The Decade of Family Farming provides an extraordinary opportunity for the United Nations to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in an inclusive, collaborative and coherent way. Putting family farming and all family-based production models1 at the focus of interventions for a period of ten years, will contribute to a...

It is estimated that about half of the world’s obsolete pesticides can be found in the former Soviet Union, with many of them stored throughout Central Asia. As an important centre for agriculture, particularly cotton production, the subregion was a heavy user of pesticides. What remain are inappropriate burial sites,...

A importância de quintais produtivos para mulheres rurais na agricultura familiar e para a formação das chamadas cadernetas agroecológicas foi tema de encontro técnico realizado pela Secretaria de Desenvolvimento rural de Palmas (Seder) em parceria com representantes da Secretaria da Agricultura, Pecuária e Aquicultura (Seagro) e do Ministério da Agricultura,...

For almost five decades, organic farming associations like the Northeast Organic Farming Association, the Maine Organic Farming and Gardening Association and others across the country have been dedicated to supporting and expanding the community of farmers, homesteaders and conscious eaters who build their lives and livelihoods through agroecology — growing...

As part of our Good Food for All campaign, IFOAM – Organics International wants to showcase sustainable, organic farmers who grow our food and highlight the role they play in achieving zero hunger.

This brochure highlights a number of Operational Groups and other innovative projects and initiatives that are exploring solutions for challenges that collaborative short food supply chains are facing. These projects illustrate successful ways of bringing innovation and collaboration to short food chains, for more impact. This publication also offers inspiration...

Princípios da agroecologia e da produção orgânica de hortaliças e marco legal da produção orgânica no Brasil foram os temas do primeiro módulo da capacitação continuada prevista no âmbito do projeto “Agroecologia e Produção Orgânica – conhecimentos e tecnologias para sistemas produtivos mais sustentáveis”, realizado pela Embrapa em conjunto com...

O agronegócio é um pilar da economia brasileira, respondendo por quase um quarto do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB), com culturas como soja e café de fazendas industrializadas entre as exportações mais importantes do país. Mas o Brasil também tem milhões de agricultores e agricultoras familiares com um faturamento anual total...

A contribuição das mulheres agricultoras para o bem-estar socioeconômico, para a segurança alimentar mundial e para a redução da pobreza é celebrada nesta terça-feira, 15 de outubro, com o Dia Internacional das Mulheres Rurais. Dar visibilidade ao trabalho delas é o principal objetivo da campanha regional “Mulheres Rurais, Mulheres com...

February edition of RNDR newsletter is available in English, and now also in Romanian Topics include: Launch Sub-Measure 17.1, Consultative options sub-measures 5.1.5.2 and 7.4, Newsletter EIPAgri in Romanian, Event ENRD networX, EURIC Competition - Rural Innovation and many other interesting topics.

In this film, farmers from Lower Dzongu, Sikkim, India discuss the importance of traditional seeds for food, life and culture and their plans to establish a community seed bank to help maintain and revive traditional seeds. Video produced as a part of project: Agroecology, Organics and Sustainability Transitions in Sikkim,...

The European City Farms conference took place from 18 – 22 September 2019 in the Netherlands. About 65 participants from Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Norway, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Italy and Ireland took part in a most interesting programme. The theme was ‘Water, go with the flow!’. The Dutch...

“Have all the webinars been recorded?”, “Where can I find guidelines on managing the budget of a CSA farm?”, “I have to deliver a training session on starting a LSPA1 in my country. Is there anybody to contact on the topic ?”, “Do you know if there is a tutorial...

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...

Based on information provided by 91 countries and 27 international organizations, analysis of global literature and datasets, and contributions from over 175 authors and reviewers, The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture assesses biodiversity for food and agriculture and its management worldwide.

The causes of food losses and waste in middle and high-income countries often relate to consumer behaviour as well as to a lack of coordination between different actors in the supply chain. For example, fruits and vegetables are often wasted due to them failing to conform to commercial high-quality standards....

Sustainable Land Management is quickly becoming one of the largest portfolios of the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP), implemented by UNDP. Together with partners, SGP supports community organizations to use approaches, techniques, and methodologies in line with the principles of agroecology and climate-sensitive land resources management. This publication highlights successful and proven...

One of the key ingredients to a #ZeroHunger future is the soil beneath our feet. Although it may not look like much, soil is full of water, nutrients and microorganisms that are vital for growing our food. However, soil is a finite resource – restoring even a few centimetres of...

It is estimated that about half of the world’s obsolete pesticides can be found in the former Soviet Union, with many of them stored throughout Central Asia. As an important centre for agriculture, particularly cotton production, the subregion was a heavy user of pesticides. What remain are inappropriate burial sites,...

Current food systems are at a crossroads. There is a strong need for transforming food production and consumption patterns in a sustainable way. One where farmers adapt and build resilience to the increasing challenges from climate change and where nutritious food is available for all. Agroecology provides one solution towards...