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Agroecology plays an important role in contributing to the eradication of hunger and extreme poverty, and as a means to facilitate the transition to more productive, sustainable and inclusive food systems. Creating a greater awareness of agroecology and its advantages is an important step to help policy-makers, farmers and researchers to apply this approach to achieve a world without hunger.

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The FAO Glossary on Organic Agriculture in English, French and Spanish contains 401 concepts and definitions, where appropriate, which have been selected from FAO and international documents and publications on Organic Agriculture, as well as from the proceedings of meetings of experts discussing Organic Agriculture and Food Security issues. The...
Book
2009
Nature et Progrès is one of the oldest PGS in the world,  active since 1972.  From the beginning, this French association has involved a number of stakeholders and pioneers of the organic movement, including farmers, consumers, agronomists, technicians and even doctors. This video shows how Nature et Progrès operates as a...
France
Video
2019
This educational video presents Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) through practical examples and theory. It is illustrated by 4 PGS initiatives: “Nature et Progres” in France, “Rede Ecovida de Agroecologia” in Brazil, “Bryanston Organic and Natural Market” in South Africa and “Sabeto Organic Producers Association” in Fiji. The video is structured...
Brazil - Fiji - France - South Africa
Video
2016
This short video explains the basis of Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS). It was designed as a trailer and short version of the documentary: A guide to Participatory Guarantee Systems for Organic Agriculture available to watch here.  The video was produced by IFOAM – Organics International with the financial support of the...
Brazil - Fiji - France - South Africa
Video
2016
These guidelines have been prepared by IFOAM-Organics International as part of the Global Policy Toolkit on Public Support to Organic Agriculture. The guidelines make the cornerstone of this toolkit and present a compilation of facts, arguments and tips on the full panel of policy measures that have been identified to...
Guidelines
2017
The terminology and conceptual framework for describing Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) was first developed from the International Alternative Certification Workshop held in Brazil in 2004 and sponsored by IFOAM - Organics International and the MAELA. During this event, the dynamics of different alternative organic certification systems were shared and their...
Guidelines
2019
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