ECHO East Africa is pleased to announce the Fourth Pastoralist Symposium. The Pastoralist Symposium will provide a network and training opportunity for those involved in improving nutrition and livelihoods in pastoralist...
This paper addresses the role of an Undergraduate Agroecology Research Fellows Program (UARFP) toward a more critical and equity-oriented agroecology pedagogy. As a model rooted in action, Undergraduate Agroecology Research...
Agroecology enables the improvement of agricultural production through the enhancement of local natural resources and traditional know-how. It contributes to maintaining biodiversity and restoring land in drylands, which are particularly...
19 April 2022
Since its launch in 2018, the Scaling up Agroecology Initiative seeks to mobilize dialogue, cooperation and investment within and beyond the United Nations (UN) system, to bring agroecology...
It never ceases to amaze me why it’s so difficult to buy locally produced food that is tasty, seasonal, fresh and chemical-free directly from farmers. Why do government policies and...
The Summerschool Food, Place & Innovation - a Sustainable Food Systems approach addresses the global need for food systems change from a local systems perspective. It argues that all food...
As announced in the EU Biodiversity and Farm to Fork strategies and in the Zero Pollution Action Plan, the European Commission is developing an Integrated Nutrient Management Action Plan (INMAP)...
This video depicts the agroecological transition in O'kambor and Sakkarach as conducted by the Provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Preah Vihear with support from the Department of Agricultural...
A new report by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food)'s report ''The Politics of Protein: Examining claims about livestock, fish, ‘alternative proteins’ and sustainability'', reveals that fake...
Agroecology enables the improvement of agricultural production through the enhancement of local natural resources and traditional know-how. It contributes to maintaining biodiversity and restoring land in drylands, which are particularly...
The crisis faced, due to the impacts of climate change, the collapse of biodiversity and ecosystems, pandemics, or wars, renders even more urgent a transition to agroecological food systems which...
Dilemma
It had been a year since I completed my bachelor’s degree in agriculture, but the dilemma of what to do next still continued. “Should I find a job or get...
Agroecologie enables the improvement of agricultural production through the enhancement of local natural resources and traditional know-how. It contributes to maintaining biodiversity and restoring land in drylands, which are particularly...
In 1981, Enda Tiers Monde, an NGO based in Dakar, Senegal, initiated a study on the risks of pesticides to human and environmental health in the region. The group observed that...
Misleading generalizations and hype are polarizing public discussions about meat and protein. Techno-fixes like fake meat, lab meats, plant-based alternatives, precision livestock and fish-farming are being promoted but could cause...
The adoption of agroecology has united local communities by providing sharing and learning opportunities for rural women farmers. African rural and indigenous women remain undeterred in their commitment to the practice...
In 2021, the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) joined the Collective Action on Forgotten Food led by the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR), Alliance of...
It all started on the day when I escorted our country director to Rufunsa District, which is located in Lusaka Province in Zambia. We were off to meet the village...
