DCA works to promote Agroecology in all our Right to Food activities because Agroecology is a climate-friendly way to build sustainability and resilience as well as increasing food production. The components of Agroecology help us form strong links between our rights-based approach; farmers’ participation, organisation and empowerment; fair and sustainable agriculture and...

On Friday 8 March 2019, FAO organized a Technical Seminar on “Agroecology in extensive mixed farming systems: similar productivity, lower costs and increased resilience”. In implementing the “Scaling up Agroecology Initiative”, FAO works with partners to facilitate the generation and co-creation of knowledge, and the dissemination of specific evidence on Agroecology’s contribution...

Since 2003, the Brazilian Congress of Agroecology (CBA) has been held with the active and wide participation of educational, research and extension institutions and organized civil society involved with the demands of family farming and family production logics in general. Initially thought as a space for valuing agroecology as a...

For the majority of Africans, around 70%, their ecological, economic and social agenda is tied to agriculture. This dependence on agriculture means massive vulnerability to the effects of climate change. Dealing with the climate crisis is key to ensuring resilience, food sovereignty, justice and livelihoods for Africa. Agroecology is increasingly considered...

This course, organized by Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT) prepares you to meet the standards of the organic market for cinnamon, black pepper, cloves, turmeric, and ginger. This comprehensive course includes classroom tuition, practical training in the plot, and a field visit to spice farmers in the Uluguru Mountains. The objetive of this course...

The West African Organic Conference (WAOC) is held every two years in one of the countries in the sub-region. So far, Nigeria, Benin and Mali have hosted it. This year it will be held with the theme Organic Agriculture ''Life for all'' in Accra, Ghana at the University of Ghana, Legon...