EL FUTURO ESTÁ EN EL MONTE se constituye como un movimiento que impulsa en la región del Gran Chaco modelos productivos y comerciales que promuevan un desarrollo sustentable, competitivo e inclusivo, a través de la puesta en valor del capital natural, social y cultural, combinando la innovación con los saberes...

In this essay, we look at the symbolic and material territorialization of agroecology in La Via Campesina (LVC) through peasant-to-peasant processes (PtPPs) in the broad sense. The most significant examples of the scaling up of agroecology are clearly tied to organizational processes and in our perspective, PtPPs are the motor...

 En Afrique de l’Ouest, la forte croissance démographique et l’urbanisation rapide ont changé les caractéristiques démographiques de notre population : en 1961, 80 % des 70 millions d’ouest-africains étaient paysans ; en 2011, ils n’étaient plus que 56 % des 342 millions ; en 2050, ils pourraient n’être que 37...

Indigenous cocoyams in Burundi have the potential to increase food and nutrition security and contribute to improved livelihoods, but farmers’ capacity to meet the growing demand for them has been constrained by a lack of good quality seed and technical knowhow. The Good Seed Initiative targeted both seed and cocoyam...

Su padre fue precursor del olivo en Bañado de los Pantanos, una localidad del distrito Arauco, en la provincia de La Rioja, que es considerada cuna de la olivicultura nacional. Él, José Romero, nació y vivió su infancia y juventud allí, en torno a esa producción. Ya de adulto, compró...

Près d’un tiers de la population mondiale est active dans le secteur agricole, une grande majorité d’entre-elle vit au Sud et travaille de petites surfaces dans le cadre d’exploitations familiales. Tenter de cerner les réalités des agricultrices et agriculteurs familiaux, c’est ouvrir les yeux sur le gagne-pain d’une large part...

This report (prepared under The BOND Project) seeks to present the most relevant best legal practices in the particular areas, discovered with cooperation and assistance from the partners, in the hope that they will be useful to facilitate collective actions, and to ensure access to sustainable markets for the small...

Agroecology Europe (AEEU) is an association of members that want to exchange knowledge and experiences on agroecology and to support the transition toward agroecological practices and policies. Together with local farmers, universities, social movement organisations and non-governmental organisations, the second Agroecology Europe Forum was organised to support exchange, reflection and bottom-up contributions. It took...

Ce film illustre une expérience pilote (2016-2018) de renforcement des compétences de 12 organisations paysannes du Niger en finance agricole afin d’améliorer leur accès au financement de leurs activités économiques.

This manual is for those farmers and individual who wish to start farming as a business. It will also serve as a useful document for Extension Agents wanting to support farmers making a transition from subsistence to commercial or semi-commercial farming. The decision to become a business farmer is not...

Representantes de todo o Brasil se reúnem nos dias 08 e 09 de outubro para a 4º edição do CNMA – Congresso Nacional das Mulheres do Agronegócio, que será realizada no Transamerica Expo Center, em São Paulo (SP). O evento, que neste ano terá como tema “AGIR – Ação Global: Integração de...

Georgia boasts an ideal climate and ample water resources for growing almonds, walnuts, pistachios, and hazelnuts. Although hazelnut production is well-established in Georgia – it is one of the top global exporters of hazelnuts – the country remains a net importer of walnuts, pistachios, and almonds. Georgia needs to build...

There is wide agreement on the need to change the prevalent agricultural models, given their negative impacts and their incompatibility with current societal issues. Agroecological transition has been promoted as a potential solution to the ecological, social and economic problems generated by these models. It however involves a systemic, multi-scale...

The latest IPCC report sets the objective of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, 2070 at the latest. The sustainable intensification of agricultural production, in a land sparing logic, is most often considered as a necessary step to achieve this. In contrast, this Study questions the potential contribution of a more...

El Hub Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Innovación Transformativa reúne instituciones de centro y sur américa alrededor de la metodología creada por el consorcio TIPC. Este tiene el propósito de promover un nuevo enfoque para los sistemas de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (CTI) de la región y así establecer nuevas rutas de desarrollo sostenible...

Subsistence fisheries are an important source of nutrition, culture and welfare for communities in the Western and Central Pacific region, and ought to be protected

This Shared Action Framework developed by the Global Alliance for the Future of Food is a result of the publication ''The Future of Food: Seeds of Resilience, A Compendium of Perspectives on Agricultural Biodiversity from Around the World'' and of a strategic convening on resilient seed systems that was held in Oaxaca, Mexico.  From these discussions,...

El análisis presentado muestra la existencia de avances concretos, aunque incipientes, en la adopción de la Estrategia de Género del Plan SAN-CELAC en la región. La Estrategia fue aprobada en enero de 2017, por lo que será necesario mantener el compromiso político e institucional para garantizar su adopción por parte...

Aldeias de todo o país deram origem a novos líderes.  Um reflexo desse movimento foi visto na eleição de 2018, quando 133 candidatos indígenas concorreram ao pleito. O número ainda é pequeno, mas representa um aumento de 56% em relação ao registrado em 2014. Sônia Guajajara é um dos nomes mais...

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.