Agroecology Knowledge Hub

This article published in The Conversation describes the inextricable linkage between the crisis of biodiversity loss and the loss of indigenous cultures. From animals to insects and plants, biodiversity loss cannot be effectively addressed without tackling...
2020
Article
WASTE FEW ULL’s Sao Paulo Urban Living Lab (ULL) shows how agroecological food production preserves the Atlantic rainforest and addresses linearity and waste products in the food-energy-water nexus in Brazilian...
2020
Video
The Fouta Djallon Farmers' Federation in Guinea has chosen to turn to agroecology in order to better respond to the climatic, economic and food challenges faced by farming communities. The...
2020
Video
In this Nyéléni newsletter no 36 the Food Sovereignty movement is exposing how the discourse on innovation is actually a way to depoliticise the debate on what a new food...
2020
Newsletter
This newsletter presents a synopsis of the digitalization of food, and contains examples of how digitalization affects and is used by communities in different parts of the world. We hope...
2020
Newsletter
Food Policy Forum for Change is pleased to invite you to the side event of the Third global conference of the Sustainable Food Systems programme on Stimulating markets for agroecology through...
2020
Event
The Network of Institutions of Higher Education with Agroecology Programs in Colombia (IESAC), formed by the University of Cauca, Universidad de la Amazía, COREDI Technology, Minute University of God Corporation - UNIMINUTO, National University (Bogotá and...
2020
Event
The Agroecological and Solidarity Alternatives SOL define peasant agroecology in this document and raise issues related to its dissemination by studying jointly its three component pillars: a scientific discipline, environmentally-friendly agricultural practices,...
2020
Policy brief/paper
The COVID-19 pandemic shows that health and food systems, and the people underpinning them, have been “under-valued and under-protected” for years – according to the International Panel of Experts on...
2020
Policy brief/paper
Amrita Bhoomi is a peasant agroecology training centre. It was launched in 2013 by Indian farmers to find solutions to the agrarian and ecological crises in India. The centre is...
2020
Learning
“Building Local Economies in East Africa through Agroecology’’ is a project implemented by Slow Food and funded by the Agroecology Fund with the aim of boosting local economies and improving...
2020
Article
Climate change is challenging the sustainability of agricultural systems. Using the 10 elements of Agroecology as a framework, this working paper explores the extent to which Climate Change, Agriculture and...
2020
Case study
Rural women are a huge part of the agricultural workforce. Female farmers often play a central role in caring for the family diet, with access to healthier, diversified and nutritious food....
2021
Video
Agroecology is increasingly seen as being able, or even necessary, to transform food systems. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the CGIAR Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture...
2021
Report
The Training Centre for Sustainable Family Farming (CCAFS for its acronym in Portuguese) offers training to train instructors in agroecology in the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP). It aims at...
2021
Learning
This policy brief is one in a series led by Chulalongkorn University with support from the Office of the Higher Education Commission, Ministry of Education, Thailand, in partnership with FAO....
2021
Policy brief/paper
On February 10-11, 2021, Prolinnova and A Growing Culture will hold space for, and celebrate, small-scale farmers through the Global Farmer Innovation Fair. This virtual broadcast is a chance to...
2021
Event
Organic agriculture has been present in Burkina Faso for more than 20 years, but is mainly intended for the export market. The high costs of third-party certification and the size...
2021
Innovation
In various United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) Action Tracks and Food System Dialogues, agroecology emerged strongly as a key concept for inclusive food systems transformation by fostering the diversity...
2021
Event
The Malaysian Agroecology Society for Sustainable Resource Intensification (SRI-Mas), the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and the Malaysian Food Security and Sovereignty Forum (FKMM) are organizing the International Webinar Series on...
2021
Event