Scaling up agroecology initiative transforming food and agricultural systems in Support of the SDGS

A proposal prepared for the international symposium on agroecology 3-5 April  2018This document presents the Scaling up Agroecology Initiative, a vision to bring agroecologya to scale and transform food and agricultural systems to achieve the SDGs. The document responds to four key questions: What is the potential of agroecology to contribute to the 2030 Agenda?€ ; What are the key challenges and opportunities to scale-up agroecology?€ ; Which core areas of work should the Scaling up Agroecology Initiative focus on?€; and What is the way forward for the Scaling up Agroecology Initiative?€.

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Title Scaling up agroecology initiative transforming food and agricultural systems in Support of the SDGS
Description A proposal prepared for the international symposium on agroecology 3-5 April  2018This document presents the Scaling up Agroecology Initiative, a vision to bring agroecologya to scale and transform food and agricultural systems to achieve the SDGs. The document responds to four key questions: What is the potential of agroecology to contribute to the 2030 Agenda?€ ; What are the key challenges and opportunities to scale-up agroecology?€ ; Which core areas of work should the Scaling up Agroecology Initiative focus on?€; and What is the way forward for the Scaling up Agroecology Initiative?€.
Agroecology Category
  • Integrated systems
  • Soil health
  • Economy and income
  • Nutrition and diets
  • Sustainable food system
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate
  • Natural resources governance
  • Water management
  • Equity
  • Knowledge and values
Agroecology Keyword
  • Agroecological transition
  • Agroforestry
  • Soil health
  • Soil quality
  • Solidarity economy
  • Family farming
  • Income
  • Production costs
  • Nutrition and health
  • Human health
  • Food security
  • Biodiversity
  • Adaptation to climate change
  • Climate change
  • Climate resilience
  • Drought
  • Vulnerability
  • Ecosystem service
  • Integrated water resources management
  • Equity
  • Religion
  • Customary law
  • Wellbeing
  • Heritage
  • Knowledge intensive
  • Local knowledge
  • Traditional knowledge
Contributing organisations FAO
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Year 2018
Type of document
Language English
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Country Mekong Region
Administrative Level 1
Administrative Level 2
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