Agroecology

As both the “science of sustainable agriculture” and a political project, agroecology works to decentralize power and promote equity and ecological resilience in our food systems. For an introduction to this issue, download our Food First Issue Primer on Agroecology

Reflections after a week in Cuba

Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Aug 26, 2015

Neil A. (Tony) Holtzman, a Food First member-donor since the 1980s joined us on a recent Food Sovereignty Tour to…

Opening a Window for Agroecology at the FAO

Food First News & Views | Food First | Aug 15, 2015

Summer 2015, Vol. 37, No. 137 Agroecology—the science of sustainable agriculture—is finding more support within the United Nations.

Action Alert: Tell White House Task Force They Can Do Better on Pollinators

Blog | Center for Food Safety | May 27, 2015

Pollinator plan aims high, but falls short. Tell the White House Task Force they can do better. The White House…

Reimagining the Seed: From private property to shared heritage

Blog | Maywa Montenegro | May 6, 2015

A new report by La Vía Campesina and GRAIN calls attention to ways in which peasant seed systems are under…

North-South Dialogue on Agroecology: SOCLA Educational Tour of California (Video)

Blog | Leonor Hurtado | Apr 16, 2015

(Español abajo) In September 2014, the Latin American Society of Agroecology (SOCLA) conducted an educational tour of California with the…

Mali: There is No Agroecology Without Women

Blog | tkerssen | Feb 28, 2015

Mali, Sélingue, February 25, 2015 – Although men still have the most privileges with regard to access to land, credits…

Mali: Agroecology is in Our Hands!

Blog | La Vía Campesina | Feb 26, 2015

Sélingué, 24 February 2015 – Today, the sun has risen brighter than ever in Mali to warm the more than…

Agroecology Saves the Farm (Where Fair Trade Failed): Surviving the Coffee Crisis in Costa Rica

Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Nicholas Babin | Dec 10, 2014

This Backgrounder examines the role of agroecology vs. Fair Trade in helping Costa Rican coffee farmers stay on the land during the global coffee crisis.

Agroecology and the Disappearing Yield Gap

Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Dec 10, 2014

The more scientists actually study agroecology, the better it looks. The largest meta-analysis to date comparing yields of organic and…

This World Food Day, Agroecology is Center Stage

Blog | Tiffani K. Patton | Oct 16, 2014

“Currently, most subsidies go to large agribusiness. This must change. Governments must support small farmers” – Hilal Elver, incoming Special…

Reflections on the FAO’s International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition

Blog | Clara Inés Nicholls | Sep 25, 2014

From September 18-19, 2014, the FAO organized the International Symposium on Agroecology for Nutrition and Food Security. The event was attended…

Costa Rican Government Decrees Corn as Cultural Heritage

Blog | Devon Peña | Jul 31, 2014

We are all familiar with the idea that many ethnic and indigenous communities self-identify as “corn cultures” in the Americas.…