The course ''Agroecology: transition towards sustainable food systems'' is a joint effort of FAO and the Latin American Scientific Society of Agroecology (SOCLA). The course stimulates the exchange and promotion...
Agroecology promotes the transformation of food and agriculture based on ecological principles, focused on justice-based visions led by farmers and citizens. It is increasingly adopted as a response to converging...
Across Europe, several initiatives are already working towards achieving a shared organic vision. This initiative led by the European branch of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM Organics Europe) showcases...
The initiative is situated in the greater Johannesburg area in Gauteng Province. This urban area is the most densely populated and industrialised in southern Africa. Most of its food is...
FAO, the Global Soil Partnership, the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS), together with the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative (GSBI), and the Science-Policy Interface of the United...
“Business as usual is not an option” – the global report by the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD), published in 2009, came to a...
The communities Biowatch is engaged with are located in Umkhanyakude and Zululand District Municipalities in northern Kwazulu-Natal, in the south-east of South Africa.
The initiative is focused around smallholder family farmers,...
The International Symposium on Agroecology and System Approach for Sustainable and Resilient Horticultural Production will be held within the XXXI International Horticultural Congress that will take place from 14 to...
This paper examines agroecology within Europe, its dynamics, its position within a broader politico-economic framework and its political significance. It argues that agroecology is contesting and, at least in some...
The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) and the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) have joined forces to step up scientific exchanges – in terms of skills...
The initiative is located in the rural Sarah Baartman municipal district in the west of the Eastern Cape Province, home to the Xhosa people. Poverty in the territory is associated...
The trilateral South-South cooperation project Sembrando Capacidades presented, on Wednesday, July 7, the guidelines for agroecology research in Colombia and Brazil.
The event was broadcasted live on YouTube at 14:00 (GMT -...
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 pleased to invite you to the...
This document presents the contribution of the Service d'Appui aux Initiatives Locales de Développement (SAILD-NGO) to the food security and nutritional diversification of targeted families in 21 villages in the...
This second Biodiversity Advantage report of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) showcases five projects which highlight the integral importance of biodiversity in agriculture.
These projects show how promoting biodiversity improves human and ecosystem health,...
This book is an output of a regional experts’ consultation meeting on “UN Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF): Formulating Strategies and Action Plan to Strengthen Smallholder Family Farmers in South...
The Mission of the Heiveld Cooperative is to produce and market the finest organic rooibos tea at fair prices on behalf of the members and thereby create a better life...
Started in January 2021, Agroecology for Europe is a coordination and support action project funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.
Thanks to a European network and...
In his report, focused on food systems, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food observes that, even though the 2021 Food System Summit has elevated public discussion concerning food...
This policy brief is one in a series led by Chulalongkorn University (CU) with support from the Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC), Ministry of Education, Thailand, in partnership...
