Agroecology

Food Sovereignty Series: Dr. Jahi Chappell, IATP’s Director of Agroecology and Agriculture Policy

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The Historic Nyéléni Declaration on Agroecology

Last week, a landmark event took place in Mali.

Drawing upon citizens' voices: Deep democracy in action

What does it mean to participate in a democracy? Does the answer change when it comes to the food system?

"Climate Smart Agriculture" isn’t. Agroecology is.

As the science and practice of agroecology provides a way forward to address food insecurity, rural poverty, climate change, drought and water scarcity it is encountering an intentionally misleading campaign called "Climate Smart Agriculture," being promoted by the World Bank, FAO, and newly launched corporate-dominated Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture.

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

Inventing new (food) democracies

Food democracy must start from the bottom-up, at the level of villages, regions, cities, and municipalities. – UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food Olivier De Schutter in March 2014

Open-source seeds challenge Monsanto, support International Day of Farmers' Struggles

Tomorrow, Thursday, April 17, the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) will release over 29 seed varieties into the global