FAO Agroecology Newsletter

November 2019 / Issue #29

Latest from EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA

German Parliament engaged with Agroecology

In this recommendation, the German parliament expressed its commitment to more strongly support rural areas in developing countries and to further boost agroecology in its role towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Proceedings of the Second Agroecology Europe Forum

Agroecology is scaling up and out throughout Europe in a holistic and horizontal way.
This was evidenced in this forum that took place from 26 to 28 September in Heraklion (Greece).
A wide range of examples of the pathways towards achieving agroecological transitions taking place on farms, in universities, at research institutes, via social movements, in cooperatives and in bio-districts were presented.

Brazil celebrates the Stregthening of Agroecology

During the eleventh Brazilian Conference on Agroecology from 4 to 7 November, around 3,500 participants gathered and shared agroecological knowledge in Sergipe (Brazil).

The Contribution of Agroecological Approaches to Realizing Climate-Resilient Agriculture

This paper focuses on how agroecological approaches can make food systems more adapted to climate change, recognizing key interactions of the field with landscape and food system scales.

Agroecological Transitions: From Theory to Practice in Local Participatory Design

This book presents the key dimensions of the agroecological transition, tools to support local stakeholders and an analysis of the main effects of the methodology on research.

Defining Agroecology: Exploring the Knowledge in FAO’s Global Dialogue

This paper explains how the concept of Agroecology was constantly co-produced and influenced by civil society through political processes during a FAO-led series of international symposia.

Agroecology as a peace driver

Agroecology as a Tool for Peace-Building in Fragile Environments

This paper investigates and showcases three stories from rural Zimbabwe about how the contribution of agroecology might create a foundation for bottom-up peace formation in fragile environments.

Agroecology as Political Option for Peace in Colombia

This article provides tools to make agroecology visible as a political option for the construction of peace in Colombia, within the framework of the land and rural development agreements carried out in Havana, Cuba.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Forum Origin, Diversity and Territories, 4-6 December in Switzerland

The forum will provide planning, support and tools to encourage the implementation of agroecological transitions in territories through the presentation of concrete examples of agroecological systems.

National Ecological Organic Agriculture Conference, 26-27 November in Tanzania

The conference aims to engage policy makers and stakeholders to link initiatives that support scaling up agro-ecosystems. Participants will discuss how to mainstream agroecology including methods and approaches.

FAO Cuba Agroecology Competition

The Cuban government, together with FAO Cuba, launched this first call for the systematization of innovative and evidence-based agroecological experiences that aim to revitalize solutions for sustainable rural development in Cuba.
The deadline to participate is 13 December 2019.

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CONTACT
For more information visit: www.fao.org/agroecology/en/

or contact us at: agroecology@fao.org

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