Agroecology Now!

“If you were to visit the English countryside 15 years ago, you would have found nine times as many small farms as you do today – and twice as many different farms in general….” Elise …

The US Food Sovereignty Alliance met from October 12-15 to advance the USA food movement for a more democratic, sustainable and just food system. I accompanied over 150 other souls from different corners of the …

I recently participated in the US Food Sovereignty Alliance gathering in Bellingham, Washington where the idea of Just Transitions was being debated with lots of amazing examples of grassroots organizing within this framework. Tyler Short …

A Call for contributions to a session on agroecology transitions at the meeting of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) in Washington D.C. (April 3-7, 2019) https://annualmeeting.aag.org Abstract Submission Deadline for AAG: October 21, 2018. …

The Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development (JAFSCD) is a community supported journal, free to read (online) and has a range of articles that will be of interest to anyone interested in research, organizing and …

Our group has published a new article on the practice of food sovereignty research, available open access from the Journal of Peasant Studies. Levkoe, C. Z., Brem-Wilson, J. & Anderson, C. R. 2018. People, power, change: …

This new CAWR publication analyses CAWR figures published by the UK Department of International Development (DFID) and finds that despite overwhelming evidence in favour of agroecology as a mode of agricultural development able to address crucial …

Feeding local communities without destroying the planet is one of this century’s most intractable global challenges. While sometimes generating short-term increases in production, industrial approaches to food and agriculture are now understood to cause rising …

Final Declaration of the Organisers of the International Gathering for Food Sovereignty in Pau, France. BEDE- Réseau Semences paysannes – Confédération Paysanne de l’Aude-Village d’Emmaus Lescar-Pau. More than 250 representatives of civil society and peasant …

September 10th marks the La Via Campesina’s International Day of Action Against the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). LVC mark this date as the anniversary of the death of Farmer Lee …

Twenty-five years ago, GRAIN got started with a focus on seeds, and it has remained a central focus of our work. The biodiversity in farmers’ fields is eroding at alarming rates, while corporations are reaching …

Urban spaces and urban food systems are continuously challenged, negotiated and remade by women and men, as groups and as individuals. Whilst much has been written about the radical potentials of urban agriculture, the reality …

It is with some concern that The Landworkers’ Alliance (LWA) looks forward at the possibilities for British food and agricultural policies post-Brexit. The task will require huge effort and ingenuity on behalf of political decision …

La Via Campesina have published “The People’s Manual”, a partner guide to Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the context of National Food Security. “The Voluntary Guidelines …

A new article collaboration between researchers at the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR) and the Food Sovereignty Alliance India calls for a shift in the paradigm around agroecology. The full article Perspectives: Strengthening people’s knowledge is …

The first major report of IPES- Food was released on June 2nd: ‘From Uniformity to Diversity: A paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems’. The report is a useful resource capturing a vast analysis of …

A comprehensive overview of Community Supported Agriculture in Europe has been released by Urgenci – The International Network for Community Supported Agriculture.  The report aims to give insight into the state of Community Supported Agriculture …

The International Day of Peasant and Agrarian Struggle is remembered on April 17th each year, a day of solidarity to the struggle and persecution peasants and small scale farmers face around the world. April 17th 2016 …

From E.C.V.C. March 19th 2016. A dreadful week of persecution against social movements around the world:grassroots internationalism has never been more necessary Gathered in Bagnolet, France for our General Assembly, the European Coordination Via Campesina …

European Union has delayed making a decision on the use of glyphosate in member states. Glyphosate is a contentious subject within the EU region. A recent study by the International Agency on Research on Cancer …