This manual is a visual, practical document on good beekeeping practices for sustainable small-scale beekeepers in Africa. It has been designed to serve as a beekeeping training tool and is...

There are many efforts made to promote better nutrition in Africa, with the hope that it will improve health concerns ranging from chronic malnutrition that causes mental and physical impairment,...

Agroecology has been recognized by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), established within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), as one of three paradigm shifts to...

Led by Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS), Andhra Pradesh's initiative on Natural Farming is the largest such program in the world. A.T.E. Chandra Foundation (ATECF) has been supporting Natural Farming initiatives...

Agroecology is increasingly promoted as a means to transform food systems globally, yet the evidence for generating large-scale impacts on climate change adaptation and mitigation in developing countries has been unclear. This session summarizes...

Netherlands Food Partnership (NFP) with support from IKEA Foundation is currently implementing ''Youth in Agroecology & Business Learning Track Africa (YALTA)'' -  a three-year 2020-2022 initiative aimed at supporting young...

18/10/2023 -  FAO is engaging with Member states of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (PARLATINO) as they look to design a regional model law on Agroecology. FAO already has a basis...

This working paper provides an in-depth analysis of agroecology's effectiveness through the application of the FAO Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE) in Benin, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Madagascar under the...

This article traces the coming of a genetically modified (GM) cotton-agrochemical complex to highland eastern India. In this region of rich biodiversity and Indigenous systems of food and agroecology, GM...

This article highlights the urgent need for national and international policy regimes to align with scientific findings on the links between biodiversity, climate change, agriculture, and food systems. While the...

This knowledge brief addresses the main findings and key messages of a scoping study aimed to identify the potential of the off-farm production of organic fertilisers and biofertilisers in 12...

Indigenous peoples' movements are critical to scale up agroecology. As guardians of biodiversity and ancestral knowledge, Indigenous peoples' struggles in defense of their territories and rights converge with key principles...

This article explores how agroecology contributes to achieving land degradation neutrality (LDN) under the UNCCD's Strategic Framework. Agroecological practices align with the five strategic objectives by improving ecosystems, combating desertification,...

This report presents the results of the GEA pilot phase. The purpose is to share the methodological learnings and present the cases produced by the partners who generously volunteered their...

Proceedings of the FAO Expert Consultation held at the Malaysian Agricultural Researchand Development Institute (MARDI) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 14–18 October 1991 Fodder trees and fodder shrubs have always played a significant role in...

When is less really more, and new actually old? The catchwords and tenets of the post-Second World War Green Revolution in farming are fast being replaced in the public mind...

There is increasing interest in more extensive systems of livestock management, in response to the continuing problems of excess production, combined with concerns over the environmental consequences of intensively managed...

"El rastreo del cambio es un aspecto importante dentro del mandato de ILEIA para evaluar la viabilidad de LEISA y las oportunidades y dificultades para su adopción. El rastreo del...

"Integración es más que diversificación, es bastante más compleja. Existen formas tradicionales de integración que durante muchas generaciones han desarrollado los agricultores de países como Indonesia, Vietnam o Ruanda. Existen...

"Estamos orgullosos de presentarles el primer Boletín de ILEIA en español. Esta edición se centra en los valles de altas montañas y contiene artículos de los Andes, así como de...