A comparative study of Peru and Kenya shows how crises, advocacy, institutions and policy framings have shaped the emergence of national agroecology policy landscape

Rosario’s urban and peri-urban agriculture programmes show how agroecology can support green jobs, food security, social inclusion and urban climate resilience

IPES-Food examines how digital agriculture, AI and agricultural data can reshape power in food systems, and explores governance options centred on data sovereignty

Research from Spain’s Sierra de Aracena explores how agroecological value-chain changes could help reduce abandonment of traditional chestnut farming

On-farm research in East Java tests maize, legumes and chickens in complex agroecosystems to improve yields while supporting local varieties and knowledge

Community Seed Bank Options is the compilation of many individual research experiments, papers, ideas, technologies, and experiences offered over several years by individuals working to further best practices in community seed banking, seed saving, and genetic preservation.

In the Tropical Andean mountains of Colombia’s Southwestern Antioquia, history has taken an unexpected turn. Land once shaped by conflict and narcotrafficking is now becoming a beacon of regeneration with transformative potential far beyond its boundaries. Working from a painful past towards a vision of “our best possible future”, what imaginaries of change can this territory offer?

La réflexion engagée par la DyTAES offrent une opportunité majeure pour consolider les acquis, lever les contraintes et promouvoir un cadre institutionnel robuste, à la hauteur des ambitions nationales en matière de transition agroécologique.

This document will take you on a journey. It highlights the needs for, benefits of, and institutional barriers to, agroecological vegetable and fruit production for building sustainable, resilient, fair and healthy food systems, that meet or exceed the Net Zero carbon emission targets of the UK

This meta-analysis evaluates the multi-dimensional impacts of agroecological transitions on farm economic performance across the Global South, covering Sub-Saharan Africa, South/Southeast Asia, Latin America and Australia.

The study provides evidence that biological control and biofertiliser supplementation can be effectively used to manage agricultural pests. It also demonstrates the value of close collaboration with farmers and agronomy advisors in conducting ecological field research with real-world applications.

We conduct a scoping review to identify and evaluate the potential of 42 existing agroecology adherence and/or agricultural performance assessment tools to generate credible, legitimate, salient and transferable evidence to inform these transitions. Results show that while multiple relevant tools exist, each of them can be strengthened in at least one area.

We present a systematic evidence map of 354 regression models from 193 peer-reviewed studies (1982–2023) examining how multiple factors relate to five decision-making stages (awareness, interest, adoption, intensity of adoption and dis-adoption) across 10 diversified farming practices in 45 countries.

A scalar contradiction exists between agroecology's three goals: while ecological sustainability is best pursued at the landscape scale, social equity and livelihood goals often require organizing production at the small scale of family farms. In China's ‘industrial agriculture of small farmers’, ecological farming practices became economically unviable at small farmers' minuscule scales.

A widely accepted narrative suggests that smallholders are more rooted in agroecological systems, while larger, better-endowed farms follow “conventional” models. This paper challenges that dualistic view by providing evidence of a wider set of relationship between farm structure and the diversity of agroecological practices across multiple African contexts.

This exploratory study in Dakar, Senegal, asks: how could agroecological markets support healthier diets in urban and periurban areas for low-income consumers?

This study evaluates the multicriteria performance of maize–bean row intercropping compared with sole cropping and mixed intercropping under contrasting farm conditions. We conducted a large-scale, multiseason on-farm study with 382 trials across a wide range of environments in Rwanda.

This Perspective synthesizes evidence from agriculture, sustainability science, public health, and policy research to examine why scaling efforts often stall. The analysis suggests that barriers arise more from the incentives, institutions, and narratives shaping contemporary food systems, which continue to favor input intensive production and narrow performance metrics.

This article argues that indigenous Buen Vivir approaches from the Andes and Amazon regions may contribute to current agroecology and convivial conservation practices by adding a distinct biocentric worldview.