Researchers have examined the socioeconomic viability of the suite of sustainable practices and given a green light for inclusion in countries’ NDCs. Decades of unsustainable farming practices have led to loss of biodiversity, degradation of soils and landscapes, reduced production, and increased emissions of greenhouse gases. Recently, the increased awareness of the anthropogenic role inContinue reading “Is an agroecological transition viable in Africa?”
Category Archives: Agroecology TPP
CGIAR’s Agroecology Initiative: Transforming Food, Land, and Water Systems Across the Global South
The Initiative, Transformational Agroecology across Food, Land, and Water Systems, will work with small-scale farmers across seven nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America This March, CGIAR kicked off a science-for-innovation Initiative in agroecology. The aim is to demonstrate the applicability – and promote the investment and uptake – of agroecology by food systemContinue reading “CGIAR’s Agroecology Initiative: Transforming Food, Land, and Water Systems Across the Global South”
Discussing the role of citizen science in agroecology
Citizen science is a somewhat familiar term – but what does it entail in practice, and how can it be applied in the context of agroecological transitions? The focus of a recent presentation entitled One Million Voices initiative: Introducing Citizen Science for Agroecology – held on 28 February – was to answer that exact question and to provideContinue reading “Discussing the role of citizen science in agroecology”
Policies for Agroecology event brings diverse actors together to discuss sustainable transitions
The Policies for Agroecology event on 15 July brought together 20 speakers and 572 participants from over 50 countries to address the knowledge and implementation gaps standing in the way of agroecological transitions that work with nature, not against it. Read the agenda Learn more about the speakers Since its official launch on 3 June, the Agroecology Transformative Partnership PlatformContinue reading “Policies for Agroecology event brings diverse actors together to discuss sustainable transitions”
Building back better and greener with agroecology
Agroecological approaches are increasingly seen as being able to make a key contribution to mainstreaming biodiversity in agriculture, transitioning to sustainable and resilient agricultural and food systems and building back better and greener. These approaches transform agriculture through a diversity of pathways, from different starting points, in a variety of contexts, but their adoption is currently constrained byContinue reading “Building back better and greener with agroecology”
Launching the Agroecology TPP at #CFS48
On June 3, 2021, the Transformative Partnership Platform (TPP) was officially launched at a side event of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS48). The Agroecology TPP is a partnership of scientists, practitioners and policy makers working to accelerate agroecological transitions, and this event kickstarted its mission to address knowledge gaps across eight domains that will suport variousContinue reading “Launching the Agroecology TPP at #CFS48”
LAUNCH: Agroecology TPP-Reimagining our global food systems
Date:3 June, 2021 The CFS48 side event on addressing knowledge and implementation gaps constraining agroecological transitions featured discussion on the political demand for agroecological transformation, and publicly launched the Transformative Partnership Platform (TPP) as a response. The TPP is a partnership, and this event served to raise awareness about the need for agroecological transitions, andContinue reading “LAUNCH: Agroecology TPP-Reimagining our global food systems”
#ConnectingTheDots with Dr. Fergus Sinclair
Can the world meet its nutrition demand with agroecology? Can these agroecological transitions be done equitably while helping to reverse climate change? These are the latest questions that host Ajay Vir Jakhar tackled in his interview series, Connecting the Dots — a show that “seeks to answer questions all of us should be asking” about food and theContinue reading “#ConnectingTheDots with Dr. Fergus Sinclair”
Welcome to the Agroecology CoP!
Welcome! Make sure to JOIN this community by clicking the “JOIN” button on the top right of this page in order to receive all community info and updates (you can toggle your notifications settings under “My settings”) Some things you can do as a new member: Like this message and comment your burning questions aroundContinue reading “Welcome to the Agroecology CoP!”
Building back better and greener with agroecology
Agroecological approaches are increasingly seen as being able to make a key contribution to mainstreaming biodiversity in agriculture, transitioning to sustainable and resilient agricultural and food systems and building back better and greener. These approaches transform agriculture through a diversity of pathways, from different starting points, in a variety of contexts, but their adoption is currently constrained byContinue reading “Building back better and greener with agroecology”