agroecological

16 NOV 2022 - MIN READ

COP27 SPECIAL: Food insecurity, climate change and conflict are placing considerable pressure on the global food system. Inequality, access to land, access to nutrient-rich foods,...

03 OCT 2019 11 MIN READ

The Majang people in Ethiopia are facing challenges that resonate through the country’s food production system. Via a mapping exercise, they visualise differences between where development is heading and where the community wants to go, with lessons for agricultural development on a national level.

03 JAN 2019 19 MIN READ 21 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

It’s time to start thinking about development that benefits both people and the planet. It’s time to talk about transformation, and changing the way we change.

20 SEP 2018 5 MIN READ

Farmers hold the key to fulfilling global goals on hunger and poverty. How can we build a more food-secure future in Africa?

30 NOV 2017 15 MIN READ 20 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Dutch colonists introduced commercial farming techniques to the region more than 300 years ago. Today, local wild food activists are working with communities to reintroduce endemic edible plants into the local food system, recover long-lost food heritages, and potentially help save the threatened biodiversity of the Cape.

16 NOV 2017 12 MIN READ 13 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Climate and conservation, managing the global commons, pollution and cities make it to the top of the list for resilience reads from the recent scientific research literature. Owen Gaffney shares new "essential reading" for anyone interested applying resilience thinking in global development.

26 OCT 2017 16 MIN READ

Microbes are not the enemy. They are vital co-inhabitants of our planet and bodies – and essential for health and well-being.

08 JUN 2017 3 MIN READ

The discussions at next week’s fourth meeting of the Stockholm Food Forum will be the basis of a recipe to improve people’s health and the planet’s.

25 MAY 2017 23 MIN READ 11 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

A tiny community of farmers in northern Thailand caring for their traditional land, biodiversity, and culture fought the government and won. They influenced international policies governing biodiversity to use their practices at home, and continue to defend them.

23 MAR 2017 10 MIN READ 19 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

The ways in which we eat and produce our food are unsustainable from both environmental and public health perspectives. We need to see a drastic and inspirational shift in the world's food system.