FAO Agroecology Newsletter

October 2018 / Issue #17
 

Latest from HEADQUARTERS

COAG continues to support FAO’s work on agroecology

The Committee on Agriculture (COAG) held last 1-5 October discussed FAO's activities on agroecology. The Committee encouraged FAO to continue those activities, including the Scaling up Agroecology Initiative and the work on normative, science and evidence-based work on agroecology as well as providing policy and technical support to countries upon their demand.


Photo credit: FAO/Giuseppe Carotenuto
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HLPE - Open consultation on "Agroecological approaches and other innovations" draft report

The High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE), the science-policy interface of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS), has opened an open consultation seeking for suggestions, comments and inputs to the Agroecological approaches and other innovations for sustainable agriculture and food systems that enhance food security and nutrition report.

The consultation is open until the 5th of Novembre 2018.


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The “100% organic state” Sikkim in India wins Gold Future Policy Award 2018

This year’s Gold Prize has been awarded to Sikkim, the first organic state in the world: all of its farmland is certified organic. Silver Awards have been granted to Brazil's National Policy for Agroecology and Organic Production, Denmark's Organic Action Plan and Quito's Participatory Urban Agriculture Programme.

Three Honourable Mentions went to the Good Food Purchasing Policy of Los Angeles (USA), to the Agriculture Development Programme of Ndiob (Senegal) and to the From Arms to Farms Programme of Kauswagan (Philippines).


Photo credit: World Future Council/Future Policy Award 2018
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Latest from LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Seminar Series on Agroecology in the Caribbean

FAO and the Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI) - Trinidad organized two seminars on promoting agroecology as a viable agricultural model and on the importance of agroforestry in integrated farming systems in the Caribbean.


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PUBLICATIONS

MONTH'S FOCUS: Agroecology and the SDGs

Transforming food and agriculture to achieve the SDGs
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Zero Budget Natural Farming for the Sustainable Development Goals
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Food systems for sustainable development
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NEW PUBLICATION
 

Seven case studies of agroecological transition

This IPES-Food report covers seven case studies from around the world, providing concrete examples of how people are rethinking and redesigning food systems around agroecological principles.

The studies show that it is possible for communities, regions and whole countries to transition towards agroecological food systems.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

ACTAE Project


Agroecology futures regional forum

The Forum will discuss the future of the Regional initiative in Agroecology. The event will address stakeholders actively involved in promoting agroecology across the Mekong region.


Organized by: Gret, CIRAD and General Directorate of Agriculture in Cambodia
When: 6-8 November 2018
Where: Siem Reap (Cambodia)
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International Conference  - Climate change: impacts on food security and nutrition

Agroecology for food and nutrition security in the framework of the SDGs

The Presentation will highlight the key role of agroecology in achieving food and nutrition security for all in the context of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.


Organized by: The University of the West Indies
When: 14th November 2018
Where: Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)
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VIDEOS

Agroecology: a solution to achieve sustainable development

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Luo Shiming on the future of agroecology in China
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CONTACT 
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