Sustainable Agriculture

The Historic Nyéléni Declaration on Agroecology

Last week, a landmark event took place in Mali.

Why we need agroecology, now

On Monday, the Carbon Underground, Rodale Institute and Organic Consumers Association held a press conference featuring leading scientists to explain why cutting emissions alone won’t solve climate change, and how nurturing healthier soil is an essential p

Scientists praise and challenge FAO on agroecology

UPDATE: Join these scientists and sign on to support a U.N.-wide agroecology effort.

“Sustainable intensification” is unsustainable

In a new paper led by collaborators at Leuphana University Lueneburg (Germany) and just released in print in the scientific jo

Farm to Childcare Curriculum Package

Inside this curriculum package, you will find activity ideas and resources for implementing Farm to Childcare at your  childcare center. Many of these resources are ready to use, while some are examples that offer opportunities for you to customize to your own context.

Seeking the whole story: New metrics needed to evaluate agricultural practices

Jump straight to IATP’s new report, Measuring Success: Local Food Systems and the Need for New Indicators.

Measuring Success: Local Food Systems and the Need for New Indicators

In agriculture, policymakers, analysts and researchers often use a set of indicators to assess whether a farming system, or new technology, is succeeding. The most common indicators focus on increasing “yield,” often of a singular crop or animal unit, within large-scale production systems.