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From Uniformity To Diversity A Paradigm Shift from Industrial Agriculture to...

From Uniformity to Diversity presents the case for moving away from industrial agriculture—dominated by monocultures, chemical inputs, and concentration of power—towards...

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The Farming Systems Trial

The hallmark of a truly sustainable system is its ability to regenerate itself. When it comes to farming, the key to sustainable agriculture is healthy soil, since this is the...

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Toward thick legitimacy: Creating a web of legitimacy for agroecology

Legitimacy is at the heart of knowledge politics surrounding agriculture and food. When people accept industrial food practices as credible and authoritative, they are...

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The System of Rice Intensification, Responses to Frequently Asked Questions

Compared to a decade ago, many more persons – at least 10 million people, most of them farmers -- can now answer the question "What is SRI?" at least in general terms. However,...

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Agroecology and Sustainable Development, Field Projects - Advocacy for Smallholders

This report will primarily focus on agroecology projects and the views of partners in the Global South, projects and partners supported by Secours Catholique-Caritas Europe...

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Making Sense (and Cents) of Food and Nature, A media guide to covering...

The document is a media toolkit on agroecology and food sovereignty. It explains the failures of industrial agriculture, highlights agroecology as a sustainable and profitable...

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Landscapes for Agrobiodiversity, Agrobiodiversity perspectives in land-use decisions

This booklet present the results of an interdisciplinary research project in eight biocultural landscapes undertaken by the Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research (PAR) in...

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Farmer Research Networks as a Strategy for Matching Diverse Options and...

The agricultural research and development institutions in most developing countries are poorly equipped to support the needs of millions of smallholder farmers that depend upon...

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Integrated Pest Management for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture in...

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a leading complement and alternative to synthetic pesticides and a form of sustainable intensification with particular importance for...

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On-farm impact of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Evidence and...

The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is being promoted worldwide, but relatively little is yet known about its impacts at farm level. This article reviews available evidence...

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Agroecology for Sustainable Food Systems

This paper was prepared as a background document for the thematic session on ‘Agroecology for Sustainable Systems’ at the Global Science, Technology and Innovation Conference...

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Agriculture at a Crossroads, International Assessment of Agricultural...

Modern agriculture is producing more food per capita than ever before. At the same time, according to estimates from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), almost 800...

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Mainstreaming Agroecology Implications for Global Food and Farming Systems

In 2010, the Centre for Agroecology and Food Security (CAFS) was established to undertake applied research and education on agroecology as the underlying paradigm of sustainable...

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Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)

For centuries, farmers, herders, fishers and foresters have developed diverse and locally adapted agricultural systems managed with time tested, ingenious techniques. These...

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Agroecology and the Search for a Truly Sustainable Agriculture - 1st edition

There is increasing evidence that warns that the growing push toward industrialization and globalization of the world’s agriculture and food supply imperils the future of...