Earlier this month, the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) held the 2nd International Symposium on Agroecology at its headquarters in Rome. The gathering attracted almost 800 ...

Agricultural, land, forestry, environmental and trade policies in the Congo Basin remain compartmentalised at country levels, ...

June 17, 2015 — Thumb through U.S. newspapers any day in early 2015, and you could find stories on President Obama’s “fast-track” plans for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, antibiotic scares and the ...

Agroecology—a science, practice, and movement that seeks social, political, economic, and environmental sustainability in the global food system—is gaining momentum in the U.S., according to a new ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement (MST) has been organizing landless families to occupy, settle, and farm throughout the country since the ...

We already know how to invest in the kind of equitable and sustainable food systems that can build climate resilience. Yet while the hazards of industrial agriculture (and the opportunities offered by ...

A two-day people's consultation on agroecology & climate adaptation concluded in Jorhat on Wednesday, bringing together more ...

The Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) will get a new name, logo, and look and feel through a rebranding project that affirms the center’s commitment to advancing agroecology ...

For decades, chemical fertilizers have helped farmers increase crop production. But some of these fertilizers can also leave behind substances that build up in the soil over time. Among them are ...

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AGROECOLOGY, an integrated approach that applies ecological principles to agricultural systems, aims to create sustainable and resilient food production systems. It emphasises biodiversity, natural ...

For years, agroecology has been a hallmark of UCSC’s programming, with faculty conducting pioneering research, students gaining hands-on research and practical experience, and alumni making ...