"Más que la descripción de una experiencia, la documentación y la sistematización son los dos momentos de un proceso que busca producir conocimientos nuevos a partir de la experiencia. Aún hay mucho por aprender en cuanto al uso de técnicas, metodologías e interacción de saberes en la agricultura sostenible y...

"En este número de LEISA revista de agroecología abordamos la problemática relacionada con el impacto en las políticas públicas de las experiencias de agricultura sostenible de pequeña escala. ¿Qué se necesita para que las políticas públicas de los países latinoamericanos sean favorables al desarrollo de la agricultura sostenible y de...

"Desde los sistemas de pastoreo hasta los sistemas de intensificación ganadera, el componente animal ha sido un factor esencial para el desarrollo de la agricultura, tanto por ser fuente de alimentos de gran calidad nutricional, de fibras y pieles, así como garantía de fertilización natural de las praderas y campos...

Las Copartes de Intermon-Oxfam son organizaciones de agricultores familiares y organismos técnicos que se propusieron desarrollar un proceso de capacitación, mediante el intercambio de saberes y experiencias, orientado a la formulación de una propuesta de mercado frente a la realidad actual de la Agricultura Familiar Campesina (AFC), caracterizada por los efectos del modelo económico agroexportador....

 Desde hace más de 25 años, la Asociación para el Desarrollo Rural de Cajamarca (Aspaderuc), viene trabajando en hacer una propuesta para generar un sistema de gestión productiva del agua, del clima y del suelo, aplicando la estrategia de cosecha de agua y del sistema silvoagropecuario, que consiste en cubrir...

The organizational assessment of NDAN member organizations and their members’ agro-technology practices as well as their food security status revealed a great area of need. For instance, with only 5 in every 10 households being poor means half of the population is at food insecurity risk. Aware that the core...

Across the Americas, small farmers are continuing a long tradition of sustainable agricultural practices with support from international organizations and university researchers. But these farmers face tremendous economic pressures from abroad. With cheaper food imports underselling locally produced goods and national economies stumbling under crushing foreign debt, markets for local...

 study was conducted to evaluate small ruminant production systems and productivity in the northern area of Lebanon. Fifty-one small ruminant holders were monitored over two years focusing on the technical and economic situation of the herd. Another 19 farmers were covered by a technical and economic questionnaire of analysis in...

"Los artículos contenidos en este número de LEISA describen algunas de las estrategias seguidas por productores de todo el continente para transformar sus formas de producción al mismo tiempo que buscan un mejor impacto en la economía familiar. Como resalta Teobaldo Pinzás en el Editorial de este número, lo que...

Farming couple Anu and Esa Immonen run Esa's family estate in Nilsiä in the province of Savo, a good 400 km north of Helsinki. These are the northernmost farmed areas in the world. The crops that grow in these latitudes comprise a small selection of cereals, vegetables, berries and grass...

The objective of this study, commissioned by the FAO Regional Office for Europe and SDRR, is to analyse the status of and future needs for information and communication systems of private and government organizations in the national agricultural research system and its relevant partners with respect to agro-ecological and organic...

Biodiversity plays a key part in maintaining healthy and functioning ecosystems. However, in many instances, modern agricultural practices neglect the environmental aspect, prioritizing higher rates of production and economic benefits. This issue of AGRIDAPE looks at how agroecology can help maintain biodiversity while achieving satisfying yields.

This issue of Caravan provides examples of ICARDA's work with its partners to help ensure sustainability of livelihoods for the poor in marginal areas.

Reconciling food production and nature conservation is a challenge shared by all. This document stresses the need to maximize the contribution of protected areas to food security and poverty alleviation through soundlymanaged agriculture. Farmers and forest dwellers, including a large proportion of indigenous people, are the main inhabitants and users...

"El número de LEISA que aquí presentamos, trata de la importancia de las especies vegetales subutilizadas en la sostenibilidad de la biodiversidad de los agroecosistemas, así como para una nutrición humana y animal balanceadas. Sabemos que la dieta humana, a nivel mundial, se encuentra restringida a unos pocos cultivos básicos,...

There is a wide diversity of cultivated banana (Musa spp.) found growing in small-holder systems around the world. The main types of bananas that are important for small-holders differ from region to region. Diversity is important for small-holders for many reasons. Diversity-rich production systems help to ensure a continuous supply...

For centuries, traditional farmers have developed diverse and locally adapted agricultural systems, managing them  with  ingenious  practices  that  often  result  in  both  community  food  security  and  the  conservation  of agrobiodiversity. This strategy of minimizing risk stabilizes yields, promotes dietary diversity, and maximizes returns using low levels of technology and limited...

El Proyecto Escalonamiento de Experiencias Agroecológicas Exitosas en América Latina representa una segunda fase del Proyecto “Sustainable Agriculture Networking and Extension” (SANE), la misma que fue financiada por el Centro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo (CIID) en el marco del Programa Minga “Gestión de Recursos Naturales en América Latina...

Local agricultural knowledge in dry-land land-use systems is centred on the conservation, use and optimisation of soil moisture and soil organic matter. Additionally, biodiversity is carefully managed and nurtured to interface with hydrological and nutrient cycling to provide for ecosystem resilience, food security and diversity, and risk minimisation.

Based on a review of its history, its present structure and its objective in the future, agroecology is defined as an integrative discipline that includes elements from agronomy, ecology, sociology and economics. Agroecology’s credentials as a separate scientific discipline were measured against the norms of science, defined by Robert King...