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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.

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Protocols for innovative agroecological soil, water and integrated pest management practices: Management techniques, trials establishment and monitoring

This technical guide helps farmers and land managers understand and apply innovative agroecological practices. Created within the CGIAR Agroecology Initiative (AE-I), the guide promotes context-appropriate agroecological methods to improve farming sustainability. It focuses on three key areas: soil management, water management, and integrated pest management (IPM). The guide outlines techniques,...
Guidelines
2024

Protocols for innovative agroecological soil, water and integrated pest management practices: Management techniques, trials establishment and monitoring

This technical guide helps farmers and land managers understand and apply innovative agroecological practices. Created within the CGIAR Agroecology Initiative (AE-I), the guide promotes context-appropriate agroecological methods to improve farming sustainability. It focuses on three key areas: soil management, water management, and integrated pest management (IPM). The guide outlines techniques,...
Guidelines
2024

Restoring functional integrity of the global production ecosystem through biological control

The global agroecosystem has long supported human society by providing nutrient-rich food. However, modern farming practices, such as chemical intensification and simplification, have weakened biodiversity on farmland, making it more vulnerable to pests. The article argues that biological control, which involves using plant, animal, and microbial biodiversity, can effectively reduce pest...
Journal article
2024

Analyzing co-design of agroecology-oriented cropping systems: lessons to build design-support tools

The article discusses the need for significant changes in cropping systems (CS) to facilitate an agroecological transition. Achieving this requires innovative design tailored to local conditions, which is challenging due to the need for extensive, often under-researched knowledge distributed among various stakeholders. Research since the 2000s has focused on participatory...
Journal article
2022

Agroecology in Southern Africa: Financing the transition

The article highlights the growing adoption of agroecology by African countries, particularly within national agricultural frameworks. This approach aims to transform agricultural and food systems to enhance food security, reduce poverty, and meet continental and global commitments. Agroecology addresses critical priorities such as climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation, food and...
Malawi - United Republic of Tanzania - Zambia - Zimbabwe
Policy brief/paper
2024

The emergence of microbiological inputs and the challenging laboratorisation of agriculture: lessons from Brazil and Mexico

This article analyses the tensions associated with the emergence of microorganism-based agricultural inputs in two Latin American countries, Brazil and Mexico. More specifically, it examines the ways in which these technologies, which are based on the use of living organisms, leave public microbiology research laboratories and are further developed by...
Brazil - Mexico
Journal article
2024
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