In January 2019, 59 civil society organizations published the position paper “Strengthening Agroecology”. It calls to use agroecology for a fundamental transformation of agri-food systems and to exploit the potentials of the...
For several decades, civil society organizations (CSOs), farmers (POs) and research institutions are taking initiatives to develop agroecology in Senegal. The municipality of Ndiob has particularly distinguished itself through its...
This pedagogical booklet is the result of the lessons learned from a 5-year project, between 2013 and 2018, with 50 elementary schools in the Marakanam block, in the state of...
The Interdisciplinary Studies Center on Organic Agriculture of the University of the Philippines Los Baños will hold this conference on the theme, “Multi-faceted Strategies of Organic Agriculture Contributing to Sustainable...
This document summarizes the online discussion Mainstreaming gender for sustainable soil management, held on the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) from 23 September to 25...
This volunteering project of the Green School Village is funded by the European Solidarity Corps and is for 6 months (April-September 2020) for 2 young people (age 18-30) to join...
In Latin America, numerous farmers' movements, civil society organizations, and scientists involved with the public sector have formed the agroecological movement as a response to the agricultural and food crisis...
Formally adopted in 2018 by the General Assembly of the United Nations, the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas is a landmark for...
In 2019, the South Korean organic movement in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. This was...
This course addressed issues and articulations around local agroecological based food systems, including food resistances, which together with agroecological experiences constitute the responses against agro-industrial crops (genetically modified, monocultures, biofuels,...
The Senate in the Philippines has approved a bill recognizing Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) and amending the current legal framework for organic agriculture in the country. PGS are locally focused...
Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) is organizing a webinar as a part of the successful implementation of Pre-Monsoon Dry sowing in Andhra Pradesh. This initiative has started as...
The challenges in front of the food systems and the need to transform them have become central in experts' speeches, and more recently, in political discourse, as evidenced by the...
The specter of the growing impact of pandemics, coupled with the increasing climate crisis, raises important questions for activists and researchers involved in research in rural areas, whether using participatory...
With the technical support of FAO, the Federal Government of Switzerland established the International Innovation Award for Sustainable Food and Agriculture in 2019 and is pleased to announce the second...
FAO recently partnered with the organization IN SITU to measure the impact of agroecology through the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE) in 60 farms surrounding Rosario City in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
This...
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the need for solidarity-based, resilient food systems is increasingly evident. Long-standing and viable models such as Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and other types...
This fact sheet presents a family agroecosystem, located in the community of Enjeitado in the Sertão do Pajeù in Brazil – the most populous semi-arid region in the world.
Sabià Agroecological...
Agroecology Fund (AEF) launched a new video, “Agroecology: Grassroots Solutions to Global Crises”, a 7-minute short film featuring grantee partners, advisors, allies, and donors from the global AEF community.
Filmmaker and...
Public support mechanisms for agriculture in many cases hinder the transformation towards healthier, more sustainable, equitable, and efficient food systems, thus actively steering us away from meeting the Sustainable Development...
