While interest is generated over new and emerging technologies, there is a diversity of knowledge, technologies and practices in agriculture, health care, conservation and sustainable use of natural resources and ecosystem management. Many of these support the livelihoods of small farmers, fisherfolk, indigenous peoples and local entrepreneurs affecting millions of people and communities across the world, especially in developing countries. In many cases, national industries have developed from traditional knowledge and endogenous technologies.There are thus vast potential and promises in these sustainable systems and practices, requiring investment and mainstreaming into development policies at the national, regional and international level. A holistic approach to technology assessment and choice would develop sophisticated principles, criteria and indicators that enable countries to benefit from sustainable production and conservation systems.

New UN Report on Nutrition and Food Systems

A UN report on Nutrition and Food Systems analyzes how food systems influence people’s dietary patterns and nutritional outcomes, as well as provides clear policy recommendations to shape food systems to protect the right to adequate food for all. […]

GM Crops Won’t Feed the Hungry, But Agroecology Will

The basic problem with GM crops as a solution to feeding the hungry is that it does not address the issue of food access for the poorest of the poor. Agroecology is a better way to help poor farmers improve production and avoid unnecessary financial risk. […]

How Some African Farmers are Responding to Climate Change – and What Can We Learn From Them Date : 2017-09-12

Agriculture is being hit hard by drought, but nimble producers are fighting back. […]

This is How Indigenous Peoples Help Curb Gas Emissions, End Hunger

Indigenous peoples’ ways of life and their livelihoods can teach us a lot about preserving natural resources, growing food in sustainable ways and living in harmony with nature. […]

A People’s Food Policy for England

‘A People’s Food Policy’ outlines a people’s vision of sustainable food and farming in England, with policy proposals for transforming the food system in the country. These are based on, among others, the principles and practices of agroecology. […]

Market-Based Solutions Insufficient to Meet Food Security Needs Equitably

This paper finds that market-based solutions are insufficient means for ensuring global food security. It calls for a revitalization of the public sector to adequately govern markets and protect those most in need. […]

Agroecology Builds Climate Resilience in India

Evidence of successful ground experiences of farmers developing climate resilient solutions through agroecological practices such as inter-cropping, crop diversification and organic soil enrichment. […]

In-Situ Seed Conservation, Agroecology and Eliminating Food Waste are Better Solutions

Gene banks are not insurance policies for agricultural biodiversity. On farm conservation, agroecology and reducing food waste are more sustainable options. […]

Neonicotinoid Seed Coatings Unnecessary, Ineffective and Harmful

A new report analyzes peer-reviewed science on the efficacy of neonicotinoid corn seed coatings and finds them unnecessary, ineffective and harmful to the environment. It recommends that this practice be replaced by agroecological methods for pest control […]

Cutting Industrial Meat and Dairy Production Essential to Tackling Climate Crisis

Industrial livestock is a major contributor to global warming. A two-track solution would be to transition away from industrial meat and dairy, and redirect support to smallholder systems and integrated agroecological methods. […]