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Report
Buzzing bees: The ecological lifelines
Bees are known to vital pollinators essential for the growth of many plants, including the fruits and vegetables we rely on for food. According to Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA), honeybees play a crucial role in pollinating nearly 95 different kinds of fruits and nuts in North America which...
2024 - PAN Asia Pacific
Manual
Business Agroecology Criteria Tool User Guide
The Business Agroecology Criteria Tool (B-ACT) is designed to assess the degree to which enterprises are aligned with each of the 13 principles of agroecology, as established by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition.
What is the tool for? The Business Agroecology Criteria Tool (B-ACT) assesses...
2024 - Biovision
Blog article
World Bicycle Relief and Access Agriculture team up to support young changemakers in Uganda
Five teams of Entrepreneurs for Rural Access (ERA) in Uganda are all set to hit the road on their new Buffalo Bicycles carrying their smart projectors to promote videos on agroecology and organic farming in remote villages, thanks to an innovative partnership agreement between the World Bicycle Relief and Access...
Uganda
2024 - Access Agriculture
Blog article
From family farm to family firm
In Peru, one way to save endangered, native potatoes is by selling and eating them. I recently learned that some restaurant owners are buying native potatoes directly from farmers.
Paul and Marcella and I went with local agronomist Raúl Ccanto to meet Guido Villegas, the Huancayo city official in charge of...
Peru
2024 - Access Agriculture
Blog article
Les experts planchent sur le contraste « agro-industrie versus agro écologie » pour l’avenir agricole du Sénégal
Quel avenir et quelles perspectives pour l’agriculture sénégalaise ? La 29ème édition des traditionnelles « Mardi du BAME » tenue ce mardi 16 avril 2024 à l’Institut sénégalais de recherches agricoles (ISRA) à Dakar a été l’occasion pour des experts de se pencher sur des projections de l’agriculture sénégalaise d’ici à 2050. Répondre aux...
Senegal
2024
Newsletter
Access Agriculture Panorama - February 2024
Highlights:• New videos: Record-keeping for integrated farming / Tenue de registres pour l'agriculture intégrée• World Bicycle Relief and Access Agriculture team up to support young changemakers in Uganda• From family farm to family firm• Entrepreneurs for Rural Access (ERAs) at work in India• Editor's choice - How to sell ecological food
Belgium
2024 - Access Agriculture
Blog article
Regenerative Agriculture: A Portrait in Greece
Agriculture and nature are often seen as at odds with each other. Food production puts an enormous strain on the carrying capacity of the environment. Various agricultural systems, such as organic farming, are trying to reconcile the two. Regenerative agriculture takes things one step further, combining food production with ecosystem...
Greece
2024
E-learning
Diálogos de Saberes y Prácticas de la Agricultura Familiar La agricultura familiar frente al cambio climático: experiencias y soluciones desde la Agroecología
Reflexionar sobre los desafíos para avanzar en una agenda de transformación de los sistemas alimentarios y de construcción de sociedades más prosperas e inclusivas pasa por hacer frente a los efectos/impactos del cambio climático y fortalecer iniciativas que permitan una transición a sistemas productivos más sostenible. El hambre y la...
2024 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Article
From Germany to Uganda: Stephan’s Mission to Elevate Robusta Coffee
At the heart of the Slow Food Coffee Coalition, there are individuals—coffee farmers, entrepreneurs, and coffee lovers—each with a remarkable and deeply intertwined story. Their connection goes beyond just signing the Manifesto and embracing the values of the Slow Food network; it’s fueled by a profound passion that fuels a...
Uganda
2023 - Slow Food
Video
How to manage fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) on smallholder farms
Fall armyworm (FAW), an agricultural pest native to the Americas, was first detected on the African continent in 2016 and has since spread across Africa and Asia. FAW feeds on over 350 plant species but prefers maize and other staples, and hence potentially threatens the incomes and food security of...
2023 - Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry CIFOR-ICRAF
Blog article
Anniversary voices: "A national organic action plan would be extremely beneficial for Switzerland"
These voices will share their perspectives on FiBL and talk about their relationship with the institute. This time, it is Maya Graf's turn. She is a politician, social worker and co-owner of her family's organic farm in Sissach in the canton of Baselland. In 2001, she moved into the Swiss National...
Switzerland
2023 - FiBL Switzerland
Newsletter
Access Agriculture Panorama No. 32 - March 2023
This monthly e-newsletter gives a bird’s eye view of all the exciting updates from Access Agriculture, a world-leading organisation for quality agricultural training videos in international and local languages, working across the Global South.
2023 - Access Agriculture
Guidelines
The agroecology assessment framework
The agroecology assessment framework was developed to evaluate individual projects/initiatives,or entire portfolios of projects, for their degree of agroecological integration or, we might say, their“agroecologicalness“. This framework, based on the High-Level Panel of Experts’ (HLPE) 13 AgroecologyPrinciples. It represents collaborative work by a community of practice on financing agroecology thatincludes...
2023 - Agroecology Coalition
Case study
Upgrading traditional techniques boosts production of famous Azerbaijani tomatoes
Farmers have joined together to update time-honoured practices and increase yields
Sayad village is one of the most ancient settlements nestled on the Caspian Sea coast of Azerbaijan’s Khachmaz district. It’s long been famous for its numerous varieties of succulent tomatoes thanks to the farmers’ careful cultivation of the crop and the sunny climate. But something new and transformative is happening....
Azerbaijan
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Report
Agroecology
Making Ecosystem-based Adaptation Work in Agricultural Landscapes
The aim of this report is to encourage the agriculture and climate communities to find common, integrated, and systemic responses to one of the most urgent questions for humanity: How to develop climate-resilient and sustainable food systems in times of multiple crises that are threatening global food security? Today’s planet...
2023 - German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)
Blog article
A conversation about agroecology and biodiversity
Biodiversity is one of the 13 principles underpinning the work of the Agroecology Coalition. On the International Day for Biological Diversity, we speak to Martin Oulu, coordinator of our member organization ISFAA (Kenya), about agroecology, biodiversity, and the challenges that the current food system presents in this respect. In this article...
Cambodia - Kenya
2023 - Agroecology Coalition
Statement
Kinshasa Declaration on reconciling food production with biodiversity conservation and climate emergency in the Congo Basin
AFSA’s trailblazing The Congo Basin Convening, held from 29-31 August, was centered around the theme in “reconciling food production with biodiversity conservation and climate emergency”. This important convening culminated in the release of the Kinshasa Declaration on 31st August 2023. Gathering 230 participants from six countries and various sectors, the...
2023 - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
Blog article
EU Organic Awards open for applications
A call for applications for the second edition of the EU Organic Awards is now open (until 14 May 2023).
Organic agri-food systems remain a keen interest for the EU CAP Network and we have been contributing to the transition of organic production in a range of ways, including through our Thematic...
European Union
2023 - EU CAP Network
Project
Resilience-Building Through Agroecology
This project led by the Himalayan Permaculture Center is implemented in the Karnali Province, where the NGO has been working since 2011. In this Province, which has the lowest population density and is home to the poorest and marginalized population in Nepal, the project works to collaboratively design and create...
Nepal
2023 - Agroecology Coalition
Newsletter
The Organic Farm Knowledge platform Newsletter – October 2023
Dear readers,
The Organic Farm Knowledge platform (organic-farmknowledge.org) provides access to a wide range of tools and resources about organic farming that can help improve production. We are pleased to share this month’s newsletter with you. We look forward to sharing more news with you in November.
2023 - Organic Farm Knowledge platform
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