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Article de blog
Le bocage sahélien en partage
Dans la zone sahélienne au Burkina Faso, les sols sont pauvres, mal protégés par une végétation clairsemée et ont tendance à s’éroder sous l’effet des pluies de mousson. La pression démographique, la diminution du temps de jachère, le surpâturage et les effets des dérèglements climatiques ont conduit, au fil du...
2023 - Gret
Article de blog
Animal Agriculture: Is it All Bad?
Animal agriculture is a leading driver of ecological destruction. But what if it’s not all bad?
2023
Article de blog
Meet Mary an exemplary Kenyan coffee farmer
Mary Wairimu Oloo, who lives in Kenya’s Trans Nzoia County, moved back to her family’s coffee farm after retiring from a government role. Since then she has been diligently improving productivity on the farm, diversifying her income and helping others along the way.
Mary Wairimu Oloo is not just a wife...
Kenya
2023 - Solidaridad Network
Bulletin d'information
IFOAM Organics Europe newsletter no. 134- September 2023
In this issue we present our new Board, cover recent political developments (e.g. on the EU Farm to Fork, Organic Regulation, Animal Welfare, GMOs..) and present key upcoming events such as the EU Organic Day, the EU Organic Awards and the European Organic Congress. Read it to discover more!
2023 - IFOAM Organics Europe
Article de blog
Ce que l'agroécologie peut apporter à la lutte pour la sécurité alimentaire
L'agroécologie, quel drôle de mot! Probablement le genre de terme qui n'enflamme pas les esprits. Qui ne fait pas forcément chauffer les cellules nerveuses, pour que les synapses se mettent à faire feu par milliers, voire par millions, comme si une session de pyrotechnie était en cours, dont la majorité...
2023
Article de blog
Farming For Gender Equality
Agroecology in Practice
Small-scale farming communities across the world are using agroecology to simultaneously tackle food security soil health, and gender equality.
2023
Rapport
Rompre le cycle des systèmes alimentaires non durables, de la faim et de la dette
En ce début d'année 2023, le monde est au bord d'une crise de la dette particulièrement redoutable. Après une décennie de constante augmentation des niveaux d'endettement, les finances publiques des pays à faible revenu se sont trouvées lourdement impactées par la pandémie du COVID-19. Les perturbations économiques qui ont suivi...
2023 - IPES-Food
Article
Editorial: Why agroecology?
During the past 10–15 years, agroecology has grown in prominence in global agricultural discourse based on a belief that it can dramatically transform agrifood systems (Anderson et al., 2021). The concern of proponents of agroecology – that modern agriculture, often referred to as conventional or industrial, has been principally responsible...
2023
Ouvrage
Buen vivir y saberes locales: Sistemas andinos y agroecología
Este libro reúne los resultados de investigación de los becarios de la segunda cohorte del Programa de Investigación y Formación en Sistemas Agroecológicos Andinos apoyado por la alianza entre Fundación McKnight y CLACSO. Este proyecto ha permitido que estudiantes de posgrado lleven a cabo investigaciones relevantes para la agricultura de...
2023 - Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO)
Fiche d'information
Reconciling Nature and Agriculture: Restoring nature and improving biodiversity through agroecological farming practices
NO PLOWING AND PERMANENT SOIL COVERHalting plowing and maintaining permanent soil cover with main crops and cover crops enhance soil life (bacteria, fungi, earthworms, etc.), serving as a trophic base for numerous other organisms, including birds.
DEVELOP A DENSE ECOLOGICAL NETWORK
A dense ecological network includes grass strips arranged across the entire...
2023 - Agroecology Europe
Note/document d'orientation
Organic and agroecological farming: Safeguarding long-term food security
Food security has different dimensions: availability, access, stability over time, and utilisation2. In the current European context, only accessibility and stability are of concern. Food supply or availability is not at stake in the EU despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, but soaring food prices mean low-income households struggle to...
2023 - TP Organics
Rapport
Agroecology – Making Ecosystem-based Adaptation Work in Agricultural Landscapes
The aim of this report is to encourage the agriculture and climate communities to find common, integrated, and systemic responses to one of the most urgent questions for humanity: How to develop climate-resilient and sustainable food systems in times of multiple crises that are threatening global food security? Today’s planet...
2023
Article de blog
Agroecology is critical in the wake of climate change - expert
In this article, Francis Shivonje, the Policy and Advocacy National Coordinator for the Biovision Foundation in Kenya, underscores the importance of a National Agroecology Strategy. He highlights that smallholder farms, responsible for 75% of Kenya's agricultural production, are pivotal for both food security and the nation's economic stability. Agroecology, by...
Kenya
2023
Rapport
Five Key Messages on How to Implement Agroecology as a Systemic Adaptation Response
There is a wealth of compelling scientific evidence that hunger, climate change, biodiversity loss, as well as land and water degradation are not only systemic but also interrelated crises, which reinforce each other in their intensity. The consequences of these multiple crises for global food security are severe. In 2021,...
2023 - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Article de blog
A Guelmim, un trio franco-marocain force le destin agroécologique du désert
Wissal Ben Moussa, Benjamin Rombaut et Gautier de Carcouet sont cofondateurs de Sand to Green, une startup dédiée à l’agroécologie qui vient de lever 1 million de dollars pour son expansion. En déploiement au Sud du Maroc, le trio entend dupliquer l’expérience en Afrique subsaharienne avec, en toile de fond,...
2023
Rapport
Pooling funds to scale agroecology
In 2022, the Agroecology Fund took important steps forward in strengthening agroecology movements worldwide. It approved a new five year strategic plan, featuring creative actions that offer timely resources to agroecology organizations and networks as they push food systems towards justice and sustainability. The present report shares insights about where...
2023 - the Agroecology Fund
Article de revue spécialisée
Key research challenges to supporting farm transitions to agroecology in advanced economies. A review
In response to the sustainability issues that agriculture faces in advanced economies, agroecology has gained increasing relevance in scientific, political, and social debates. This has promoted discussion about transitions to agroecology, which represents a significant advancement. Accordingly, it has become a growing field of research. We reviewed the literature on...
2023 - Agronomy for Sustainable Development
Bulletin d'information
Access Agriculture Panorama - September 2023
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.
2023 - Access Agriculture
Article de blog
How community-designed solutions take pressure off Madagascar’s Manombo Rainforest, spur food production
Health In Harmony (HIH), an international nonprofit organisation through its community-designed solutions approach has introduced sustainable farming practices among local farmers and reduce reliance on logging for income further easing pressure off Madagascar’s Manombo Rainforest.
Madagascar
2023 - https://farmersreviewafrica.com
Article de blog
‘During droughts, pivot to agroecology’: Q&A with soil expert at the World Agroforestry Centre
As the drought in Kenya persists, pastoralists in the region are struggling as millions of livestock die and vast swaths of crops perish. Food insecurity affects approximately 4.4 million people in the country. International food agencies have described the situation as a dire humanitarian crisis, emphasizing the critical need to...
Kenya
2023
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