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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 use of indicators to assess the sustainability of farming systems...
Presentation for ALiSEA thematic workshop 29/11/2016, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR -
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... -
Sustainable Intensification of Tropical Agro-EcosystemsNeed and Potentials
Rapid population growth, increasingly complex economies and novel industrial uses of agricultural products call for further intensification of agriculture, particularly in the... -
FEEDING THE PEOPLE - AGROECOLOGY FOR NOURISHING THE WORLD AND TRANSFORMING...
How can inefficient, poorly managed smallholder systems be transformed into productive agroecological systems? And how can environmentally destructive, energy and chemical... -
Agriculture at a crossroads - Global Report
This document is the synthesis of IAASTD studies on international agriculture, it is a global assessment. It presents the conclusions of several experts on different issues. -
The future Alternative pathways to 2050 of food and agriculture - Full report
This report explores different future pathways for food and agriculture systems through three distinct scenarios characterized by the way the key challenges to food security,... -
Measuring what matters in agriculture and food systemsA synthesis of the...
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) (2018). Measuring what matters in agriculture and food systems: a synthesis of the results and recommendations of TEEB for... -
Young people and Family farming
The main objective of this study is to describe the current situation and contribute to setting out a common position on youth development in family farming. The conclusions...
