Agroecology Knowledge Hub

Circular and solidarity economy: it reconnects producers and consumers and provides innovative solutions for living within our planetary boundaries while ensuring the social foundation for inclusive and sustainable development

Agroecology seeks to reconnect producers and consumers through a circular and solidarity economy that prioritizes local markets and supports local economic development by creating virtuous cycles. Agroecological approaches promote fair solutions based on local needs, resources and capacities, creating more equitable and sustainable markets. Strengthening short food circuits can increase the incomes of food producers while maintaining a fair price for consumers. These include new innovative markets, alongside more traditional territorial markets, where most smallholders market their products.

Social and institutional innovations play a key role in encouraging agroecological production and consumption. Examples of innovations that help link producers and consumers include participatory guarantee schemes, local producer’s markets, denomination of origin labelling, community supported agriculture and e-commerce schemes. These innovative markets respond to a growing demand from consumers for healthier diets.

Re-designing food systems based on the principles of circular economy can help address the global food waste challenge by making food value chains shorter and more resource-efficient. Currently, one third of all food produced is lost or wasted, failing to contribute to food security and nutrition, while exacerbating pressure on natural resources. The energy used to produce food that is lost or wasted is approximately 10 percent of the world’s total energy consumption, while the food waste footprint is equivalent to 3.5 Gt CO2 of greenhouse gas emissions per year.

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The Superior Agricultural School of Coimbra will hold this Conference organized by the Portuguese Association of Biological Agriculture (AGROBIO). Particularly, the conference will take place over two days. The first day will be focused on biological agriculture, legal framework, marketing and consumption of organic products. In the second day, both...
Portugal
Event
2019
PELUM Uganda is organising a 2-day National Agroecology Actors Symposium (NAAS 1) as the first of its kind in the country. The event, which will be held from 30th to 31st May at Silver springs Hotel in Bugolobi, Kampala will bring together various stakeholders ranging from farmers, private sector, research...
Uganda
Event
2019
  The World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) is the global initiative of Finland and the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra. The WCEF brings together more than 2,000 business leaders, policymakers and experts to present the world’s best circular economy solutions. The WCEF examines how businesses can seize new opportunities, gain a competitive...
Finland
Event
2019
With the Scaling Up Agroecology Initiative by FAO, there is drive for sharing enough evidence of how application of knowledge and practices of agroecology are creating impact to inform policy and continued wide-scale application by farmers. The “Global Advocacy Project(GAP) 2017-2020” implemented by Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT) and PELUM Kenya, funded...
Kenya
Event
2019
  IFOAM EU is an independent regional group within the IFOAM Organics International that contributes to shaping and implementing Community agricultural, environmental, health and consumer policies and regulation in a number of ways. In addition, advocates for the development and integrity of European organic food and farming and fight for the adoption of...
Romania
Event
2019