As part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, achieving a world without hunger and malnutrition calls for urgent action to make agriculture more sustainable, productive and resilient. The impacts of climate change are further increasing uncertainties and vulnerabilities facing farmers and communities. Integrated, cross sectoral approaches like agroecology are...

A revolution paradigm was needed to establish the required knowledge systems to attain food sovereignty and agroecology. This concept entails the construction of technical and policy-related knowledge that is actively shaped by food producers and consumers, rather than through top-down research and the hegemony of scientism, the privatization of research,...

Dans le cadre de son programme pluriannuel « TransfromAfrica – Vers une transformation écologique et sociale en Afrique », la fondation Heinrich Böll Afrique du Nord Rabat lance quatre court-métrages dressant le portrait de femmes agricultrices impliquées dans le développement de projets agro-écologiques au Maroc, en Tunisie, au Sénégal  et au Nigéria....

La disponibilité d'une eau accessible représente l'une des plus grandes contraintes en agriculture Aujourd'hui. La gestion d'eau précieuse et de plus en plus rare est primordiale dans l'approche Agroécologie. A travers la Rencontre Africaine des Sols et du Climat, Terre et Humanisme Maroc, Terre Humaine PESI avec la Fondation du...

CEJA's 2017 Activity Report showcases the organisation's work for 2017. It includes information on CEJA's structure and projects, interviews with members of the Presidency, contributions from stakeholders and sponsors, and a calendar detailing its future activities.

The Rural Connections magazine is being published at a formative time for Rural Development policy. The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) which has been taking shape over the past months is crystallising – with the European Commission's proposals for the future EU budget published on 2 May, followed shortly afterwards by...

Urgenci’s advocacy capacity is central to strengthening the role of the Community supported Agriculture (CSA) movement at local and global level. As a global social movement, the CSA and theirs networks need to work  collectively to show how they contribute to overcoming global challenges to the food system. This is...

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...

Managing natural resources sustainably while also coping with climate change is the focus of a new FAO initiative for food and agriculture in Europe and Central Asia. The initiative was endorsed by FAO’s regional governing body when it convened last month in Voronezh, Russian Federation. The FAO Regional Conference for 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...

Red pepper is the most important type of produce for the Macedonian food industry, with some 70 000 tonnes processed every year. Ajvar is usually prepared in late summer and early autumn. It is a regular element of the winter menu because the ingredients are available in abundance, and it...

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...

In order to address the issue of hunger and malnutrition through nutrient rich and climate resilient underutilized crops, the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), a unique  voluntary, membership-based, self-mandated, apolitical and multi-stakeholder (70 members) organization  in the Asia-Pacific region planned a multi-stakeholder “Regional Expert Consultation on Underutilized  Crops...

Future Smart Food: Rediscovering Hidden Treasures of Neglected and Underutilized Species for Zero Hunger in Asia has as its purposes: i) to demonstrate the multidimensional benefits of Neglected and Underutilized species (NUS) and their potential contribution to achieving Zero Hunger; ii) to identify promising NUS that are nutrition-dense, climate-resilient, economically-viable...

Urgenci's Newsletter - The International Network ofCommunity Supported Agriculture. Urgenci's newsletter has been named TEIKEI,«cooperation» in Japanese, as a tribute to the pioneering role of the Japanese organic agriculturemovement in setting up the first Community -supported Agriculture models. It is also a tribute to the victims ofthe March 2011 Earthquake and...

In Marcelin (VD), FiBL and the "Service de l'Agriculture et de la Viticulture" of the Canton of Vaud (SAVI) have been testing a new cultivation system for fruit growing since 2013. The aim is to produce fruit and vegetables in ecological balance. Elements of agroforestry and permaculture are being integrated...

Agroecology is increasingly promoted by scientists, non-governmental organisations (NGO’s), international organisations and peasant movements as an approach to foster the transition to sustainable and equitable food systems. The challenges to agroecological transitions are not the same for all farmers, as they can face different social and bio-physical conditions. We developed...

Besides yield, nutrition and income, a family farmer harvests several other benefits from an agroecologically designed farm. So, we need to have a different set of parameters to capture impact of an agro-ecological system. Measuring the impacts of agro ecology over several parameters of different kind has encouraged farmers in...

gronomic practices and management decisions can have a significant impact on the type and number of weeds on a farm. Understanding this relationship can help organic producers manage weeds through avoidance, and various cultural management practices. The most important steps of non-chemical weed management are prevention, diagnosis, and a number of...

In small and remote villages in South Asia, our rich agricultural crop/breed diversity and associated knowledge is slowly getting wiped out and is being replaced by a handful of `high yielding’ and `improved’ crops/breeds. Rampant use of chemicals has led to the death of soil and is poisoning our food...