Food systems are increasingly threatened by climate change, natural resource degradation, rapid population growth, and shifting diets. Sustainable agricultural practices labeled as “agroecology” have been promoted as one of the possible solutions to current food systems challenges. Agroecological principles and/or practices have the potential to contribute to the Sustainable Development...

Agricultural and food systems (AFSs) are inherently multifunctional, representing a major driver for global crises but at the same time representing a huge potential for addressing multiple challenges simultaneously and contributing systemically to the achievement of sustainable development goals. Current performance metrics for AFS often fail to take this multifunctionality...

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...

Murang'a County Government, in collaboration with the Institute for Culture and Ecology (ICE) and other partners, has enacted The Murang'a Agroecology Policy 2022-2032 and The Murang'a County Agroecology Development Act, 2022. The Act encourages the use of organic farming practices and the production of organic products. The county recognizes that...

In the new EU CAP Network, innovation, knowledge exchange and EIP-AGRI play a crucial role in sharing good practices and connecting people across EU agriculture, forestry and rural areas. The new edition of the Agrinnovation magazine offers inspiring stories, interviews, Operational Group updates and other news from across Europe.

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...

Entre os dias 11 e 14 de dezembro acontece, em Brasília, a 6ª Conferência Nacional de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional com o lema: “Erradicar a fome e garantir direitos com comida de verdade, democracia e equidade”, que resultará em recomendações para a elaboração do 3º Plano Nacional de Segurança Alimentar e...

The Executive Director of the Biovision Africa Trust, David Amudavi, spoke at the first Eastern Africa agroecology conference in Nairobi about the issue of starvation facing millions of Kenyans despite the untapped potential of agricultural resources. He expressed disappointment that less than a quarter of the land is being used...

Le Guide pour l’évaluation de l’agroécologie propose une démarche et des outils méthodologiques pour apprécier, d’une part, les effets des pratiques et des systèmes agroécologiques sur les performances agro-environnementales et socio-économiques de l’agriculture et, d’autre part, les conditions de développement de l’agroécologie. Il vise à aider les acteurs du développement à...

Quelle place de l’agroécologie dans les systèmes nationaux de conseil agricole ? Comment intégrer les enjeux de transition agroécologique dans les politiques publiques ? Voici quelques thèmes abordés lors de ces journées IRAM, que l'ont peut revivre à travers un site web dédié qui compile les captations vidéos, les supports...

La agroecología tiene el potencial de transformar nuestros sistemas alimentarios y hacerlos más sostenibles. Está generando un creciente interés político a nivel nacional e internacional y la evidencia armonizada de su impacto positivo podría apoyar el proceso de transición. Desarrollada a través de un extenso proceso participativo de múltiples partes...

Autrefois ignorés, les secrets des paysans sahéliens attirent aujourd’hui l’attention des chercheurs et des décideurs. Et pour cause, ils inspirent de nouvelles voies d’adaptation au changement climatique pour l’agriculture africaine, et au-delà. Ici un article du Cirad qui revient sur la technique du zaï ou l'art de capturer la pluie....

BRESOV aims to tackle the nutritional challenges of a growing world population and changing climatic conditions by enhancing productivity of different vegetable crops in an organic and sustainable farming infrastructure. BRESOV works on broccoli, snap bean and tomato as those staple vegetable crops have significant roles in meeting our global food and nutritional security goal, and under...

FiBL biodiversity expert Lukas Pfiffner has updated the factsheet on the effects of production and cultivation systems on biological diversity. The publication is available for download free of charge in the FiBL Shop. To promote species diversity is one of the principles of organic farming. Do scientific studies on actual farms...

  Will agroecology affirm its role as a critical lever in the future of food systems and climate action? In line with its mission, the Agroecology Coalition has been active in international spaces and will continue to do so in upcoming international events in 2023. In this newsletter, you will find...

According to experts at the ongoing climate negotiations (COP 28) in Dubai, UAE, such agroecological farming techniques are key to the continent’s food systems because they optimize the use of local resources such as manure and local water sources for irrigation, thereby minimizing the ecological footprint and enhancing the sustainability...

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, has entered into grant agreements with 15 educational institutions to develop agroecology skills among member states, as an element of the ECOWAS Agroecology Program supported by the European Union. The combined budget for these agreements stands at €1,320,784.43, with each institution...

In March 2023, civil society organisations and farmers met with thePortfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Developmentto share views on agroecology and to promote a call from 58 organisationsfor a national agroecology strategy.In support of the process, the ACB conducted a detailed review of 22 key policies across...

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The resilience of KwaZulu-Natal farmers during the Covid-19 pandemic and intersecting crises is highlighted in “Stories of Resilience Built Through Agroecology”, a new book launched by Biowatch. The book includes the experiences of 24 farmers who have adopted agroecology methods. These farmers have improved household food security and nutrition and built...