FAO Agroecology Newsletter

March 2021 / Issue #45

 

International Women's Day

Celebrating women advocating for healthier sustainable food systems: Video playlist

This video playlist from the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements features women's stories and their contributions to the organic food system around the world.

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Linking food and feminisms: learning from decolonial movements

This article highlights how a decolonial emphasis on gender and feminism is contributing to addressing the historical gaps to nurture today's feminist food movement.

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Latest from HEADQUARTERS

"Agroecology for Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods for Climate Change Mitigation and Land Restoration in Drylands" (AVACLIM)

This project granted by Global Environment Facility (GEF) aims to address the knowledge gap in evidence-based information on the effects of agroecological innovations. It promotes the implementation of agroecological systems in drylands in order to support the productivity of agroecosystems for food security, agricultural livelihoods and reduce environmental degradation and Green House Gas emissions.

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Latest from AFRICA

Developing Smallholder Strategies for Fall Armyworm Management in Southern Africa: Examining the Effectiveness of Ecological Control Options

The overall objective of this five-year project is to alleviate the negative impact of fall armyworm on smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa by enabling them to apply appropriate, low-cost pest control strategies based on ecological approaches.

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Training Course for Trainers in agroecology

The Training Center for Sustainable Family Farming (CCAFS for its acronym in Portuguese) is launching a virtual training for trainers in agroecology. The training will be held in Portuguese. The deadline for registration is 9 April 2021, while the training is starting on 13 April 2021.

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Latest from Asia and the Pacific

LEISA magazine India: Agroecology and going local

This issue of the Low-External-Input and Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) presents farmers' and institutions' experiences from India. It promotes agroecological approaches and sustainable local food systems while incorporating insights and opinions from the global context.

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Latest from Europe

Mapping Agroecology in Hungary

This report provides an overview of agroecology in Hungary, analyzing the historical and political contexts of agroecology-related initiatives to mobilize farmers within the broader process of agroecological transformation.

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Latest from LATIN AMERICA

Emerging responses from family farming and the agroecological movement to COVID-19

This article presents how in Latin America, the 'informal sector' associated with family farming and agroecological movements was essential in order to address the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic on food production and consumption in several countries.

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Latest from North America

Amplifying agroecology in Vermont:
Principles and processes to foster food systems sustainability

This paper aims to demonstrate the importance of agroecology for the future of sustainable food systems in Vermont in order to assess and advance transformations towards sustainability.

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PUBLICATIONS

Participatory photography: A method to understand the adoption of Zero Budget Natural Farming in India

This article explores the participatory photography method to promote interdisciplinary research in order to incentivize agricultural practices in India's rural movements.

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Situating small-scale fisheries in the global struggle for agroecology and food sovereignty

This report explores the politics and practices of small-scale fisheries (SSF) in the context of the global movement for agroecology and food sovereignty.

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VIDEOS

Land, agroecology and peasant identity: The experience of young people in Nicaragua

This video of the Latin American Institute of Agroecology (IALA IXIM ULEW), highlights graduates' experiences on agroecology principles and practices. It presents a way to raise young people's awareness of the broader process of agroecological transformation in Nicaragua.

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INNOVATIONS

The Innovation Imperative: Challenge over agroecology in the international food policy 

This paper narrates the recent emergence of agroecology in the UN space and its relationship to the discursive frame of innovation.

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Innovative cases of organic agriculture in Asia

This book provides a range of best practices and innovative cases in organic farming in Asia.

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OPEN CALLS

 Scaling up of agroecological food in Spain

This open call seeks to improve economic sustainability by scaling up small-scale, agroecological, and local production through the support of collective projects in Spain. The deadline for submitting for projects is 20 April 2021.

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Agrifood justice - processes, practices, perspectives

This special issue of the Review of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Studies intends to continue exploring the relationship between ‘’agrifood justice’’ and environmental justice. The deadline for submission of papers is 1 July 2021.

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LATEST FROM OUR CONTRIBUTORS

Students of Food Sovereignty

The Latin American Agroecological Institutes (IALAs for its acronym in Spanish) are educational institutes in Venezuela, Brazil, Nicaragua, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Colombia that offer educational and professional opportunities for high school graduates from peasant or Indigenous backgrounds in order to support their local farming communities.

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TRAININGS IN AGROECOLOGY 

Master's degree in agroecology and ecological production for sustainable development 

The Simon Bolivar Andean University presents the second edition of the Master's Degree in Agroecology, and Ecological Production, focusing on sustainability within the agricultural model.

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Master's Degree in agroecology 

The Southern Frontier College and the Latin American Coordination of Rural Organizations announce this call for applications for a Master's Degree in agroecology. The deadline for application is 16 April 2021.

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