Non-extractive and power-equalising research involves different knowledge holders (e.g. researchers and farmers) in a process of close cooperative engagement, jointly producing new knowledge, with mutual learning. As such, this form of cooperative enquiry is a significant reversal from dominant roles, locations, and ways of knowing. I offer some examples and reflections on...

La Plataforma de Conocimientos sobre Agricultura Familiar en colaboración con Barefoot Guide Connection organizó una serie de “talleres de escritura”, para ayudar a los profesionales a escribir sus propias experiencias, generando conocimientos que destaquen las prácticas, cambios, innovaciones e impactos de lo que hacen en apoyo a la agricultura familiar. Estos...

Access Agriculture conducted a translation workshop 7-9 March 2023 for South Africa, under the Knowledge Centers for Organic Agriculture (KCOA) Project, in Cala, Eastern Cape, in South Africa. The training brought together nine participants, four from Vukani Community Radio Station in the Eastern Cape Province  and another four from Muletsi Community...

Le programme ECOFAC a été mis en place en 1992 pour promouvoir une gestion durable des ressources naturelles en Afrique centrale. Financé par l’Union européenne, il est conduit sous l’égide de la Communauté économique des États de l’Afrique centrale et intervient dans huit pays de la région. Le programme a...

The Good Food Good Farming (GFGF) movement, of which Slow Food is an active member, is launching a campaign to defend and promote the urgent need for Europe to transition towards sustainable food systems. Next September, the European Commission will propose a Sustainable Food systems Law, which could be a game-changer for...

Protecting our ecosystems requires more than the enlargement of protected areas. With the right incentives, farmed landscapes could be managed in a way that enhances the numerous benefits nature offers to society and that support the biodiversity conservation targets of protected areas. The enlargement of protected areas and carbon price incentives...

Organic mixed livestock farming offers a range of potential benefits for the environment. Due to the diversification of enterprises, this farming system can be associated with a high workload, which means that it could be socially unsustainable. The aim of this study was to understand and explain work satisfaction of farmers...

Este folleto producido en el marco del proyecto +Algodón busca presentar brevemente algunos resultados de investigaciones sobre la diversidad y distribución geográfica actual de variedades de algodón de color y mejoradas en la región del Chaco y que son producidas por campesinos e indígenas, con el objetivo de identificar el...

New research indicates that soil, often overlooked as just 'dirt', is teeming with life, hosting around 59% of all known species, from tiny bacteria to giant redwood trees. This finding, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, doubles previous estimates of soil biodiversity. Historically, quantifying the exact...

Organic farming delivers multiple benefits for the climate and biodiversity, including increased carbon sequestration in soils, lower energy input, 30% more on-farm biodiversity and increased resilience of the farming system. These are highlighted in a document on the benefits of organic farming published by IFOAM Organics Europe. Transforming how we...

Until recently, the massive development of industrial and smallholder oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) plantations has generally been conducted according to the monocrop model. However, alternative cropping systems have emerged, based on more diversified systems that combine various crops within the oil palm plots. By giving this plant a status...

To feed the world and do it sustainably, radical transformation of our food systems is urgently needed. This transformation requires the strengthening of thinking conceptually around different policy areas which relate to food security and nutrition. Interconnecting seemingly disparate topics and increasing the coordination between traditionally independent, sectoral policies, make...

The publication contains a detailed quarterly update on market trends for a variety of major commodities. Combining the price information collected for the European Price Report with other market survey data collected by FAO GLOBEFISH, the report provides a detailed update on market trends for a variety of major commodities....

Local Food Councils are emerging in different contexts over the world, emanating from public policies, civil society networks, or diverse alliances, and under different names: food policy councils (mostly) in North America, food and nutritional security councils in Brazil, local food councils in France, among others. Their aims and functions vary,...

Forest landscape restoration has emerged as a key strategy to sequester atmospheric carbon and conserve biodiversity while providing livelihood co-benefits for indigenous peoples and local communities. Using a dataset of 314 forest commons in human-dominated landscapes in 15 tropical countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, we examine the relationships...

Ernest Aubee, the former Head of Agriculture Division at ECOWAS, recently spoke to Journalists Go Organic about the potential of Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA). According to Aubee, EOA is a sustainable production system that prioritizes the health of soils, ecosystems, and people. He noted that there are ample opportunities for...

Ce cours est destiné à compléter la série de trois cours «Créer un environnement favorable à l'investissement responsable dans les systèmes agricoles et alimentaires — Fondamentaux — Analyse — Réforme». Il vise à fournir des conseils sur les problématiques spécifiques aux jeunes qui devraient être prises en considération lors de la...

La Plataforma de Conocimientos sobre Agricultura Familiar en colaboración con Barefoot Guide Connection organizó una serie de “talleres de escritura”, para ayudar a los profesionales a escribir sus propias experiencias, generando conocimientos que destaquen las prácticas, cambios, innovaciones e impactos de lo que hacen en apoyo a la agricultura familiar. Estos...

Making sure that school meals follow nutrition guidance and are enjoyed by all students is not always an easy task, but a very important one. After all, not only are healthy diets crucial for children's development and wellbeing, but the enjoyment of food is part of the right to food...

This article develops a conceptual framework on pathways through which non-contributory social protection can contribute to a resilient and inclusive agricultural growth in rural Africa. It draws insights from a review of rigorous empirical evidence on the impacts of cash transfers and multifaceted cash plus programs on range of relevant...