It has been since 1998 that Valdibella Cooperative is working in Camporeale, Italy to create and spread alternatives to the food system in Sicily. With more than 30 members, Valdibella Cooperative aims at restoring dignity to farmers by promoting concrete actions against commercial and labour exploitation and by applying organic agricultural methods...

This video describes an agroecology experiment in a Dakar suburb in Senegal. After taking the agroecology courses, some growers are trying new farming techniques to reduce the use of man-made chemicals and improve crop yields. 

This video tells the story of Sireesha - one of the thousands of women and men farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India, practicing agroecology in Farmer Field Schools facilitated by the Andhra Pradesh Community managed Natural Farming Programme and FAO. Through agroecology and FFS,

China's agroecological and organic farming sector is developing rapidly as increasing numbers of consumers have the economic means to consider their food's safety and health. The market potential is vast, but many challenges remain: educating the consumer and building trust, supporting new entrants, recovering damaged ecosystems, and creating viable market...

Khweng has the highest agrobiodiversity with over 319 crops followed by Marmain, which are both villages from Ri Bhoi, indicating rich biodiversity in the communities.This was informed by Senior Associate, Research, North East Slow Food and Agrobiodiversity Society (NESFAS), Dr. Bhogtoram Mawroh, at a state-level dissemination workshop on findings of...

With the introduction of imported, hybrid crops, many farmers across Nepal have stopped growing indigenous crops altogether. Agriculturalist Kushal Poudel is hoping to change that by reintroducing native crops through age-old farming techniques.

BIOEXPO Warsaw is the only event in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe dedicated only to the ecological industry. The fair is strictly business-related and is an excellent platform for dialogue between producers and buyers, owners of specialist stores, as well as food and multi-branch wholesalers.It is also an ideal...

Besides the severe health crisis, the COVID-19 epidemic also caused the global economy to contract at a rate not seen since the Second World War and led to a severe increase of poor and food insecure people as well as a sharp projected decrease of production of agricultural goods in...

Mr. Ernest Aubee, Head of the ECOWAS Commission's Agriculture Division stated that half of the world's population is undernourished, with 3.4 billion people suffering from hunger, malnutrition, and obesity. Agroecology, according to Aubee, is one of the strategies to secure food security, as well as the health of people and...

Organic-PLUS is a 4.1m € European Horizon 2020 project running from May 2018 to October 2022 (grant agreement 774340). It is co-ordinated by Coventry University’s Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience and involves 10 universities and 15 multi-actors (other research institutions and NGOs) in 8 EU and 4 non-EU countries. ‘Organic-PLUS’ means minimising, and eventually phasing...

The article explores the prevalent misunderstanding and belief that agroecology is about going backward. According to John Wilson, many cultures have a saying along the lines of 'we need to go back to go forward.' This is the goal of agroecology in Africa. It's about reconnecting and re-establishing one's roots....

Estos afectan y generan impactos negativos sobre patrones de biodiversidad y servicios ecosistémicos (sostenimiento y aprovisionamiento) que influyen sobre la productividad agrícola y, por ende, la seguridad alimentaria (Urban et al., 2016). Dicha productividad y el crecimiento de las plantas (de una gran diversidad de cultivos agronómicos) están restringidos intermitentemente...

Lugares con poca capacidad natural productiva requieren estrategias especiales para convertirse en sistemas productivos agropecuarios. En la zona de Yavi el uso de cultivos locales, el trabajo con abonos compuestos y las prácticas ancestrales permiten aumentar la resiliencia productiva. El objetivo es cuidar de la biodiversidad, diversificar la producción en...

Brazil used to be a country rich in biodiversity, but in the semi-arid North East of the country, Extensive livestock raising, slash and burn agriculture and uncontrolled demand for wood fuel has have led to widespread environmental degradation of its unique Caatinga biodiversity. Adeline and her granddaughter Jucimara are among...

Sandeep Narayan Jamjade is a farmer residing in Jalochi Village, Baramati, and Pune, India. He is 37 years old with a family of 11. He started his farming venture when he was 24. It took him years of trial and error to adopt various practical solutions leading to ecologically sustainable agricultural...

The practice of natural agriculture focuses on biodiversity preservation and promotes seed conservation.  This approach emphasizes the environment's fundamental characteristics and supports the Satoyama concept that integrates ecological compatibility among landscape and seascape management. In this session, part of the Oxford Real Farming Conference 2021 programme, Shumei Natural Agriculture presented a virtual tour of natural agriculture farms...

In the Adjumani and Amuria districts of Uganda, women are responsible for 75% of agricultural labour. Only 30% have rights over the land that they farm.  Male ownership of property is culturally ingrained in these communities. Women only have secondary rights through their male family members, which are often lost through...

The holistic gardening project in Emuhaya, Western Kenya, is attracting local and international acclaim. Bio Gardening Innovations (BIOGI) is equipping smallholder farmers to break away from monocultures and create thriving, overflowing “food forests” on their farmland.

Uganda made impressive economic development in the last three decades. Poverty headcount declined from 56% in 1992 to 27% in 2018 and 33% of the total population belongs to the middle class. However, the rosy economic growth is marred by inequalities and social exclusion. Youth; majority of the total population...

When people talk about “organic,” usually they confuse it with hydroponic, farm-raised products, anything that is green leafy or anything that seems to be fresh, regardless if it is certified or comes from an accredited supplier. So what really is organic? Our journey with organic farming and organic retailing started more...