Agroecology Knowledge Hub

Today’s food and farming systems have succeeded in supplying large volumes of foods to global markets but are generating negative outcomes on multiple fronts: widespread degradation of land, water, and...
2016
Report
Biowatch advocates for agroecology as a proven, multi-faceted approach to creating a sustainable, diverse, just food system that applies ecological principles and methods to farming, while addressing wider environmental, economic,...
2016
Book
"Investment in small-scale sustainable agriculture is the most efficient way to reduce hunger and poverty. It is at least twice as affective as investments in any other sector. Despite these...
2016
Report
V consulta sobre soberanía alimentaria realizada en Panamá los días 19 y 20 de febrero 2016. Organizada por la Alianza por la soberanía Alimentaria para América Latina y El Caribe....
2016
Video
Agroecological case studies all over the globe show agroecology in practice.
2016
Case study
Today’s society faces many challenges when it comes to food production: producing food sustainably, producing enough of it, distributing food, consuming enough calories, consuming too many calories, consuming culturally-appropriate foods,...
2017
Journal article
The profile features farmers in New Zealand who came to the idea of regenerative agriculture due to an awareness of the ecological limits being breached by New Zealand agriculture. They believe...
2017
Case study
"Four decades of communism and an overnight transition from socialism to the free market caused dramatic shifts in food consumer – producer relationships across Eastern Europe. In the Czech Republic,...
2017
Website
"The exodus of young people is one of the main problems of rural communities in Mediterranean Europe. The declining rural population is counterbalanced by migrants that have come to live...
2017
Website
The present report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food was written in collaboration with the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound...
2017
Report
In December 2016, the Zaragoza City Council organised an international seminar on Cities for Agroecology. This event marked the start of two parallel processes of city networking, at European and...
2017
Journal article
Biodiversité et ingénierie écologique pour une intensification durable de l'agriculture     Plus de la moitié de la croissance démographique d'ici à 2050 devrait avoir lieu en Afrique. Il est urgent d'identifier de...
2017
Event
While India was home to more than 100,000 rice varieties only 50 years ago, today more than 80% of the area dedicated to grow rice is planted with hybrid varities. Thanks...
2017
Article
Smallholder farmers in Gambia are increasingly facing climate related induced disasters and vulnerabilities affecting their lives and livelihoods. During 2010-2012, farmers faced flash floods, periods of drought, disease infestation, saline...
2017
Case study
LINDROS consults, educates, trains and manages projects related to food sovereignty and food security. LINDROS specializes in Agroecology, using a holistic approach to develop and maintain fertile, healthy soils and...
2017
Website
The video contains the streming of the third day of the conference of "Periurbanos hacia el consenso" held in Ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina, during the 12th, 13th and 14th of...
2017
Video
Agriculture in Senegal is predominantly rain-fed and so erratic weather patterns present an everincreasing risk to smallholder farmers across the country. Late onset of rain can lead to a reduced...
2017
Case study
The video contains the streming of the second day of the conference of "Periurbanos hacia el consenso" held in Ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina, during the 12th, 13th and 14th of...
2017
Video
The Centre for Integrated Rural and Tribal Development (CIRTD), a long term partner of ActionAid India in Sundargarh district of Odisha, has implemented the project, “Enhancing income and securing the...
2017
Case study
Agroecology is our best option for creating a food and farming system capable of nurturing people, societies, and the planet. But it is still not widespread as it should be. Fertile...
2017
Book