The concept of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) has consistently been positioned between science and policy. CSA has given rise to a lively debate in both the scientific community and civil society although it addresses the pressing need for an efficient strategy to manage agriculture and food systems facing climate change (CC). CSA formally targets...

The realization that transformative change is needed creates space for hope. It means that this is a time also ripe with possibility and opportunity. It means we must seize the moment to shine a light on the failures of the old system, on the possibilities of the new, and on...

Nearly 2.5 billion smallholders cultivate the world’s arable land, strategically positioned to tackle multiple Anthropocene challenges. When consciously adopting ecologically-based pest management practices, they can improve resource use efficiency, slow biodiversity loss, curtail environmental pollution and safeguard human health. Yet, the effective implementation of knowledge-intensive management practices requires underlying ecological...

En este número LEISA enfoca la agrobiodiversidad como “una amplia y compleja expresión de las interacciones entre sociedad y naturaleza, y parte fundamental del patrimonio biocultural”. Desde esa perspectiva es una tarea actual reconocer y resaltar el rol que cumple la agricultura campesina como creadora incesante de nuevas variedades de...

Esta guía ha sido pensada para brindarle al agricultor/a las herramientas básicas que le permitan iniciar una reconversión hacia la producción agroecológica o consolidar/perfeccionar su experiencia ya iniciada. Se busca que los agricultores/as tengan una participación activa en la generación y perfeccionamiento de las estrategias y prácticas que se lleven a...

The objective is to introduce the global analytical framework on AE to FAO staff in decentralized offices in the region and to external partners engaged in agroecological approaches such as staff from CSOs, academia, research institutions and NGOs so that they can pilot the GKP in their various contexts.  The...