With global hunger likely to double as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, the need for food systems transformation has never been more urgent. Across five continents, Agroecology Fund partners...
This call for essays is proposed by the Gender Working Groups of the Brazilian Association of Agroecology (ABA, for its acronym in Portuguese) to deepen the intersectional understanding of agroecology...
The initiative is located in the Chittoor district in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With a tropical climate, Chittoor is one of the most drought...
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for a new agricultural approach to ensure sufficient, safe, and nutritious food as well as a stable multifunctional landscape. Agroecology contributes to a...
Agriculture faces severe challenges such as increasing food demands, climate change, soil degradation, resource scarcity and biodiversity loss. At the same time, agriculture experiences a crisis of social acceptance due...
This new report of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food ''True Value: Revealing the Positive Impacts of Food Systems Transformation’’ presents evidence that food systems transformation is possible and having...
The initiative is located on the Deccan Plateau of India. The climate is semi-arid in the north but tropical elsewhere. The majority of the farming population own less than one...
The global agenda for sustainable development includes the alleviation of poverty and hunger by developing sustainable agriculture and food systems. Intensive farming systems and its variations, such as sustainable intensification...
The virtual workshop on ''Agroecology and safe food system transitions for green, inclusive and resilient COVID-19 recovery in the Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN)'', was organized through the project ''Agroecology and...
This book co-authored by SOL and Navdanya Navdanya summarizes the results and analyses 10 years of joint actions carried out with Indian women farmers to increase their autonomy and resilience...
Sustainable Public Food Procurement (PFP) represents a key game changer for food systems transformation. It can influence both food consumption and food production patterns. It can deliver multiple social, economic,...
In 2020, Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula was ravaged by intense drought, flooding from tropical storm Cristobal, hurricanes, and frequent pest outbreaks, in addition to the impacts of the Covid-19 crisis. These...
Maria Tekülve, the Deputy Head of Division and Focal Point for Rural Development and Agroecology at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) reflects on the role...
A range of research and development institutions have partnered to address knowledge and implementation gaps related to agroecology and to use this evidence as part of agricultural and food systems transformation.
The...
This Manifesto on Forgotten Foods is the result of a broad and intensive consultation process carried out in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. It was facilitated by the...
Profound changes in the way food are grown, processed, distributed, consumed, and wasted over the past few decades are creating increasing threats to the future of food security.
When these changes...
What are microbials, and how do they work? What is their potential for agricultural systems?
This webinar, co-organized on 26 May 2021 by FAO and the International Fertilizer Association (IFA), raised...
This course is a joint effort of FAO and the Latin American Scientific Society of Agroecology (SOCLA) and aims to be a contribution to stimulate the exchange and dissemination of good...
In light of the 10 elements of agroecology and the 13 agroecological principles adopted by the High-Level Group of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE), the importance of rethinking...
BioProtect's mission is to contribute to the development of organic agriculture in Burkina Faso through the production and dissemination of biopesticide production methods for the ecological control of crop diseases...
