Integrating agroecology into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) offers a unique chance to address biodiversity while advancing various global targets, such as those related to climate change, desertification,...

The spring-summer 2024 issue is devoted largely to a set of commentaries prepared by more than two dozen participants in the U.S. Agroecology Summit 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Their individual and collective...

This report provides a comprehensive overview of diverse food webs. It documents their critical contributions to sustaining producer livelihoods, ensuring access to healthy food for the poorest populations, sustaining cultures...

Global Organic Agricultural Innovations covers major innovations and research in organic agriculture from 18 countries and areas around the world. This edition showcases the diversity and robustness of the growth of...

From Berlin and Paris, to Brussels and Bucharest, European farmers have driven their tractors to the streets in protest in recent times.  This article brief analyses the key demands from farmer groups in 12 countries to determine...

What if the way we grow food could also transform how we eat? A recent study in rural Ethiopia explores this connection, shedding light on the role of agroecology in...

This guidebook is primarily tailored for use in rural areas and is designed to guide the process of identifying challenges within food systems and implementing strategies to address them. The...

The urgency of reversing environmental degradation calls for a transformation of food production systems, and agroecology is emerging as a key approach for driving sustainable change. However, evaluating the extent...

The outcomes of the 2024 Rio Convention COPs underscore the necessity to enhance and utilize synergies among the Conventions. Agroecology is a promising approach that simultaneously contributes to the goals...

On January 10, 2025, Agroecology Europe and the FAO collaborated with delegates from the Oxford Real Farming Conference to discuss how measuring agroecology can support the transition to agroecological practices. Measuring...

Islands, as isolated ecosystems, have historically nurtured unique agroecosystems adapted to their specific environmental conditions. These systems reflect the ingenuity of early settlers who developed sustainable farming practices to overcome...

This study examines the Buckets Revolution, an urban agroecological initiative in the Chico Mendes favela, which arose to address critical socio-ecological challenges, including waste management and food insecurity. By applying...

African smallholder farming systems are complex, diverse and locally adapted, but guidance is lacking on how farmers can make informed choices of the type of organic inputs to suit their...

This article discusses the significant benefits of agroforestry systems for both farmers and the environment. For farmers, agroforestry offers diversified income streams through various products like timber and fruits, access to...

Trees play an essential role in rural livelihoods, not only by providing shade or fuel but also by contributing directly to nutrition and food security. In many regions, multipurpose trees...

The article explores the deep interconnection between forest conservation and community well-being in Benin. It emphasizes how local initiatives are revitalizing both ecological systems and cultural traditions. In Benin, forests are...

Food and agriculture have always been a central battleground for the deployment of new technologies. The power vested in technology to transform the global economic system has never been greater....

The Agroecological Intelligence project brought together agroecological farmers and growers in the UK for a series of in-depth discussions about the role of technology in their farming systems and the...

This initiative is taking place in the Agreste da Borborema region and is led by the Oziel Pereira community. Their aim is to use the role of collective action mechanisms...

Consumers are one of the key stakeholders in the food system, yet their potential and contribution to transitioning current unsustainable food systems to a more agroecological one is rarely recognized. This...