Family Farming Knowledge Platform

International People's Agroecology Multiversity IPAM

Type of Organization: Non-governmental organization
Areas of work: Practices & Techniques, Agricultural Training Videos, Agroecology, Indigenous peoples
Region: Global
Country: Malaysia
Description:
The International People’s Agroecology Multiversity (IPAM) is a research-learning-action approach to agroecology that focuses on small-food producers and farming communities. IPAM promotes agroecology as a sustainable approach to agriculture and food production and development, in the framework of food sovereignty, ecological and social justice. It is an innovative approach developed by a network of farmers and women’s organisations, NGOs, researchers and academic institutions. IPAM is a network of Field Learning Sites (FLS) situated in different communities across regions. The FLSs are training centres or campuses of farmers’ fields, CSOs, institutions and universities that offers on-site learning on agroecological farming methods, innovations and techniques. The FLSs offer structured sessions, study tours, visits, immersions and exchanges among farmers, students,