Agroecology Knowledge Hub

Agroecology Newsletter of February 2022
2022
Newsletter
Current food and agricultural systems face major environmental, climate and health challenges while struggling to respond to the challenges of food and nutrition security. The Coalition for food systems’ transformation...
2022
Event
Over the last three decades, Farmer Field Schools (FFS) have proven to be an effective discovery-learning-capacity building approach to help rural populations to innovate with more clarity and purpose while...
2022
Article
Conventional agricultural systems have contributed to social, economic and environmental problems and are the main threat to global sustainability. In response, theoretical frameworks to describe the transition to sustainable food...
2022
Case study
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are offering a FREE two-part Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Ecosystem Restoration. This course is available thanks to the...
2022
Learning
Agroecology has been recognized as a paradigm that can offer multiple ecological and socio-economic benefits. In many developing countries, the promotion of agroecology is facilitated by intermediary organizations such as...
2022
Case study
This article details the experience shared during World Soil Day 2022 event on how to make uncultivable soil fertile and suitable for food production in Slovenia while increasing interest in this subject...
2022
Article
This video presents a recording of the dialogue on The Politics of Knowledge, and the evidence for agroecology in Africa held on 19 May 2022.  The event was co-organized by the Alliance...
2022
Video
The YALTA initiatives developed a handbook on agroecology to further support its implementation among the youths and other actors in agroecology. This handbook is a consolidation of information from different sources...
2022
Manual
This conference aims to invoke consciousness and motivate the regional and continental communities to invest in interventions that will ameliorate the negative impacts of the current unsustainable food systems through...
2023
Event
This publication highlights the efforts, challenges, and successes of farmers in Southeast Asia practicing agroecology.  It documents and emphasizes the diverse, sustainable agricultural practices they adopt to address environmental and...
2023
Article
The Agroecology Europe Forum is a 3-day in-person event gathering people from all over Europe and beyond to meet in dialogue and discuss some of the most pressing issues and...
2023
Event
Agroscope researchers tested the FAO method for assessing the agroecological status of farms in Switzerland for the first time, demonstrating the advantages of a holistic evaluation as well as the...
2023
Policy brief/paper
To advance the use of gender-transformative approaches in climate-resilient agriculture (CRA), a review of practical resources that could support researchers and practitioners in applying gender and CRA was undertaken. The...
2023
Working paper
The global food system is flawed. Not only is it not delivering healthy and nutritious food but it is also a key contributor to environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, malnutrition, rural...
2023
Policy brief/paper
The conference, hosted by the Government of Cambodia through the Conservation Agriculture and Sustainable Intensification Consortium (CASIC), in close collaboration with FAO, ESCAP, CIRAD, the ASSET project, and partners, was held...
2023
Article
Agroecology aims to comprehensively transform food and farming systems in all dimensions, from production to distribution and consumption as well as governance. The aim is to achieve greater environmental and societal...
2023
Policy brief/paper
World Pulses Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the nutritional benefits of pulses and their contribution to sustainable food systems and a world without hunger. This year, the #WorldPulsesDay campaign...
2023
Event
This paper presents four main findings and key recommendations of a dialogue that explored the role of agroecology in increasing resilience to Agri input scarcity in the context of the...
2023
Policy brief/paper
This paper presents five main messages and key recommendations of a dialogue that explored opportunities and limitations of agroecology to address conservation needs beyond the farm. The messages hereby presented...
2023
Policy brief/paper