A stealthy revolution is taking place across African food systems. Not in the soil or on the farm, but in computers, platforms, and satellite systems that we do not own or manage. From AI-powered agricultural apps to blockchain-based supply networks, digital technologies are fast changing the way we raise, sell,...

The Himalayan region is often introduced through its dramatic landscapes, fragile ecosystems, and socio-cultural richness, but its deeper story is one of livelihoods, governance, and the search for a viable future. Farming communities from the Eastern to Western Himalayas face an intensifying convergence of climate volatility, rapid urbanization, outmigration, shrinking...

The Agroecology and Safe Food System Transitions (ASSET) project worked across Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 2020 to 2025, aiming to transform agricultural systems toward sustainability, safety, and equity. Funded by AFD, EU, and FFEM, the project partnered with government agencies, research institutions, and farmer organizations to promote agroecology from...

We often hear that we are what we eat. At COP30, we might finally become what we preach. For the first time in the history of the UN Climate Conferences, the food offered to delegates, negotiators, civil society, and workers will itself be part of the climate solution. Na Mesa da...

The dominant approach to resilience tends to focus on restoring supply chains or bouncing back to pre-crisis conditions. This framing assumes the current system is worth preserving. But if the status quo is already unjust and unsustainable, what exactly are we trying to bounce back to? This tension was central to...

Knowledge co-creation is a central principle in agroecology and agroecological transitions. Researchers and practitioners engaging in actions to support and enhance biodiversity, maximise use of local resources, improve livelihoods, strengthen circular and solidarity economies, and enhance food security, rely on knowledge creation. But for that knowledge to be useful to...