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The New Green Revolution How Twenty-First-Century Science Can Feed the World
To introduce the concept of a new agricultural paradigmThis document of the UN special rapporteur on the right to food and his advisor aims at presenting a new agricultural... -
Agroecology concepts, principles and applications
Present the contributions of the SOCLA to FAO’s International Symposium on Agroecology for Food security and nutrition.Thanks to 15 points, this document provides the synthesis... -
COVID-19 and the crisis in food systemsSymptoms, causes, and potential solutions
The COVID-19 health crisis has brought on an economic crisis, and is rapidly exacerbating an ongoing food security and nutrition crisis. In a matter of weeks, COVID-19 has laid... -
Creating opportunities for rural youth2019 Rural Development Report
This report (PDF) by IFAD attempts to inform policies, programmes, and investments to promote a rural transformation that is inclusive of rural youth. Rural youth development is... -
Farmers taking the leadThirty years of farmer field schools
The Farmer Field School (FFS) has been one of the most successful approaches developed and promoted by FAO over the past three decades, empowering farmers to become better... -
Management of rice insect pests
This is a part of the Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice Volume 2 - Cultivation, pest and disease management€ -
The state of the world’s biodiversity for food and agriculture
This report presents the first global assessment of biodiversity for food and agriculture (BFA). It complements other global assessments prepared under the auspices of the... -
The importance of Seed Saving
The presentation of TOT training of Permaculture project at Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, 18 €“ 23 February 2019, Laungprabang Province, Lao PDR -
AgroecologyInnovating for sustainable agriculture, food systems
Industrial food production contributes heavily towards climate change, environmental degradation and the depletion of natural resources €“ and in so doing it erodes the very... -
Agroecology as a Pathway towards Sustainable Food Systems
This report summarizes the results of impact studies about agroecological interventions in semiarid regions in three countries, namely, Pernambuco state in Brazil, Fatick... -
Better and Different Transforming food systems through agroecology
The publication depicts how civil society initiatives play an increasing role in shaping local food systems and how they are drawing up food policy. Various cases from Kenya,... -
Organic Policy Template
Organic Policy Template by IFOAM -
Youth and agriculturekey challenges and concrete solutions
This publication provides real life examples on how to re-engage youth in agriculture. It shows how tailor-made educational programmes can provide rural youth with the skills... -
Strengthening sustainable food systems through geographical indicationsAn...
This study seeks to provide empirical evidence on the economic impacts that are generated through the GI process, beginning with the official recognition of a GI and the steps... -
Constructing markets for agroecology An analysis of diverse options for...
The purpose of this study is to explore whether and how products from agroecological production systems are being valued in markets. This exploratory study has been conducted... -
The Future od FeedSeeds of Resilience. A compendium of Perspectives on...
"Because of the centrality of resilient seed systems to our collective future of food, and because of the urgency to attend to the threats currently placed upon them, the Global... -
Farming Matters - Making the case for Agroecology - Isue N°32.3
Agroecology is ever more present in our food and farming system. In recent years, this approach to farming and food has gained visibility and recognition among food producers,... -
Farming Matters - Revaluing traditional plants - Issue n°32.2
This issue of Farming Matters looks at the growing number of initiatives worldwide that aim to harness the potential of traditional plants. Cultivating traditional plants builds... -
Innovative Markets for Sustainable Agriculture. How innovations in market...
Between 2013 and 2015, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) undertook a survey of... -
Audit and agrarianismthe moral economy of an alternative food network
With consumers and producers seeking alternative to corporate, industrial food, systems of provision that promise greater ecological and social sustainability have gained in...
Agroecology Library
Our repository of literature on agroecology on Southeast Asia includes more than 750 documents.