This study’s findings highlight the potential of PGS to foster cooperation within local communities and familiarize farmers with organic principles and methods. PGS can be used as a framework to...

Biological control has been effectively exploited by mankind since 300 CE. By promoting the natural regulation of pests, weeds, and diseases, it produces societal benefits at the food-environment-health nexus. Here we...

This brief uncovers the transformative insights of the AgroEco2050 foresight study, carried out by Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS), Department of Agriculture of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the French Agricultural...

The Agroecology Conference & Exhibition on Community Seed Systems 2024 (AECoSS24),set to take place on April 24-25 in Selangor Malaysia, brings together communities, practitioners, farmers, gardeners, and champions of seed saving, sharing and exchanging,...

The need to transform Kenya`s food system has been recognized through the development of country`s Food System Transformation Pathway Plan. The transformation aims to make food systems; healthy and nutritious;...

This article announces the launch of the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) by the Indian government, aimed at promoting chemical-free, sustainable farming practices. With a budget of Rs. 2481...

The FAO Agroecology Digest presents a round-up of news, research publications, stories from the field, and multimedia materials (and much more) worldwide. Browse the database for up-to-date resources and share additional resources and feedback by...

Crop-Livestock Integration (CLI) through biomass exchanges between crop and livestock enhances the sustainability of mixed farming systems, improving production, autonomy, efficiency and recycling. By analysing the diversity and recent changes...

“The massification of agroecology is linked to increased cooperation within our areas, to the debate on the organisation of food and agroecological production chains, so that each region of Brazil,...

In 2024, the UNDFF is at its halfway point. To mark this important milestone, a Global Family Farming Forum will be held at FAO Headquarters between 15 and 18 October 2024. Co-organized...

In this podcast, Jesús Vázquez, General Coordinator of Organización Boricuá de Agricultura Ecológica and a member of La Via Campesina in Puerto Rico, emphasized on the IFAD's Foods-Farms-Future podcast that agroecology...

Agroecological food system transformation offers a promising solution to addressing the challenges of the global food system. Yet, comprehensive evidence of agroecological practices, guided by the ten elements of agroecology,...

Explore the vital connection between humans and nature in this latest episode that delve into the importance of reconnecting with the natural world. Focusing on agroecology and biodiversity preservation, this podcast...

This article explores how enhancing women's roles in livestock production can significantly contribute to Sustainable Development Goal 5, which aims at achieving gender equality and empowering women. In developing countries,...

This article documents the reflection on both progress and challenges at the Agroecology TPP Members Forum meeting held in Nairobi and online on 12-13 March 2024. It provided an opportunity to share...

This article, part of a series based on discussions held during COP16 and COP29, highlights the growing momentum for integrating agroecological policies into national and global frameworks. These policies are...

This project strives to bring the 13 Principles of Agroecology to life for farmers and policymakers alike. Given that accessible information on this topic is limited, it presents visually engaging...

The spring-summer 2024 issue is devoted largely to a set of commentaries prepared by more than two dozen participants in the U.S. Agroecology Summit 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Their individual and collective...

Agroecology emphasizes a shift from low diversity, high chemical input farming to more biodiverse agroecosystems cultivated in conjunction with natural ecosystem processes and embedded in socially just relationships. Yet achieving...

This blog article by Ayana Curran-Howes and Nils McCune from the UVM Institute for Agroecology explore what agroecology represents to the millions of workers that produce the food that humans eat. What kind of liberation does...