This special issue, "Women, biodiversity and food: the valorization of life through agroecological experiences ”, reflects part of the work of the Women's Alliance in Agroecology-Alliance of Women in Agroecology (AMA-AWA).
Most of the...
Agroecology is an approach to food and agriculture that promotes more sustainable interactions between humans, plants, animals, and the environment. It combines proven local practices with the latest evidence-based scientific...
Natural Farming applied in Himachal Pradesh, India is a sustainable agroecological practice that can minimize the cost of cultivation, sustain soil fertility, reduce water requirement and enhance farmers’ income. It...
Victor M. Toledo is a Mexican ethnoecologist and social activist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His work focuses primarily on the study of agroecological and knowledge systems. In...
This publication is the second in the series entitled Ideas for Emerging Agencies and was prepared as part of the initiative to promote the agroecological transition led by the United...
6 French farmers from the Agr'eau Network tell us about their farm in this video, produced by AFAF agroforesterie. Agroforestry, soil conservation, the reintroduction of animal husbandry on a grain...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and EcoAgriculture Partner organized this webinar about recent developments on territorial perspectives for development and their links with integrated landscape...
To create more consistent livelihood opportunities, FAO is working through the Blue Hope Project with local associations, including women clam collectors, in the coastal areas of Tunisia to boost sustainable eco-tourism. Encouraging...
Zero-budget natural farming is a form of agricultural system redesign being practiced at scale in India, particularly in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is an emerging set of agricultural practices...
The Farm to Fork Strategy (F2F) will enable the transition to a sustainable European Union (EU) food system that safeguards food security and ensures access to healthy diets sourced from a healthy...
Diversified farming systems are proposed as a major mechanism to address the many sustainability issues of today's agriculture. Multi-species livestock farming, i.e. keeping two or more animal species simultaneously on...
A new publication by ASPTA (Brazil) and Coventry University presents the Lume: a method for economic-ecological analysis of agroecosystems. This tool is an important contribution to fill the gap of instruments...
Future pandemics will emerge more often, spread more rapidly, do more damage to the world economy and kill more people than COVID-19 unless there is a transformative change in the...
The Dutch leg of Voedsel Anders (Food Otherwise) is a network of farmers, fisherfolk, scientists, beekeepers, students, artists, academics, policy makers, journalists and other active citizens in the Netherlands and...
The Alliance for Food Sovereignty Activists (AFSA) organizes a conversation with the African Union and Food Sovereignty Activists from all sub-regions of Africa on the COVID-19 crisis. The webinar aims...
FAO will participate in a debate on ‘’Policies driving Organic and Sustainability’’ that will take place during the BIOFACH, in Nuremberg, Germany, on the 12 February. The session will highlight...
Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (officially abbreviated as APCNF), which was launched in 2016 in Andhra Pradesh, India is a paradigm shift in agricultural development. For the first time...
The global syndemic can be read from both poles of food systems: on the one hand, agricultural production is carried out on large scales, based on the intensive use of...
This mapping report is an overview of how agroecology is understood by different citizens (policymakers, farmers, members civil society, researchers, and consumers) and a rich collection of a variety of...
