Agroecology Knowledge Hub

The Agroecology Criteria Tool (ACT) enables the assessment of a project through the lens of agroecology: it visualizes the degree to which a project, program or policy is aligned with...
2020
Innovation
On May 29, the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayong), the premier policy ‘Think Tank’ of the Government of India, organized a convention with international experts with the aim...
2020
Article
This review of agroecology’s current work on culture and food traditions—a principle of the field and one of the FAO’s 10 Elements of Agroecology—reveals two things. First, although culture and...
2020
Journal article
This report, co-developed by Biovision, IPES-Food and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), zooms in on the all-important financial flows in food system research to sub-Saharan Africa, with a view...
2020
Report
There is a clear consensus on the need to transform the food systems. Agroecology is a transformative paradigm that places social justice and sustainability at the center. It has been...
2020
Policy brief/paper
FAO, with the participation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) , hosted the World Environment Day 2020 event “The Interface of Humans, Animals and the...
2020
Event
This publication aims to provide an overview of actions and initiatives on Agroecology in Europe and Central Asia countries. There is enough evidence that agroecology contributes to more sustainable food systems,...
2020
Report
El bioma amazónico es el ecosistema tropical más grande del mundo y cubre el 6% de la superficie del planeta. Es el hogar de 34 millones de personas, el 10%...
2020
Project
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the fragility of today’s global food systems, and the risk of a food crisis is higher than ever. Yet the failures of industrial food production...
2020
Article
Conservation and sustainable use of pollinators require commitment and support from all the stakeholders across sectors and organizations. Since the release of the landmark IPBES thematic assessment on pollinators, pollination and food...
2020
Event
To address the impacts of climate change and variability, Senegal is committed to the formulation of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). NDCs are commitments made by each country to reduce...
2020
Article
The Italian Network for Local Food Policies is being promoted by a group of academic, scientific and independent researchers, from different Italian cities engaged in multiple ways in research activities...
2020
Event
The Conference "Agroecology, an option of present and future” will be held on 16 October 2020, at 10.00 am CEST. The conference is organized by the Spanish Agency for International...
2020
Event
COVID-19 has exposed vulnerabilities within the current food system. Adopt agroecology practices as a strategic approach, can help to build a resilient and sustainable food system. in this animated video,...
2020
Video
Poverty, lack of employment, poor access to land and care responsibilities, but at the same time, the relationship with the environment and the sense of collectivity, lead communities and, within...
2020
Video
Over the past three decades, agroecology has gained much attention as the basis for the transition from conventional agriculture and external-market oriented production to ecological, localized agriculture that not only...
2020
Article
Part of online course Social ecologism in times of emergency, reflections from confinement treating topics as a Sustainable and healthy diet for young and old, Preparing the Day After transformative...
2020
Learning
This publication elaborated by Coordination SUD, shows the importance to change the paradigm and foster the transition to sustainable agricultural and food systems in environmental, economic, social and cultural terms. The...
2020
Policy brief/paper
This online course, organized by Ecologistas en Acción will make a tour of different proposals of the peasant movement such as food sovereignty, agroecology or fair trade, paying special attention to...
2020
Learning
The Europe and Central Asia Regional Synthesis for The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture summarizes the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in the region,...
2020
Report