Farm Hack Shows Us Everything that is Wrong with UK Agricultural Training and Research

By Agroecology Now Staff, Agroecology Now!

Farm Hack is a response to a need – not only for access to often fundamental agricultural knowledge, but also for a different way of organising, relating, and owning in UK farming systems. It is almost entirely in opposition to the agricultural research and educational mainstream, which is predicated on large-scale technologies, top down knowledge transmission, and intellectual property regimes.

These Extraordinary Times: Indigenous Peoples and Coalition Building for Agroecology and Food Sovereignty

By Carol Kalafatic, Agroecology Now!

In this post I aim to elaborate my belief that, to build or spread food sovereignty, there is an increased need for diverse Peoples, communities and social movements to strengthen relationships and coalitions with one another. Our exchange of knowledges, strategies and practices will keep producing tangible results, and on the less tangible but equally important side, our solidarity will reinforce our resilience in the face of increasing unpredictability.

Solve These Climate Change Report Mysteries

By Steven McFadden, Mother Earth News

“A great challenge of today,” the late Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess wrote, “is to save the planet from further devastation that violates both the enlightened self-interest of humans and non-humans, and decreases the potential of joyful existence for all.”

Agroecology as a Pathway Towards Food Sovereignty in Ethiopian Forest Communities

By Million Belay, Agroecology Now!

I think that agroecology can be the solution to many woes of forest communities in the southwestern part of Ethiopia for the reasons mentioned above and more.

Agriculture 3.0 or (Smart) Agroecology?

By Francesco Ajena, P2P Foundation Blog

During the upcoming CAP negotiations, the future of 38 per cent of the European budget will be decided. Public money must be spent for public goods. It is not a matter of what kind of technology we want to support for our agriculture; it is a matter of who will benefit from his technology, farmers or private companies.

Sleepwalking into Certain Catastrophe, or Awakening via Agroecology

By Steven McFadden, Resilience.org

In our era of challenge and tumultuous transition, agroecology is a leading idea: a stabilizing set of principles and practices for clean, just, and sustainable farms and food.

Agroecology as Innovation

By Timothy A. Wise, Food Tank

On July 3, the High Level Panel of Experts of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its much-anticipated report on agroecology in Rome. The report signals the continuing shift in emphasis in the UN agency’s approach to agricultural development.

Agroecology: Key to Agricultural Resilience and Ecosystem Recovery

By Staff, IATP, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

Agroecology is a transformative approach that can galvanize a just transition away from a destructive conventional agriculture and food system to one that builds agricultural resilience, rebuilds ecosystems, supports localized, fair food systems and strengthens local communities.

How Much will the US Way of Life © Have to Change?

By Max Ajl, Uneven Earth

A copious literature makes clear that smallholder agro-ecology in various countries of the former Third World can feed, for example, 12-15 people with one person’s year-round labour on plots of between one and two hectares.

How A Sustainable Food System Is Built

By Louise Chalmer, Medium

Soils are, after all, the structural foundation for any food production system. So when we first undertake an agroecological approach to farming, we are literally building a sustainable food system from the ground up.