Climate change remains the most significant challenge facing farmers in Benin. Irregular and unpredictable rains, coupled with prolonged droughts and increased incidents of high winds, are decimating crop production across many regions. 

The holistic gardening project in Emuhaya, Western Kenya, is attracting local and international acclaim. Bio Gardening Innovations (BIOGI) is equipping smallholder farmers to break away from monocultures and create thriving, overflowing “food forests” on their farmland.

Amplifying the voices of women farmers is proving an effective way to help tackle gender inequality and promote agroecology, helping small-scale farmers take back power over their land.

High rainfalls in mountainous agricultural regions trigger a need for intervention to help farmers confront food insecurity and restore and protect their soil. 

The Organic Agriculture Centre of Kenya (OACK) saw that by providing the right skills, information and support, they could help small-scale farmers move away from subsistence farming and into thriving livelihoods that improve their local communities and the landscapes they live in

KAFSCUL (Karamoja Agro-Farm Systems Consults), a private organization in Uganda, has been working with small-scale farmers in Jie County to improve soil fertility and make farmland more resilient to adverse weather conditions. 

The Shashe farms in the Runde catchment area of Zimbabwe extend across three villages. Since 2010, over 500 families from the region have worked alongside ZIMSOFF (Zimbabwe Smallholder Organic Farmers Forum) and AZTREC (Association of Zimbabwe Traditional Environmental Conversationists) to revive arid cattle-ranching land into rich, abundant food forests.

Agricultural communities in Kenya are rehabilitating prisoners through agroecology in a bid to reduce reoffending and revive local independent coffee farms.

Strengthening the productive potential of men and women farmers in arid and poor areas of the Sahel: The case of efficient and accessible agroecological practices in the county of Loga, Niger

Indigenous Terra Madre 2024 - Abya Yala Peoples : Our ways of life and knowledge are the best incubator for solutions to the global food crisis   ●      The ancestral peoples of Abya Yala, children of the Earth, are custodians of 80% of the planet’s biodiversity.     Indigenous Terra Madre 2024 - Abya Yala...

Research has shown that plant waste and spent growing media can harbour pests and pathogens, including quarantine-regulated species such as Phytophthora ramorum. These organisms have the potential to spread from untreated waste piles to cultivated plants and the wider environment. This guidance aims to help the horticultural sector understand and...

Society is increasingly aware of the strategic nature of food. The agri-food sector is postulated as one of the pillars of our democratic societies, due to its leading role in the production of healthy, safe and sustainable food. However, farmers and ranchers suffer serious problems that make their profession difficult....

In agreements made through the United Nations, countries around the world have committed themselves to curbing the drastic loss of biodiversity on our planet. Agroecology could play a key role and combine sustainable agriculture with biodiversity protection. An interview with Dr John Garcia Ulloa from Biovision about major challenges and...

As an informed farmer looking to integrate Euphorbia tirucalli, aka pencil euphorbia, into your pest management strategy, you’re likely well aware of the challenges termites pose to your crops. These pests can devastate agricultural productivity, prompting the need for effective and sustainable control methods. Euphorbia tirucalli, known for its termite-repellent properties, offers an...

Green manures boost soil fertility, improve soil structure and support the biodiversity of life in the soil. They typically have high nutrient content and when put back into the soil, also contribute to soil organic matter. Soil organic matter is critical for good plant growth. They improve soil structure even...

The Periodic Table of Food Initiative addresses food biomolecular composition information gaps through a standardized, accessible and enabling platform based on analytical tools, data and capacity building. Data from 1,650 foods serve as starting point for demonstrating the capacity of this initiative to contribute to nutrition, health and food systems...

Les systèmes de cultures maraichers agroécologiques basés sur la diversité des espèces cultivées et le recours aux intrants biologiques permettent d’améliorer les revenus des producteurs tout en préservant leur santé et celle de leur environnement. La complexité des systèmes agroécologiques par rapport au système conventionnel nécessite un dialogue entre chercheurs...

Que faire face à des ressources naturelles qui se dégradent de plus en plus, dans un contexte marqué par les effets des changements climatiques qui frappent de plein fouet plusieurs pays africains ? Face au renchérissement des coûts et à la raréfaction des engrais et des pesticides chimiques ? C’est...

Permaculture, engrais vert, culture associée... de nombreux termes se rapportent à l'agroécologie, mais les connait-on vraiment ? Le dictionnaire d'agroécologie, dans sa version en ligne ou papier, propose des définitions simples de ces termes accompagnées de vidéos ou d'infographies. Son originalité ? Il est construit avec des chercheurs et des...

There is a strong theoretical basis and empirical evidence that food security outcomes (availability, access, utilisation, stability) are as good or sometimes even better for agroecological systems than conventional alternatives. This knowledge brief aims to provide a set of evidence, based on a large-scale analysis of scientific articles (including a literature...