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Could agroecology enable sustainable intensification of agricultural production in the Sahel, which is deeply vulnerable? This is the challenge of the ''Fostering an agroecological intensification to improve farmers’ Resilience in the Sahel'' (FAIR Sahel) project coordinated by the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD). Co-funded to the tune...
Burkina Faso - Mali - Senegal
Project
Declining soil fertility, climatic variability, and outmigration threaten Lesotho’s agricultural productivity. The Machobane Farming System is a simple, low-input technique based on the intercropping and localized application of organic manures. Since its re-introduction in the early 1990s, nearly five thousand farmers have integrated this system into their land management, increasing...
Lesotho
Case study
2015
At the launch of the Agroecology Transformative Partnership Platform (TPP) on Committee on World Food Security’s side event on June 3, 2021, the President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, announced its nation’s resolute policy action banning the import of all artificial fertilizers and agrochemicals in the country.
“If we are to preserve the...
Sri Lanka
Video
2021
There is an urgent need to reconnect society with the sustainable use of agroecosystems by fostering resilient social-ecological systems, emphasizing the links between the functioning of natural systems and human well-being, and stressing the benefits that people derive from them.
This Special Issue of ‘’Agriculture’’ belonging to the section "Agricultural Systems...
Event
2021
Food systems need to meet food security, nutrition, and environmental goals, especially in a world with growing demand and a changing climate. There is now broad consensus on the need to transform current food systems towards more sustainable models.
Agroecology is increasingly seen as a framework to transform food systems. The...
Journal article
2021
Acute hunger is expected to soar in over 20 countries in the next few months, warns a recent report on global “hunger hotspots” from the FAO and the World Food Programme (WFP). An estimated 34 million people are “one step away from starvation”, pushed to the brink by climate shocks, conflict, and...
Article
2021
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