We all need to eat to live, but the issue of a regular supply of affordable, quality food is often absent from policy debates. Food seems secondary to the major political issues of the day. Yet in the face of ecological collapse, nuclear threat and global economic disintegration, this dossier,...

Dans le prolongement de la dernière conférence internationale de FARM du 13 février 2024 sur le thème “Transformer les agricultures : le défi du financement”, la fondation propose une série de témoignages d’experts de ces questions. “Pourquoi et comment financer les exploitations familiales ?”  à travers le témoignage de Jyotsna Puri,...

La faible productivité de l’agriculture en Afrique subsaharienne est due en grande partie à la dégradation de la fertilité des sols. Les agricultures familiales, pilier de la sécurité alimentaire de cette grande région, doivent relever le défi de la restauration et du maintien de la capacité productive des terres. Les...

Regenerative agriculture consists of nature-based farming practices such as inter-cropping, crop rotation, cover cropping, planting indigenous seeds, minimal or no tillage, organic farming, and agroforestry.

For over 25 years, PELUM Kenya has been in the fore front advocating for Good Agro-ecological practices. This is in a bid to ensure that the message on the benefits of Agro-ecology, are known far and wide, across Kenya and beyond. This publication is a result of research and collaborationsbetween...

Justdiggit uses nature-based solutions to regreen degraded landscapes. Together with farmers, inhabitants and local partners, we revitalise ecosystems at scale by bringing back trees, digging bunds and implementing grass seed banks. It’s how we help build climate-resilient communities, increase biodiversity – and eventually cool down our planet.

The Andhra Pradesh Zero Budget Natural Farming project was implemented by India’s State of Andhra Pradesh in 2016 and renamed AP Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) in 2020. APCNF is recognised as a sucessful example of peasant-led agroecology by social movements, multilateral UN bodies, governments, and researchers. We offer more...

The family is deeply involved in organic farming, with all three members actively participating. Effective farming is a collective effort, and without my family's support, it would be impossible to achieve our goals. My husband fully supports my farming endeavors, making their work both productive and fulfilling. They directly deliver...

Farmers have been innovating since before it was called innovation. For much of that time, innovation in agricultural systems and practices has been built around – and worked within – ecosystem boundaries. As the pace of technological development has sped up, the goals of innovation have become increasingly more controlling,...

A partir de la década del 90, en la región pampeana las áreas asignadas a diferentes actividades han variado reduciéndose la superficie de pasturas e incrementándose las áreas agrícolas, fundamentalmente con el cultivo de soja (Scianca et al., 2008). Esto causó una marcada degradación de los suelos regionales, evidenciada principalmente...

Despite the potential of agroecological practices to promote sustainable agrifood systems, their adoption among farmers is limited, and there is insufficient information regarding their impact on farm performance. This study evaluates the adoption of agroecological practices and their impact on farm performance among vegetable farmers in Botswana. The multivariate probit...

In an NSP initiative, three captivating videos on the theme "Women and Agroecology" have been produced. These compelling videos shine a spotlight on the pivotal role of women in shaping sustainable agricultural practices, highlighting their knowledge, organizational leadership, and rich cultural heritage in the agricultural sector. The third instalment of...

Alternative farming systems have developed since the beginning of industrial agriculture. Organic, biodynamic, conservation farming, agroecology and permaculture, all share a grounding in ecological concepts and a belief that farmers should work with nature rather than damage it. As ecology-based agricultures rely greatly on soil organisms to perform the functions...

Our food systems are broken. The good news is that we know what to do about it, and we have for a long time. The Limits of Growth, published in 1972 by the Club of Rome, described the Green Revolution as a technological solution to the world’s food problems, overlooking its...

The fungus Magnaporthe oryzae ravages rice and wheat crops and poses a formidable threat to human food on a global scale. Researchers from INRAE, CIRAD and the Université de Montpellier, together with the Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Centre (HHRRC) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have discovered a gene...

Changes in agricultural and environmental practices can contribute to the emergence of agricultural drought conditions. Unsustainable land-use practices, such as soil degradation, deforestation, and the destruction of wetlands, can lead to decreased water availability and increased runoff. Additionally, certain agricultural practices like large-scale irrigation and the cultivation of water-intensive plant...

In this series focusing on ultra-processed food (UPF) on the African continent, the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) explore the impacts of shifting dietary patterns, with increasing reliance on low-cost, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) globally, and in Africa in particular, in the context of an urgent call for a just, agroecological...

The publication offers a rich diversity of perspectives and insights from real-life experiences of 42 inspiring teams of youths in Africa and India who are blazing a trail as private extension and advisory service providers promoting agroecology through farmer-to-farmer learning videos. Each of the deeply compelling stories presented in this...

Cover crop residue retention on the soil surface can suppress weeds and improve organic no-till soybean (Glycine max) yield and profitability compared to a tilled system. Appropriate cereal rye (Secale cereale) fall planting date and termination methods in the spring are critical to achieve these benefits. A plot-scale agronomic experiment...

Seed embodies life, power, and culture. From Africa’s deserts and drylands to its mighty river systems and tropical forests, from those growing a multiplicity of grains, legumes, and vegetables, to others struggling to produce enough to feed their families, seed provides the mainstay for the continent’s 500 million small-scale farmers...