Southern European farming regions, particularly those like Odemira in Portugal, face significant socio-economic and ecological pressures due to climate change, drought, and land degradation. These issues are exacerbated by decades...
Agri-food systems in Norway, like those globally, face mounting ecological, economic, and social challenges, underscoring the need for more comprehensive approaches to sustainability assessment. A recent study explored the applicability...
The agenda on food safety for human health and other fauna and desire to overcome unreasonable use of agricultural inputs while conserving ecosystem services has been among the top priorities...
This report advocates for a shift in African agricultural practices, focusing on legume-centered agroecological strategies. It highlights the problems associated with industrialized agriculture's heavy reliance on inorganic fertilizers, which exacerbates food...
There is a growing global interest in agroecology, yet agroecological transitions remain fraught with challenges. These include the need to reconfigure the productive and reproductive agrarian relations of unsustainable food...
This document is the result of a participatory and collaborative effort across the five knowledge hubs to provide a central, comprehensive guide to ensure that the topic of gender cuts...
Intercropping has garnered renewed attention in Europe as an agroecological practice to enhance environmental sustainability. Interest in plant-based proteins by increasing human consumption of legumes is gaining traction. Legume-cereal intercropping...
Slow Food Uganda is a member of the global Slow Food movement, which advocates for the right to access good, clean, and fair food for all.
This strategic plan serves as...
The traditional knowledge and innovations of Indigenous Peoples and local communities – including philosophies for living in balance with nature, agroecological food systems and resilient crop and livestock varieties – provide...
The University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) Soil and Agroecosystems Laboratory is searching for a candidate for a three year postdoctoral research position. The successful candidate will...
Since the earliest origins of agriculture, farmers and cultivated plants (or crops) have rightly been credited with securing copious food supplies and enabling the rise of complex societies. From Mesopotamia...
This dialogue titles 'Measuring What Matters to Foster Agroecological Transitions' mark the third Agroecology TPP Dialogue, and aim at sharing and co-creating knowledge while also engaging diverse stakeholders on topics centered...
This video highlights the mission of IPES-Food, a global think tank focused on transforming food systems for sustainability. Comprised of 25 experts from diverse fields such as environmental science, economics,...
Nowadays, a new wave of ‘modernisation’ is challenging agriculture. The digitalisation of our world is ongoing and delivers promises - but also many concerns. How could agroecology cope with this...
A sustainability transformation of agricultural and food systems is not only necessary due to the ecological and social costs and low crisis-resilience of the systems pre-dominatd today, but also economically...
This Policy Briefing is based on research carried out by Practical Action and the Biovision Foundation in 2023 and 2024 that explored consumer food preferences and investigated Kenyan initiatives that...
Agroecology describes a readily shared philosophy to improve the resilience of food systems. So far, the literature focuses on applying agroecology principles in stable settings. In fragile areas affected by...
A Statement from LI-BIRD Nepal and the Himalayan Agroecology Initiative team
Soil is an invaluable natural resource that provides life-sustaining ecosystem services. The importance of soil has been recognized in ancient Vedas as a...
In June 1992, the third United Nations Conference on Environment and Development took place in Rio de Janeiro. This historic summit culminated in three Conventions drawn up by the States...
The groundbreaking FAO report “The Unjust Climate: Measuring the impacts of climate change on the rural poor, women and youth” shows that climate change disproportionately impacts women farmers in low-...
