Launch of the Transformative Partnership Platform on Agroecology
The Transformative Partnership Platform (TPP) on agroecological approaches to building the resilience of livelihoods and landscapes aims to foster transitions to more sustainable agricultural and food systems by accelerating and coordinating the actions of a range of institutions that are already working on agroecology across various scales, contexts and locations.
Survey invitation:
Taking stock of initiatives, policies, and instruments for the sustainable use and conservation of pollinators
FAO's Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is conducting this survey to assess all pollinator-related activities and policies, ongoing or under development, around the world on invertebrate pollinators and/or pollination. Deadline to complete the survey is 22 March 2021.
New barefoot guide in Agroecology series:
Whole Landscapes, Whole Communities
This guide focuses on the community-based landscape committed to secure food sovereignty and promote climate resiliency through examples from Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, and Burkina Faso.
Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, India calls for proper marketing of natural farming produce
The State Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur discussed "Sustainable Food Systems Mechanism" as an effective marketing mechanism of natural agricultural products in Himachal Pradesh, India.
A 10+13 agroecology approach to shape policies and transform EU food systems
This policy paper proposes to mainstream agroecology into the European Union (EU) food systems' policies, using the '10 Elements of Agroecology' and '13 Agroecological Principles' as a framework to develop the appropriate instruments and targets for EU policies.
International Seminar: Agroecology, family farming and Sustainable Development Goals - public policies in Latin America on 9 and 10 March 2021
The trilateral South-South cooperation project ''Sembrando Capacidades'' will host an international seminar to promote the exchange of Latin American countries' experiences in terms of public policy for agroecology.
Virtual Conference: Agroecological City - Sovereignty, Resilience, and the Future of Food on 2-11 March 2021
The Conference organized by Berkeley University of California and Growing Roots will open a critical conversation focusing on how to build just, sustainability, and resilient cities.
Transformations towards more just and sustainable food systems
This new open access book develops a framework for advancing agroecology in shifts towards more just and sustainable food systems focusing on politics and governance.
What is the contribution of organic agriculture to sustainable development?
This report presents results of the differences between alternative and conventional production systems regarding productivity, profitability, soil fertility, quality, and agroecosystem resilience in 12 years project in the tropics.
Given the outsize contributions of conventional agriculture to climate change and biodiversity loss, there’s growing recognition the global food system needs a paradigm shift in order to feed the world without destroying the planet. Agroecological principles are increasingly being considered critical to creating that change.
The Participatory Guarantee System "Agroécologie Maroc"
Local farmers' markets and producers in Rabat, Morocco, have developed the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) initiative to achieve a satisfactory relationship with their consumers.
International Innovation Award for Sustainable Food and Agriculture
The Federal Government of Switzerland and FAO established an innovative award for Sustainable Food and Agriculture for food security and nutrition. The deadline for submission is 19 March 2021.
Participatory Action Research (PAR) in a time of COVID-19 and Beyond
This Special Issue focuses on exploring creative methodological approaches and stimulates critical thinking about undertaking PAR's ethics and principles. The deadline for submission is 17 March 2021.
Convergences and Divergences: Women, Feminisms, and Agroecology
This call for essays is proposed by the Gender Working Group of the Brazilian Association of Agroecology to deepen the intersectional understanding of agroecology and feminisms. The deadline for submission is 30 March 2021.
Survey invitation: Mapping of innovative agroecological initiatives
This survey, implemented by the Sowing Agroecological Innovation Alternatives (SAVIA) project, aims at identifying agroecological initiatives in Spain in response to conventional agricultural model.
Local solidarity-based partnerships for Agroecology
This report provides a detailed understanding of how solidarity-based short supply chains and territorial food distribution systems support people's access to food during the world's COVID-19 crisis.
Organic agriculture – Evidence from long-term systems research
The webinar presented comparative farming systems' results to provide scientific evidence on the economic and ecological sustainability of organic and conventional methods.
The Ministry of Agriculture of Mexico presented this session on "Food self-sufficiency and technological innovation with sustainable practices," focusing on ''International Agroecological Experiences''.
