Territorial markets are essential to the livelihoods and food and nutrition security of populations. The FAO mapping system for territorial markets has been developed and implemented in Tanzania as illustrated in this brief.

Questioning gender inequalities and the intertwining of the domestic and productive spheres means seeking to understand in greater detail the contours of women's practices and know-how, their specificities, and their role in food security.

In the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, water scarcity and poor soil quality forced many farmers to walk away from agriculture. But a few years ago, the state of Andhra Pradesh launched an ambitious program called Andhra Pradesh Community-managed Natural Farming (APCNF)  that is transforming the farming practices to stop the dependency on chemicals and revive the land. 

''Bio Gardening Innovations'', a holistic gardening project in Emuhaya, Western Kenya supports smallholder farmers to break away from monocultures and create thriving, overflowing “food forests” on their farmland using modern forestry techniques.

This set of slides introduce the basics of agroecology and the role it can play when building climate resilience in communities. The slides can also form the initial dialogues about how to get started with using agroecology for sustainable production, food security and environmental protection with partners, farmers and extension workers and can be watched online or downloaded.

With this call for projects, the Léa Nature Foundation, in partnership with the Ekibio Foundation, wishes to encourage and support agroecological and food projects based in France and overseas, initiated by local stakeholders to innovate, accelerate initiative or perpetuate the agroecological transition and food resilience. The deadline for the online application is 15 June 2021.