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Promouvoir l’agroforesterie dans la culture cacaoyère face aux enjeux de la durabilité de la filière
Dans le cadre du programme Équité, Agronomes & Vétérinaires Sans Frontières et Commerce Équitable France, aux côtés de plateformes nationales de commerce équitable et de plus de 40 coopératives, travaillent à élargir l'accès à des services innovants qui renforcent la résilience des agriculteurs. L'accent est mis sur le soutien aux...
Policy brief/paper
2025
This report examines Farmer Managed Seed Systems (FMSS) in Zambia, highlighting their role in promoting food and seed sovereignty, as well as enhancing nutrition. FMSS empower local farmers to oversee seed selection, storage, and management, ensuring the preservation of agricultural biodiversity. For this study, focus group discussions in three rural...
Article
This case study compiles a series of in-depth analyses showcasing transformative initiatives in the food systems sector worldwide. Developed through the Coalition for Food Systems Alliance (CoFSA), this collection highlights successful projects that integrate sustainability, equity, and innovation into agri-food practices. From community-driven agroecological models to policy innovations, the document...
Case study
2025
Pulses, endowed with unique ability of nitrogen fixation constitute an important component of crop diversification and resource conservation in farming systems. System of crop intensification (SCI) is an agricultural production strategy that seeks to increase and optimize the benefits that can be derived from making better use of available resources:...
Journal article
This article highlights the significant role pulses play in enhancing biodiversity and promoting sustainable agriculture. Pulses, through their symbiotic relationship with bacteria like Rhizobium and Bradyrhizobium, can fix atmospheric nitrogen into the soil, thereby improving soil fertility.
Some varieties also have the ability to release soil-bound phosphorus, further contributing to plant...
Fact sheet
Legumes have multiple advantages that meet agroecological challenges. However, many farmers are reluctant to include them permanently in their crop rotations. We investigated farmers’ motivations for growing pulses in a case study of a French cooperative which has developed a pulses sector, by analyzing data from questionnaires and semi-structured interviews....
Article
2023
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