This volume, Climate Change and Food Systems Resilience in Sub‑Saharan Africa, demonstrates the possibility of harmonizing agricultural production with the wellbeing of the biosphere – and that this can be achieved in Africa, our biosphere’s least developed continent, and the continent which is likely to suffer most from climate change. The work presented in this volume stems from a Conference on Ecological Agriculture held in Ethiopia in 2008. Through the discussions held during this Conference and field visits to Tigray, a region struck by hunger in the eighties and largely food secure today, participants shared insights on Africa’s potential for intensifying its agriculture through a better use of natural resources and ecosystem services. This volume represents the collective knowledge and subsequent writings of this Conference’ participants. The different chapters capitalize on assessments and experiences such as: lessons learned from Asia’s Green Revolution on agricultural communities; trends in African agricultural knowledge, science and technology; trade policy impacts on food production; conditions for success of water interventions for the African rural poor; and climate change implications for agriculture and food systems. Case studies share the practical experiences, lessons and successes from across Africa, demonstrating that it is possible to produce food sufficiently and at the same time, care for the biosphere. The chapters documenting Tigray’s experience in rehabilitating watersheds for local food security show us how social and environmental goods and services go hand in hand. — vi — The chapters on organic agriculture and fair trade in West Africa and Uganda demonstrate that the impacts on food security and trade need not to be negative. The chapters depicting smallholder practices for making compost and maintaining local seed supplies under low-input conditions offer guidance to communities seeking resilience. In short, this book offers hope – hope that we can continue to produce – enough nutritious food to enable us, our children and our grandchildren to live healthy lives and that our biosphere can exist in harmony with the life that it has generated.