In this blog, Chris Maughan, discusses a recently published open access study into the development of regional grain networks in Europe. These networks have been working to transform the grain sector, built around principles of …
Calling out the financial elephants in the room: Tackling the myth of scarcity to finance agroecological food system transformation
In this blog, Michel Pimbert lays out a slate of bold proposals to reframe discussions on how to finance agroecology to focus less on financial scarcity and more on the possibilities of abundance. Michel lays …
New Policy Brief: Transforming Development Aid to Support Agroecology
It’s time to make money move for agroecology and together foster social justice and sustainability in food systems! Policy Brief by CIDSE and the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR) of Coventry University. April 2021 English …
Pivoting from Local Food to Just Food Systems
By: Colin Anderson, Jessica Milgroom and Michel Pimbert The COVID-19 virus has jarred many people out of the illusion that globalised, corporate food is safe and secure. Yet, many people don’t know what to do …
Lume: New publication on method of economic-ecological analysis to support Agroecology
In spite of the growing recognition of agroecology around the world, there is still a significant lack of adequate tools for the study of the economic basis of agroecosystems that are appropriate for the modes …
Absent Agroecology Aid: On UK Agricultural Development Assistance Since 2010
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 …