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Blog article
The battle for the future of farming: what you need to know

Business as usual is no longer an option for today’s global agriculture system: biodiversity loss and nitrogen pollution are exceeding planetary limits, and catastrophic risks of climate change demand immediate action. Agroecology involves the application of ecological principles for the design and management of sustainable agroecosystems. Agroecological innovations promote circular systems that involve...
2021 - Resilience

Book
Food Plants for Healthy Diets in Nepal

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...
Nepal
2021

Case study
Livelihood zones and adaptive capacity maps of Lao People's Democratic Republic

Part of the Land Resources Information Management System (LRIMS)
The leaflet presents the activities of the second component of the project “Strengthening Agro-climatic Monitoring and Information Systems (SAMIS) to improve adaptation to climate change and food security in Lao PDR” held in collaboration with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) De Risk project (Applying seasonal climate forecasting and...
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2021 - FAO

Journal article
Law of Origin Integrator of Premodern - Modern Production Practices in Kankuamo Territory of Colombia

The Kankuamo people from Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta [SNSM], Colombia, are undergoing a process of recovering their local knowledge and self-determination as an indigenous people, however, exogenous information affects their decisions and contributes to their acculturation. In this contr nnovative ones recommended by the Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation [AGROSAVIA]....
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Book
Food Plants for Healthy Diets in Nepal (Nepali)

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...
Nepal
2021

Video
#WEAREWATCHING: FARMERS IN ASIA JOIN THE GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE

“We, farmers in Asia, join the global call to action against climate change. We call on the world leaders attending the COP26 to recognize family farmers as solution providers and to invest in establishing a Farmers’ Empowerment and Climate Resiliency Trust Fund. We are watching you, so act now. Act...
2021 - Asian Farmers' Association

Book
Potentially Important Food Plants of Nigeria

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...
Nigeria
2021 - Food Plant Solutions

Fact sheet
Transiciones agroecológicas: prácticas y experiencias en Colombia

Encuentre en esta cartilla las estrategias y prácticas que han utilizado nueve experiencias en Colombia en el camino de la transición agroecológica, desde una mirada multidimensional de la agroecología.  Las experiencias corresponden a: la Asociación de Productores Orgánicos La Tulpa, Asociación de Productores Indígenas de San Antonio de Palmito-ASPROINPAL, Granja Agroecológica Pura Vida,...
Colombia
2021 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Article
Producción de hojarasca y su aporte de nutrientes en cacao bajo diferentes esquemas de fertilización, Rionegro-Santander

Introducción. El sistema productivo cacaotero contribuye con la sustentabilidad del manejo de suelos a través del reciclaje de nutrientes, junto con la producción de hojarasca. Objetivo. Estimar el aporte de biomasa y nutrientes en plantaciones de cacao bajo efectos de fertilización química y orgánica. Materiales y métodos. En el SAF con cacao-CCN-51 (Theobroma cacao L.) asociado...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Guidelines
Propuesta de directrices para la investigación en agroecología en Colombia y Brasil

Este documento sirve como marco de referencia para la construcción de estrategias, planes y programas conjuntos de investigación en agroecología y sistemas agroalimentarios sostenibles, en el marco de la cooperación sur-sur Colombia-Brasil y brinda insumos y promueve el desarrollo de investigaciones conjuntas Colombia-Brasil orientadas al fortalecimiento de la innovación rural con enfoque agroecológico.
Brazil - Colombia
2021 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Book
Bioeconomia Amazonica

A floresta tem som e ruídos das plantas, do vento, da Curupira. E tudo é música. Até osilêncio é cheio de ruídos”, já dizia o músico Jorge Mautner, quando estava a bordodo projeto Navegar a Amazônia1, em que atuou junto com inúmeras comunidadestradicionais, indígenas e ribeirinhas deste vasto território. Essa...
Brazil
2021 - World-Transforming Technologies (WTT)

Journal article
How is organic farming performing agronomically and economically in sub-Saharan Africa?

The potential of organic agriculture and agroecological approaches for improving food security in Africa is a controversial topic in global discussions. While there is a number of meta-analyses on the environmental, agronomic and financial performance of organic farming, most of the underlying data stems from on-station field trials from temperate regions....
2021

E-learning
Learn by video - new Organic Farm Knowledge YouTube channel

Over 240 videos from the Organic Farm Knowledge Platform are now available on its own YouTube channel organised into six playlists, along with a short introduction video.
Switzerland
2021 - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL

Article
La finca, escenario de aprendizaje del modelo neozelandés para el fortalecimiento del sector lácteo colombiano

Objetivo: identificar aprendizajes derivados de la implementación de planes de finca mediante un proceso participativo en los departamentos de Nariño, Cundinamarca y Boyacá para el fortalecimiento de la cadena de valor lácteo colombiano. Materiales y métodos: fue a través de la identificación de tres ejes temáticos financiero, técnico y comercial...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Book
Futuros do bioplastico tem raizes na Amazonia

Há décadas a ciência alerta para o uso predatório que a humanidade tem feito dos recursos naturais do planeta, que levam a questões tão complexas como a crise climática, a escassez de matérias primas e os desafios na lida com os resíduos. Com a crescente pressão social acerca do cuidado com...
Brazil
2021 - World-Transforming Technologies (WTT)

Website
FUTUREEUAQUA

The overall objective of FUTUREEUAQUA is to effectively promote the sustainable growth of climate-change resilient, environmentally-friendly organic and conventional aquaculture of major fish species and low trophic level organisms in Europe, to meet future challenges with respect to the growing consumer demand for high quality, nutritious and responsibly produced food....
2021 - FUTUREEUAQUA

Website
The European Agroecology Living Lab and Research Infrastructure Network: Preparation phase (All-Ready) project

Today, agricultural systems are facing multiple challenges, including climate change, loss of biodiversity, dwindling resources, degradation of soil and water quality. Agroecology can strengthen the sustainability and resilience of farming systems and thus contribute to addressing these challenges. Based on the premise that Open Innovation Arrangements (OIAs) and in particular...
European Union
2021 - ALL-Ready Consortium

Report
The Politics of Knowledge: Understanding the Evidence for Agroecology, Regenerative Approaches, and Indigenous Foodways

The compendium The Politics of Knowledge: Understanding the Evidence for Agroecology, Regenerative Approaches, and Indigenous Foodways (English | Español | Français) tackles the dominant questions about evidence that are holding back food systems transformation. Authors unpack the narratives and legacies behind these questions and explore the many ways funders, researchers, and...
2021 - Global Alliance for the Future of Food

Blog article
Agroecology: Transitioning toward sustainable, climate and ecosystem-friendly farming and food systems

Farming in Europe has been transformed over the last 70 years by policies, technologies and practices that sought to guarantee a stable supply of affordable food. But success has come at the cost of mounting environmental degradation. This CORDIS Results Pack highlights 11 EU-funded research projects that demonstrate the potential...
European Union
2021 - European Commission

Blog article
A Green Deal for the future of European rural areas

The European Green Deal (EGD), is designed to be a transformative agenda for Europe at all levels. The application of the Green Deal in rural areas is a necessary and essential part of the transformation and resilience of the EU’s rural future and will define this Commission’s legacy. In this...
European Union
2021 - Ruralization
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