The Malaysian Agroecology Society for Sustainable Resource Intensification (SRI-Mas), the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and the Malaysian Food Security and Sovereignty Forum (FKMM) are organizing the International Webinar Series on Agroecology & Community.  The webinar series aims to promote agroecological approaches for sustainable agriculture, with related topics presented by local and...

The Biovision Foundation is partnering up with the Agropolis Fondation for the SHIFT Prize for Transformative Agroecological Research for Development. This prize aims to recognize collaborative research for development projects and initiatives that have made an exemplary contribution to the agroecological transformation of food systems through their transdisciplinary research for development actions. The SHIFT Prize is intended...

This new open access book develops a framework for advancing agroecology in shifts towards more just and sustainable food systems focusing on politics and governance. It explores agroecology's potential as a sustainable and socially just alternative to today's dominant food regime.

This policy paper proposes to mainstream agroecology into the European Union (EU) food systems' policies. It builds on the consensual vision of a coalition of EU civil society, farmers, and scientific organizations to use the '10 Elements of Agroecology' and '13 Agroecological Principles' as a framework to develop the appropriate...

In a high-level meeting, State Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur discussed the "Sustainable Food Systems Mechanism" as an alternative to developing an effective marketing mechanism in Himachal Pradesh, India. In order to ensure adequate marketing and certification of natural agricultural products, small farmers get better prices for their produce and...

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the need for solidarity-based, resilient food systems is increasingly evident. Long-standing and viable models such as Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and other types of Local Solidarity-based Partnerships for Agroecology (LSPAs) have played a critical role in safely and efficiently feeding local communities. The crisis...