Agroecology has evolved and is promoted as an integrated pathway for the development of food and agriculture systems in ways that address the interacting social, economic, and environmental challenges of current dominant systems. Agroecology is usually described and defined by a set of principles that can be adapted and implemented...

Participation is key to the successful implementation of nutrition-related interventions, but it has been relatively overlooked. This journal article sought to describe participation intensity among smallholder farmers in a randomized nutrition-sensitive agroecology study in rural Tanzania. The journal explored the association between baseline characteristics and overall participation intensity (quantitatively at the...

The report ''Less, better and circular use – how to get rid of surplus nitrogen without endangering food security” by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) shows that the dependency of our food system on fossil fuel-based fertilizers has led to a devastating impact on the environment, while 85 to...

The groundbreaking FAO report “The Unjust Climate: Measuring the impacts of climate change on the rural poor, women and youth” shows that climate change disproportionately impacts women farmers in low- and middle-income countries.   In this interview, Lauren Phillips, Deputy Director of the Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division of the FAO,...

To advance the use of gender-transformative approaches in climate-resilient agriculture (CRA), a review of practical resources that could support researchers and practitioners in applying gender and CRA was undertaken. The review consolidates and assesses diverse, practical resources—including research tools, methods and broader guidance—that aim to address gender inequalities/inequities, climate and...

The global food system is flawed. Not only is it not delivering healthy and nutritious food but it is also a key contributor to environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, malnutrition, rural poverty, and climate change, to name a few. Agroecology has gained momentum within scientific, academic, and political spaces as an...