From 9th to 11th of September 2022 the first Agroecology Europe Youth Forum will take place in Rambouillet, France. The event will be organised by the Agroecology Europe Youth Network together with  Mouvement Sillage and EURYFA (European Youth Initiative for the Future of our Food and Agriculture )  The 3-days gathering be the start of a collaborative network of...

Desde los inicios de la agricultura, los cultivos han sido propensos al ataque de diversas plagas que reducen los rendimientos y la productividad. Por tanto, se hace indispensable conocer la biología y el comportamiento de los artrópodos plagas para establecer planes de manejo integrado que permitan reducir los daños y...

The consortium of ALL-Ready (European Agroecology Living Lab and Research Infrastructure Network: Preparation phase) identified the fundamental principles, concepts and criteria needed to pave the way for a future network of living labs and research infrastructures for an agroecology transition. One of the main outcomes of the ALL-Ready project is...

FAO Agroecology Newsletter #63 Agroecology Newsletter of September 2022

It was the monsoon of 2019 when Stefan and I set forth on our agrobiodiversity hunt into the dense forest and other food production systems of Umsawwar community in Meghalaya. Kong Therisa Nongrum and Kong Angela Nongrum, who are custodian farmers from the community, volunteered to lead us on this...

Esta investigación estimó la adopción e impacto de las variedades de arveja Obonuco Andina y Obonuco San Isidro en el departamento de Nariño, durante el período 2017 - 2019. Se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas, historias de vida y grupos focales con actores clave; estimación económica del beneficio adicional para los productores...

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...

Organic farming is a farming method that uses natural substances and processes to produce food. This means that organic farming has a low environmental impact because it encourages: energy and natural resource conservation; conservation of biodiversity; regional ecological balance preservation; soil fertility improvement; water quality preservation. Furthermore, organic farming rules encourage a high standard of animal...

In 2022, FAO and Biovision organised the Agroecology Dialogue Series, an initiative in support of the Agroecology Coalition. The discussions of each dialogue have subsequently been summarized in three briefs. This video gives a preview of brief 1, which explored how integrating agroecology and territorial approaches might support and accelerate a systemic transformation at scale...

The Social Economy, the Future of Europe was a big conference held in Strasbourg, 5th and 6th May. The underlying theme was to gather input from various actors for the upcoming European Green Deal. A group of some ten members of RIPESS Europe were involved in organizing and participating in...

With the 23rd edition, FiBL and IFOAM – Organics International proudly present a new edition of “The World of Organic Agriculture.” Data collection is a major and constant concern of the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL and IFOAM – Organics International. The comprehensive data provided over more than two...

FAO Agroecology Newsletter - April 2022 / Issue #5

From March 28 to 30, an international working meeting dedicated to agroecology – ecological agriculture, which contributes to sustainability and climate resilience, is taking place in Belgrade for the first time. This gathering is part of the project “Mediterranean Caravan of Agroecology”. Representatives of associations from several countries are gathering...

Increases in organic farming, aquaculture and food contribute greatly to reductions in the use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides and anti-microbials and have positive effects on our climate, the environment, biodiversity and animal welfare. That is why organic production has been identified as playing a key role in the achievement of...

IIED's biodiversity newsletter is sent out every two months to keep you updated on our and partners' work on the links between biodiversity, conservation and local people's livelihoods.In this newsletter we share a new episode of the Make Change Happen podcast and some recent StoryMaps looking at innovative financing for nature...

FAO’s Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE) has embarked on a series of reflections with the purpose of informing future strategic directions in the region. Part of this process includes a strategic thinking exercise to review current trends and evolving country needs and consider future challenges...

The Access Agriculture Panorama features information on new videos, audio podcasts, blog posts, articles contributed by experts, partner highlights, voices from the field and upcoming events.

This 6-week course aims at helping you discover what agroecology is, through the complexity of the various approaches that have emerged over the years and in various regions of the world, and through the ways, they can be implemented in the fields, and studied, as agricultural practices. The syllabus is designed...

Los actuales sistemas de producción de panela en el departamento de Nariño son ineficientes porque deben usar combustibles adicionales para suplir la demanda energética del proceso. Para mejorar el desempeño de las hornillas tradicionales, Agrosavia, en alianza con Fedepanela, diseñó y construyó un sistema híbrido de evaporación (gases de combustión...

This framework aims to ensure the recognition and protection of the right of farmers to define rules, based on their habits and customs, within their communities, networks, or other collectives, for the organisation of their seed activities, as well as the need for the State to accompany them in this....