Agroecology is an approach that seeks to improve the integration of food systems through environmentally sustainable production systems. This paper explores the key practices considered to define agroecological farming in Bikita District of Masvingo in Zimbabwe. It reviewed the literature on agroecology and presented a criterion that informed analysis to...

The Senegalese village of Guélack is located 19 km southeast of Saint-Louis and north of Dakar, in the commune of Gandon. The drought of the 1970s severely affected the population of the commune. The village of Guélack was gradually emptied of its inhabitants. The village recognizes that the main climatic risks...

Based on a review of its history, its present structure and its objective in the future, agroecology is defined as an integrative discipline that includes elements from agronomy, ecology, sociology and economics. Agroecology’s credentials as a separate scientific discipline were measured against the norms of science, defined by Robert King...

Agroecologie enables the improvement of agricultural production through the enhancement of local natural resources and traditional know-how. It contributes to maintaining biodiversity and restoring land in drylands, which are particularly threatened by global warming and food insecurity, while contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Within the framework of the...

  The Fifth International Course will tackle Agroecology, ecological restoration, agroforestry and agrosilvopastoral systems,  resilience to climate change, biodiversity and peasant-based agriculture. The course will be offered in Spanish by multidisciplinary speakers from academia, research institutions and civil society organizations. If we wish to strengthen sustainability of the livelihoods in Latin America...