Agroecology, as a holistic approach to sustainable food systems, is gaining momentum globally as a key approach to addressing current challenges in agricultural and food production. In sub-Saharan Africa, despite...
Land is critical to the lives, livelihoods, and food security of millions worldwide. But a series of unprecedented pressures on global farmland drive a land squeeze. We are seeing a surge in...
The international Symposium “Agriculture, Biodiversity and Food Security: From Commitments to Actions,” will be held at the Quebec City Convention Centre from April 30 to May 2, 2024.
The event is...
There is an urgent need to foster regenerative food systems that mutually reinforce human and ecological health. However, there is limited understanding of the action pathways that could encourage the...
Agriculture impacts and is affected by climate change. Many current agricultural practices rely heavily on industrial methods such as monocropping, overreliance on synthetic fertilizers, and harmful use of antibiotics to maximize...
The UVM Institute for Agroecology is recruiting for a postdoctoral position to work on a participatory action research project focusing on how regional governance can support more just transitions in...
Through a Participatory Action Research, the peasant women of the MASIPAG network collectively analyzed and drew insights from their involvement in farmer-led agroecology. Their analyses focused on how agroecology helped empower peasant...
Credit is essential for any economic activity. It's no different for agroecological food production – farming, fishing, livestock rearing, and forest product collection. Without working capital, it is difficult to...
Food systems transformation in the Asia-Pacific depends on disseminating and mainstreaming new approaches that foster sustainable agriculture. One such approach is agroecology. In the Asia-Pacific region, several agroecological practices –...
This insightful article sheds light on the challenges and opportunities faced by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in their adoption of innovative agricultural practices like push-pull technology (PPT). While...
Agroecology is gaining global momentum, driven by a growing body of determined smallholders and family farmers, Indigenous Peoples, civil society actors, policy makers and researchers. They are paving the way...
Global food production faces challenges in balancing the need for increased yields with environmental sustainability.This study presents a six-year field experiment in the North China Plain, demonstrating the benefits of...
This article highlights calls by Kenyan civil society organizations, led by PELUM Kenya, to ban harmful agricultural inputs that threaten health and food safety. Speaking at the First National Agroecology...
This article offers a panoramic view of the agroecological movement, led by several peasant and indigenous organizations around the world, and by different kinds of allies. The agroecological movement is...
This Special Edition of the Knowledge Makers Journal entitled, “Indigenous Women, Indigenous Peoples’ Food and Knowledge Systems, and Climate Action” is a compilation of research articles authored by Indigenous Women...
This study sheds light on the role of rural extension workers in Brazil and their engagement with social technologies to support agroecology and the agroecological transition. By surveying 575 professionals...
In Africa, farmers’ seeds are the basis of agricultural production, diverse and healthy food systems across the continent. The Farmer-managed seed system (FMSS) is the dominant system for food crops...
Knowledge sharing and co-creation for application offer pathways for the multidimensional challenges of food systems in West Africa which are to date still largely underexplored. They have the potential for...
Seed embodies life, power, and culture. From Africa’s deserts and drylands to its mighty river systems and tropical forests, from those growing a multiplicity of grains, legumes, and vegetables, to...
Agroecology Coalition will be taking part in COP 16, Cali, Colombia with a delegation from the Secretariat, member organizations and countries. Through the planned side events and interventions, it will...
