Agroecology Knowledge Hub

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Agroecology plays an important role in contributing to the eradication of hunger and extreme poverty, and as a means to facilitate the transition to more productive, sustainable and inclusive food systems. Creating a greater awareness of agroecology and its advantages is an important step to help policy-makers, farmers and researchers to apply this approach to achieve a world without hunger.

The database provides a starting point to organize the existing knowledge on agroecology, collecting articles, videos, case studies, books and other important material in one place. The objective is to support policy-makers, farmers, researchers and other relevant stakeholders through knowledge exchange and knowledge transfer. The database is a ‘living process’ that is constantly being updated.

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Food insecurity and reduced food sovereignty is rampant in Kenya. This can be attributed to a new era of industrial agriculture resulting in genetic erosion of local crops, monoculture, high seed prices, and excessive use of chemicals. As a remedy, Kenya Seed Savers Network empowers farming communities to develop a...
Kenya
Case study
2019
In Niger, climate change and economic factors are affecting the living conditions of agricultural producers. Distorted by the promise of better yields, many Nigerien producers have abandoned their farming practices and peasant varieties to adopt new and sometimes inappropriate practices. This case deals with black millet and white onion, two...
Niger
Case study
2019
In order to preserve their tradition, the Manjaq communities have embarked on a process of preserving local rice varieties essential for the organization of certain traditional ceremonies. Faced with these challenges, they have rebuilt their seed capital by making an inventory of all traditional seeds and their importance in traditional...
Guinea-Bissau
Case study
2019
Small-scale farmers, particularly women, face challenges that affect their seed sovereignty such as lack of access to quality seed, the infl ux of fake seeds in the markets, and increasing pressure from multinational corporations. With all these challenges it is diffi cult to increase production and productivity to achieve food...
Uganda
Case study
2019
European farmers are faced with increasing challenges, including climate change. Agro-ecological practices can help them develop more sustainable and resilient farming systems that combine stable yields with enhanced biodiversity and ecosystem services. This new EIP-AGRI brochure on agroecology offers inspiration from Operational Groups and other innovative projects that create solutions...
France - Italy - Slovenia
Case study
2020
The need for an inclusive and multi-stakeholder approach to discuss digital technologies in agriculture and food has been reflected in January 2019, during the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA). Approximately 74 ministers of agriculture from around the world and high-level representatives of international organizations committed to use the potential of digitalization to...
Policy brief/paper
2019
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