The excessive investments in agriculture continue to support inequitable food systems that generate an increasingly demanding food supply and drive further environmental degradation resulting in a growing climate change trend....
This paper presents participatory photography as an innovative methodology to understand the subjective motivations behind Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) adoption by members of Women's Self-Help Groups in Andhra Pradesh,...
Following the COP26 summit (October 31 – November 12, 2021) to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the...
The Family farming Knowledge Platform (FFKP), in close collaboration with the Barefoot Guide Connection, organizes the Writeshop "Stories of change: connecting traditional knowledge and innovations for fair and sustainable food systems" to be...
Brazil used to be a country rich in biodiversity, but in the semi-arid North East of the country, extensive livestock raising, slash and burn agriculture and uncontrolled demand for wood...
This video presents the process through which 800 000 farmers in the southern Indian region of Andhra Pradesh cultivate their lands without any pesticides and how the agricultural region around Anantapur, one of the...
The commune of Ndiob is located in the department of Fatick, 10 km south of the region of Diourbel, in west-central Senegal.
The mission of the commune is to make Ndiob...
International Webinar Series: Agroecology and Community on 19, 21 and 23 April
The Malaysian Agroecology Society for Sustainable Resource Intensification (SRI-Mas), the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and the Malaysian Food Security...
Agriculture and food processing are important economic and development drivers in many mountainous areas and are essential features of mountain landscapes, cultures, and societies.
This publication presents a collection of case...
The Training Centre for Sustainable Family Farming (CCAFS for its acronym in Portuguese), based in São Tomé and Príncipe, has the mission to stimulate cooperation between member countries of the Community...
Women and youth-led agri-enterprises (WYE) (which may also be operating as family businesses) in agricultural value chains have been identified as catalysts for rural transformation given their potential for creating...
The positive impact of agroecological practices and their environmental, socio-cultural, health, and economic benefits are highlighted in three interesting case studies from the “Building Local Economies in East Africa through...
On November 23, 2021, the Food Policy Forum for Change co-organized a roundtable in collaboration with the Alliance for Agroecology in West Africa (3AO), the National Council for Organic Agriculture...
FAO and Civil Society Organizations are presenting the Webinar ''An introduction to the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE): Metrics for Sustainable Food and Agriculture'' on 12 and 15 November 2021.
FAO...
Agroecology is a science, a movement of thought, and a set of farming practices. It defines the application of ecological principles to agriculture to ensure sustainable production and optimized quantity....
The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) comprises a broad group of civil society actors who work for the promotion of agroecology. Its members represent smallholder farmers, pastoralists, hunter/gatherers,...
International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD)'s South-South and Triangular Cooperation and Knowledge Center for Latin America and the Caribbean is pleased to invite you to the webinar ''Gender Innovative Practices...
This discussion paper focuses on drawing connections between the many and varied aspects of food system change that need to be undertaken in complementary ways in order to build a...
Agroecology represents a model system that supports the environment by offering an approach to food production that enhances biodiversity, builds ecological resilience, improves soil diversity, reduces the use of natural...
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food is presenting a webinar event that will mark the launch of ‘’The Politics of Knowledge: Understanding the Evidence for Agroecology, Regenerative Approaches,...
