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Agroecology and the Food System
On a global scale agriculture and food will face key challenges of properly feeding a population of nine billion individuals in 2050, while preserving the ecosystems from which... -
Organic Agriculture as an Opportunity for Sustainable agricultural Development
We need drastic change in the global food system in order to achieve a more sustainable agriculture that feeds people adequately, contribute to rural development and provide... -
Replacing Chemicals with Biology. Phasing out highly hazardous pesticides...
Adverse effects of highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) on people and the environment have been a global concern for many years. In 2006, this was clearly expressed by the FAO... -
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... -
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... -
Empowering Youth to Engage in Responsible Investments in Agriculture and Food Systems
The Principles for Responsible Investments in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI) adopted by the Committee on World Food Security establish that, among other social,... -
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... -
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... -
Organic Policy Template
Organic Policy Template by IFOAM
