FAO Agroecology Newsletter

May 2020 / Issue #35

COVID-19 and Agroecology reading list

The FAO agroecology team has collected more than 100 articles exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on food systems with a specific focus on agroecological approaches in some cases. Using the link below, you will find multimedia materials, articles, statements from civil society, papers, resources, practices and experiences that have been employed in mitigating COVID-19 food crisis. The external references on this page are provided for informational purposes only - they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by FAO. See FAO COVID-19 website for more information.

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Latest from HEADQUARTERS

World Bee Day: Bee Engaged

The third Observance of World Bee Day focused on bee production and good practices adopted by beekeepers all over the world to support their livelihoods and deliver high-quality products. The impact of COVID-19's on the beekeeping sector and the role of beekeeping in supporting rural communities and improving food and nutrition security in this challenging situation were also highlighted.

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Latest from AFRICA

Building capacity to spur climate action in Chad

In order to strengthen climate resilience, a set of actions was carried out, with the support of FAO, to enhance Chad’s climate change adaptation and mitigation capacity. Identification of best agricultural practices to boost sustainable food production especially among vulnerable farming communities; raising climate change awareness among key stakeholders and building capacity at national level are some of the measures implemented. 

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Latest from EUROPE

Forest of opportunities for more agroecological farming provided by agroforesty in Portugal

Freixo do Meio is a good example of what an agroecological future could look like in Europe: diversified agriculture guided by a comprehensive knowledge of ecological processes with deep roots in the local culture, community and environment.

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The new European Union's Farm to Fork Strategy aims to enable the transition to sustainable food systems  

The strategy targets fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly European Union's food systems by 2030.  The strategy aims at promotion of agroecology by reaching 25% of agricultural land under organic farming, of which the current level is 8%.

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PUBLICATIONS

West African family farmers address COVID-19

APESS, RBM and ROPPA have set up a Monitoring and Action Committee to encourage and structure cooperation between Farmers organizations and civil society networks in the face of the current crises. 

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Resilient Seed Systems: Shared Action Framework

The Global Alliance for the Future of Food provides a strategic guide for diverse stakeholders interested in fostering a holistic, collaborative approach to enhance the resilience of our seed systems.

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Scaling up Agroecology in the Sahel

The briefing showcases how civil society organizations can successfully support agroecology scale up by integrating women’s self-empowerment, nutrition, equity and governance.

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INNOVATIONS

Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) and Sustainable Local Food Systems

The video showcases the shared vision of the PGS on the benefits of agroecological practices, safe and nutritious food production and ensuring a better livelihood for all.

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MULTIMEDIA

Podcast: Agroecology perspectives – Diversity and Collaboration

The podcast describes how new science and technology have identified many examples of collaboration in agroecology: fields with a diversity of species showing greater resilience and yields than monoculture plantings.

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Video: Agroecology solution for city-region’s food-energy-water nexus in Sao Paulo

In this video Sao Paulo Urban Living Lab (ULL) shows how agroecological food production preserves Atlantic rainforest and addresses linearity and waste production in the food/ energy/ water nexus.

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OPEN CALLS

Solve's 2020 Global Challenges Prize for Sustainable Food Systems

The MIT Solve community is looking for technology-based solutions for a low-carbon global food system that provides nutrition with minimal environmental impact. Innovators should apply by 18t June 2020.

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Agroecology, Collective Health and Environment in Pandemic Times

An international call aimed at mobilizing contributions in the form of articles through research, theoretical essays, reviews, critical notes and book reviews. The deadline of the call is 22 June 2020.

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Special Issue on ‘Sustainability’  with focus area on Agroecology

Empirical and theoretical contributions exploring any aspect of geographies of responsibility for creating more just and sustainable food systems are invited for this special issue with a deadline 30 June 2020.

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ONLINE AGROECOLOGY TRAININGS

Agroecology in the face of collapse - transition strategies and local food systems

Series of agroecological experiences will be analyzed as responses against agro-industrial crops and food models that generate enormous inequalities and seriously affect the health of the population and ecosystems

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StoreWars: Consumer groups and other agroecological revolts in times of emergency

The virtual meeting showcase agroecological solutions which support peasants and vulnerable groups in times of confinement via consumer groups, direct sales markets and other self-managed experiences.

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CONTACT 
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