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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,...
Directrices
2024
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...
artículo de revista
2024
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...
artículo de revista
2022
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
documento normativo
2024
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
artículo de revista
2024
The FAO Agroecology Digest presents a round-up of news, research publications, stories from the field, and multimedia materials (and much more) worldwide.
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We want to bring to your attention the Germinate! column which features the perspective, insights, and innovations of leading...
Boletín
2024
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