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Intervention on Strategies for Protection and Resurgence of Indigenous Agroecosystems
Blog | Berenice Sánchez and Devon Peña | Apr 30, 2018
This post was originally published by Devon Peña at Environmental Food and Justice. The original presentation was presented in Spanish…
Declaration of Small-scale Food Producers and Civil Society Organizations at the II International Symposium on Agroecology April, 2018
Blog | La Vía Campesina | Apr 18, 2018
This declaration was read on behalf of everyone by Mariam Sou, pioneer agroecological peasant farmer, from ENDA-Tiers Monde, Senegal. This…
Declaración de la Sociedad Científica Latinoamericana de Agroecología (SOCLA) sobre el II Simposio Internacional de Agroecología de la FAO: ampliación de la agroecología para contribuir a los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible
Blog | SOCLA | Apr 12, 2018
Click here to view this post in English. Foto por visit.org (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) El artículo fue publicado originalmente aquí.
Statement of The Latin American Scientific Society of Agroecology (SOCLA) regarding FAO’s 2nd International Symposium on Agroecology: scaling up agroecology to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals
Blog | SOCLA | Apr 9, 2018
To view this article in Spanish, click here. Cover photo by visit.org (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) To download this statement to your…
The Teachers’ Strike and the Food System
Blog | Erik Hazard | Mar 30, 2018
Photo Credit: Rich McGervey/CC BY. In late February, teachers in West Virginia went on strike in all 55 counties. They…
Taking Action for Public Science: Re-Imagining Iowa’s Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Blog | Ahna Kruzic, Angie Carter and Carrie Chennault | Mar 28, 2018
This blog was originally posted by the UCS Science Network at Union of Concerned Scientists. On a snowy February morning…
World Bank Program Forcing Local Communities Off Their Land
Blog | FIAN International | Mar 22, 2018
This post was originally published by FIAN International. The current World Bank’s land titling program in northeastern Brazil is a…
Puerto Rican EcoFarms after María: Bouncing Back with a Little Help from our Friends
Blog | Georges F. Félix, Hortencia Rodríguez and Jesús Vázquez | Mar 12, 2018
As a follow-up to a previous post showcasing the vulnerability that Puerto Rican farmers face in the context of climate…
Sustainable Farming & Food Sovereignty in Cuba
Blog | Madaly Alcala | Feb 28, 2018
This post was originally published on Staff Viewpoints at Fresh Approach. This past fall, I had the honor of traveling to…
Iowans Call for a New Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Blog | Ahna Kruzic | Feb 1, 2018
Photo by David Cornwell ADVISORY: Tuesday, February 6th Press Event: Iowans Call for New Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Farmers, students, and community advocates will gather…
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