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.

Producers and policy makers committed to an agenda for agroecology in Sub-Saharan Africa

Producers and policy makers committed to an agenda for agroecology in Sub-Saharan Africa at the Regional Meeting on Agroecology for food and nutrition security in Sub-Saharan Africa from 5-6 November 2015 in Dakar, Senegal. […]

November 19th, 2015 | Category: Ecological Agriculture & Food Security

Study Finds Farm Biodiversity and Pest Problems Inversely Related

Increased species diversity within a biological network correlates with significantly reduced pest populations and vice versa, providing justification for the diversification of agroecosystems to improve the sustainability of food production systems. […]

November 18th, 2015 | Category: Ecological Agriculture & Food Security

Organic Agriculture a Viable Option to Feed and Nourish the Planet

The Charter of the International Organic Action Network explains why and how organic agriculture is a socially, and economically and ecologically resilient approach for the production of food and agriculture-based raw materials. […]

November 4th, 2015 | Category: Ecological Agriculture & Food Security

The True Costs of Unsustainable Industrial Farming

Research for the FAO shows that industrialized farming costs the environment some $ 3.3 trillion per year. More sustainable farming practices could greatly reduce the cost of environmental impacts and help countries cope with food security challenges. […]

October 23rd, 2015 | Category: Ecological Agriculture & Food Security

Agroecology – the Bold Future for Africa

The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa calls for a bold transition to agroecology in Africa. […]

October 22nd, 2015 | Category: Ecological Agriculture & Food Security

10 Principles to Guide the Transition to Sustainable Food Systems

The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) has adopted a set of 10 principles to guide the transition to sustainable food systems. […]

October 16th, 2015 | Category: Ecological Agriculture & Food Security

Agroecology Success Stories to Inspire Global Food System Transformation

Agroecology can spark a change process that will create a resilient and sustainable global food and agricultural system. Examples of such transitions are needed to garner the political support for agroecology. […]

October 5th, 2015 | Category: Ecological Agriculture & Food Security, Sustainable Systems

Small-Scale Farmers Integral to Food Security in a Changing Climate

This paper recommends a proactive rights-based approach with agroecology as the framework to support small-scale, agriculturally biodiverse farming systems in order to secure local and global food security in this era of climate change. […]

September 30th, 2015 | Category: Ecological Agriculture & Food Security

Agroecology is Productive, Inclusive and Increases Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change

Policy-makers are urged to use the technology justice framework and give priority to the promotion of agroecological practices, which are productive, inclusive and increase adaptive capacity to climate change. […]

September 15th, 2015 | Category: Ecological Agriculture & Food Security

Industrial Food System in the US is Unhealthy, Inequitable and Unsustainable

Current US agricultural/food policies support and perpetuate the dominant industrial model that is neither healthy nor sustainable. What is recommended instead is an approach that combines human rights, public health and an agroecological perspective. […]

August 28th, 2015 | Category: Ecological Agriculture & Food Security
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