Across the Americas, small farmers are continuing a long tradition of sustainable agricultural practices with support from international organizations and university researchers. But these farmers face tremendous economic pressures from...

The paper discusses third party certification, for both individuals and farmer groups, as well as participatory certification. Case studies from Thailand, India, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Brazil engaged in...

An group composed of Friends of the Earth International, Via Campesina, the World March of Women, ROPPA, WFF and WFFP has come together to organise Nyéléni 2007, the World Forum...

The Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods were developed in view of the growing production and international trade in organically produced foods to facilitate...

Official and officially recognized inspection and certification systems are fundamentally important and very widely used means of food control systems. The confidence of consumers in the safety and quality of...

Food labelling is the primary means of communication between the producer and seller of food on the one hand, and the purchaser and consumer on the other. The Codex Alimentarius...

El etiquetado de los alimentos constituye el principal medio de comunicación entre los productores y vendedores de alimentos por una parte, y por otra, sus compradores y consumidores. Las normas...

Las Directrices para la Producción, Elaboración, Etiquetado y Comercialización de Alimentos Producidos Orgánicamente se han elaborado teniendo en cuenta el incremento de la producción y del comercio internacional de los...

Les systèmes d’inspection et de certification officiels et officiellement reconnus sont un élément fondamental très largement utilisé du système de contrôle des denrées alimentaires. La confiance des consommateurs dans la...

Les Directives concernant la production, la transformation, l’étiquetage et la commercialisation des aliments issus de l’agriculture biologique ont été développées au vu de l’augmentation de la production et du commerce...

Los sistemas de inspección y certificación oficiales y oficialmente reconocidos cuya utilización está muy generalizada, son de importancia fundamental para los sistemas de control de los alimentos. La confianza de...

The International Conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security was held in connection with the 33rd Session of the Committee on Food Security in FAO, Rome. The objective of the...

Agriculture and rural development are sustainable when they are ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just, culturally appropriate, humane and based on a scientific approach. Rural development policy must aim to...

L’agriculture et le développement rural sont durables lorsqu’ils respectent l’environnement, sont économiquement viables, socialement justes, culturellement appropriés, humains et fondés sur une approche scientifique globale. Les politiques de développement rural...

"Esta edición de LEISA está dedicada a tratar la relación entre la agroecología y la salud. En realidad, se trata de volver sobre un tema al que por lo general...

This paper defines agroecology as the application of ecological concepts and principles to the design and management of food systems. It presents the main arguments in support of the agroecological...

Agriculture, both at global and european levels, is in a crisis that originates from a complex set of social, economic and ecologic problems. In this context, agroecology positions itself as...

The paper analyzes the effect of agricultural intensification on ecosystems’ functioning. It also highlights the need for integrating scientific basis on the agroecological management models in order to harmonize agricultural...

The conversion of conventional production systems, characterized by monocultures with elevated use of inputs, to diversified, low-input systems is based upon two agroecological pillars: habitat diversification and improved management of...

In the case of Peru, the GIAHS project has been defined in the area located in the Central Andes, in the southern highlands of Peru, which includes two basins of...