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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The agenda on food safety for human health and other fauna and desire to overcome unreasonable use of agricultural inputs while conserving ecosystem services has been among the top priorities among nations for the past four decades. These are often proclaimed through various initiatives including the use of agroecological practices,...
United Republic of Tanzania
Book
2023
There is real momentum in Eastern and Southern Africa to develop National Agroecology Strategies (NAS) and policies to support agroecological transitions in these regions. These strategies have the potential to bring agroecology to scale at the national level by steering coordinated government and civil society action, through the identification of...
Zambia
Article
2024
Agricultural simplification continues to expand at the expense of more diverse forms of agriculture. This simplification, for example, in the form of intensively managed monocultures, poses a risk to keeping the world within safe and just Earth system boundaries. This paper estimated how agricultural diversification simultaneously affects social and environmental...
Journal article
2024
A pioneering rice farm in Vermont has embraced the agroecological technique known as “aigamo method,” which introduces ducks into rice fields to offer natural weed and pest control, along with essential fertilization for the grains. This blogpost article examines and explains the agroecology method, the implementation, and how the success of Aigamo has...
Japan - United States of America
Innovation
2024
The reasons behind the farmer protests that have spanned the EU, from East to West, are many, but what has emerged is that farmers are having a challenging time covering their costs. This is due to a flawed subsidy system that rewards farmers based on quantity — how much land they own...
Article
This article analysis sees farmer protests as a global expression of disillusionment with a system that prioritises profit and global competition over people. It highlights important debates about regulation, fair prices, trade agreements, and the future of our food.
Article
2024
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