This brief outlines severals agroecological farming practices that could recocile nature and improve biodiversity. Some of the practices include:
1. Developing a dense ecological network; 2. Implementiing ecological elements; 3. No herbicide use; 4....
Biodiversity is at the core of sustainable agriculture, providing essential ecosystem services such as pollination, water purification, and natural pest control. However, modern monoculture farming has significantly contributed to biodiversity...
Over the last few years, a small but increasing number of researchers and organizations has been involved in tracking funding flows to agroecology, analyzing development assistance, climate finance, and research...
The project “Renewing agricultural advisory services to support agroecological transitions in family farming in sub-Saharan Africa” (ACOTAF) is implemented by the consortium made up of CIRAD, IRAM, Inter- reseaux and...
In a planet under polycrisis (climate change, high input costs, ecological degradation, armed conflicts, etc.) the challenge is to transition agroecosystems based on external inputs to one dependent on ecological...
Food systems are increasingly threatened by climate change, natural resource degradation, rapid population growth, and shifting diets. Sustainable agricultural practices labeled as “agroecology” have been promoted as one of the...
The industrialized food system is one of the biggest stressors on planetary health, contributing to almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions and causing immense biodiversity loss. This model...
This report is intended for actors and organizations seeking to support agroecological transitions and facilitate the social transformations necessary for agroecology to thrive.
This report explains how agroecological transitions are complex, multi-scale...
Recognizing the importance of invertebrate pollinators, the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Commission) at its Seventeenth Regular Session, in 2019, adopted its Work Plan for the Sustainable...
Reflecting on the challenges to advance an agenda of transforming food systems and building more prosperous and inclusive societies involves facing the effects/impacts of climate change and strengthening initiatives that...
This research topic aims to collect recent evidence about the impact of the threats observed within agricultural practices and agricultural areas on wild pollinators and the potential effective strategies to...
This study identified characteristics of stingless bees and meliponicultures that make them excellent mediators for biocultural conservation and agroecological education: the complex, deep, and beautiful relation between humans and bees;...
The impacts of chemical pesticides on the environment, including biodiversity, water, air and soil, and on human health, have become a major concern for civil society and consumers. They are...
The efficacy of biochar in improving soil health, crop productivity, land reclamation, and mitigation of climate change has been extensively studied over the last decade. This research has shown varied...
is a free online course developed by Agroecology Fund + Statistics for Sustainable Development
The course aims to provide a clear process of how to build an evidence-based case for efficacy and...
The main theme of World Soil Day 2023 is "Water to keep soils healthy and Soils to keep water healthy". In order to prepare this event that will be held...
On 2 and 3 May, FAO hosted the hybrid validation workshop on the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE) 52 implementing partners, representatives of civil society, scientists, and government representatives,...
In 2022, FAO and Biovision organised the Agroecology Dialogue Series, an initiative in support of the Agroecology Coalition.
The discussions of each dialogue have subsequently been summarized in three briefs....
On behalf of the Agroecology Fund project by the ECA Community of Practice on Agroecology, the team at Agro-Perma-Lab (Poland) is preparing a series of articles, online Agroecology Schools' series...
The transition towards agroecology is urgent and requires the commitement and perseverance from all actotrs in the food systems. This brief document outlines the role of agroecology, Slow Food's perspective on...
