Being the kernel of the traditional agriculture of China, and one of the major practices in developing ecological agriculture, intercropping still occupies an important position in modern agriculture in China...

"This study booklet aims to provide an overview of producers' collectives in India, which broadly falls under the cooperative movement. It will also highlight some case studies of successful collective...

Organic agriculture is practiced in 172 countries, and 43.7 million hectares of agricultural land are managed organically by approximately 2.3 million farmers. The global sales of organic food and drink...

Intercropping is one of the traditional farming systems practiced by farmers in China for more than 2,000 years with some intriguing ecological principles. Previous studies have shown that intercropping enhances...

Agroecology is a way of redesigning food systems, from the farm to the table, to achieve ecological, economic, and social sustainability. Through transdisciplinary, participatory, and change-oriented research and action, agroecology...

"CCRP has funded agricultural research and development projects in West Africa (Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger) since 2006. As one of the poorest regions in the world, challenges certainly abound,...

Este material didáctico sobre Producción Ecológica se enmarca como una de las acciones a desarrollar de estos programa formativos, con el objeto de proporcionar una herramienta útil de trabajo tanto...

In this video Nepalese farmers explain how they learned, after an FAO training course, to use bio-pesticides instead of the chemical ones.

"In Malawi, CRRP support has targeted improvement of selected legume crops, development of seed systems, improved agronomic practices, mechanization to reduce drudgery and increase eciency, and stimulating inclusive markets. In...

Osório (RS) – O Brasil é o país da diversificação de povos, de culturas, de territórios, de sistemas de produção da agricultura familiar. Esta é uma das características das Caravanas...

This report outlines France's commitment to the Agroecology project, an initiative to change production models in order to achieve higher combined economic, social and environmental production. This new, ambitious public policy...

AEI content is organized into topics and principle-based sets. Topics aggregate site content into central  themes. A principle set includes one principle (a useful distillation of evidence, theory  and/or experience)...

25 November - Afternoon session:  Module 6: Transformative policies and processes. Closing session and recommendations. Record of the Regional Symposium on Agroecology for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems in Europe and Central Asia,...

25 November - Morning session:  Module 4: Agroecology at the core of ecosystem services-ecological and social challenges. Module 5: Valuing agroecology and sustainable food systems.  Record of the Regional Symposium on Agroecology for...

The FAO Technical Network on Sustainable Crop Production and Agroecology 
 is pleased to invite you to  the webinar   SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION AND AGROECOLOGY online at: https://fao.adobeconnect.com/_a1026619000/r99znxs4li9/ 7 December 2016, from 12:00h - 13:00h (GMT +1)   Pablo...

24 November - Afternoon session:  Module 2: Agroecology systems and practices. Module 3: Research, innovation and knowledge sharing for agroecology transitions. Record of the Regional Symposium on Agroecology for Sustainable Agriculture and Food...

La production industrielle d'huile de palme s'est étendue à travers le monde au cours du dernier siècle, en Asie d'abord et en Amérique latine ensuite. Le développement de palmiers à...

24 November - Morning session:  High level session module 1 Concepts and challenges of agroecology Record of the Regional Symposium on Agroecology for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems in Europe and Central Asia, which...

In September 2014, FAO organized the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition. The symposium emphasized that future food systems need to suit the reality of smallholders and...

As a follow-up activity of the Regional Meeting on Agroecology in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2015, a  national multistakeholder platform (SREC/PFONGUE*) will organize a meeting on agroecology . This meeting “Generation agroecology”...