, Coventry University (UK) to contribute toward a ‘just transition’ to diversified low-carbon urban food...

La tesis central que se defiende en este libro, es que: el poder agrocapitalista ha diseñado dos poderosas matrices, a través de las cuales produce y reproduce dos tipos de paisajes agrarios, para lo cual, históricamente se ha apropiado, además de cuerpos y territorios, de un saber agronómico que dicho...

Hundreds of smallholder farmers gathered in the city of Morogoro on November 17 and 18 for the 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Mtandao wa Vikundi vya Wakulima Tanzania or the National Network of Small-Scale Farmers Groups in Tanzania (MVIWATA).  The organization was founded in 1993 by self-organized farmers in the...

On 27 October at 12:00-14:00 UTC (14:00-16.00 CEST), the Transformative Partnership Platform on Agroecology (TPP) hosted an online event on ‘’Research on Agroecology: Current strengths and innovative futures for sustainable food systems’’.  The topic of agroecological transformation of agri-food systems and its link to the Sustainable Development Goals was one of the most prevalent at the United Nations...

Regenerative agriculture is gaining momentum worldwide among practitioners, scientists and policy makers, and it is often associated with agroecology. Indeed, regenerative agriculture has plenty in common with agroecology: e.g., soil and ecosystem restoration, reliance on biological interactions and ecosystem services, integration of domestic plants and animals, efficient use of the...

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, CIDSE and the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR) from Coventry University launch a podcast mini-series of 3 episodes exploring feminist agroecology.  As part of its advocacy and storytelling around agroecology, CIDSE has highlighted how its social and cultural dimension, including a feminist...

On 7 June 2022, the Access Agriculture team received the 2022 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award in the category of Community Engagement Innovation in Toronto, Canada. The team comprised Josephine Rodgers, Executive Director; Paul Van Mele, Director for International Development; and Jane Nalunga, Coordinator of the Rural Entrepreneur Programme, who...