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The Sistema Agroflorestal Dendê - or palm oil agroforestry system in Tomé-Açu managed by Cooperativa Agrícola Mista de Tomé-Açu.
Trailblazing in Tomé Açu: inspiring a global agroforestry transition in northern Brazil
… by CAMTA (Cooperativa Agrícola Mista de Tomé-Açu – Tomé-Açu Mixed Agricultural Cooperative) and support agencies including Embrapa … aptly named Together for the Expansion of Resilient and Regenerative Agroecology and Agroforestry, or TERRA (in Portuguese, ‘terra’ means … Forest Programme. It envisions farmland covered in trees – increasing food security, mitigating and adapting to climate change, conserving …
Insight, 03 August 2026
A woman stands behind a market stall of fresh vegetables, smiling proudly.
Investing in biodiverse agriculture in Ecuador’s highlands: UNORCAC and the Santa Anita cooperative
… within Ecuador’s chakra agroforestry system, now recognised by the Food and Agriculture Organization as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System. Chakra is a complex approach to … UNORCAC has set up business initiatives to reinforce the union’s sustainable vision, and the Santa Anita cooperative supports these and …
Article, 31 May 2024
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Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems and Biocultural Heritage: Addressing Indigenous Priorities Using Decolonial and Interdisciplinary Research Approaches
… The food systems and territories of Indigenous Peoples sustain much of the … in Indigenous cosmovision and cultural and spiritual values. These food systems have a critical role to play in sustainability transformations … Food and agriculture … Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems and Biocultural Heritage: Addressing Indigenous Priorities …
Publication, 30 September 2022
A farmer in Bangladesh
Upscaling agroecological practices
… In a context of a changing climate and growing concerns for more sustainable and healthy food systems, agroecology is gaining momentum as a scientific discipline, sustainable … Food and agriculture … Resilience and diversity in food systems …
Project, 29 January 2017
A group of people gather around a pile of potatoes with mountains as a backdrop
Indigenous Peoples’ food systems hold the key to feeding humanity
… Modern food and farming systems are fundamentally unsustainable. They … resources – water, soils, genetic resources – needed to sustain agricultural production. Modern food systems (PDF) are also highly … insecure , underscoring the immense challenge of achieving the second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of zero hunger by 2030. The food …
Insight, 23 October 2020
Farmer stands in her field of groundnuts boarded by maize in Malawi
Democratising food and agricultural research
… Agricultural research has great potential to address the challenges of food security, poverty and sustainable natural resource management. It can generate knowledge, … led by Dr Michel Pimbert, who is now director of the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR) at Coventry University. For … Food and agriculture …
Project, 17 August 2012
Afghan farmers and extension workers assess an okra field in Balkh Province, Northern Afghanistan (Photo: Barbara Adoph/IIED)
Introduction to building greater local control and resilience into agricultural and food systems
… Food production will have to increase if population levels continue to … challenges. Our work aims to promote farming systems that are more sustainable, productive and resilient, and to support smallholder … Many local and traditional practices are based on principles of agroecology  – the application of ecological concepts and principles to …
Article, 05 August 2013
Delegates at the international symposium on agroecology (Photo: John Choptiany/FAO)
Agroecology offers FAO a 'new window' on agriculture
… Silva, addressing around 400 people at the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition (Rome, 18 and 19 September). … uses ecological concepts and principles to design and manage sustainable agro-ecosystems, offering benefits for productivity, food … and food systems . Laura Silici ( [email protected] )  is a researcher in IIED's Natural Resources Group . …
Insight, 02 October 2014
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Enhancing agrobiodiversity in smallholder agroforestry systems in Madagascar
… of the Analamanga Regional Branch of the National Platform for Women, Sustainable Development and Food Security (Antenne Régionale Analamanga de la Plateforme Nationale … from intense annual agricultural cycles. ARFDDSA has helped promote agroecology approaches involving agroforestry and organic, … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 16 May 2023
Agricultural biodiversity in a Peruvian market. Photo: Bioversity International/A. Camacho
Building resilient food systems
… and technologies that enable locally driven design of resilient agri-food systems. Such systems are generally based on circular economy … grains to poor villagers. In Indonesia, farmers learned sustainable farming methods through field experiments in Farmer Field … were led by Dr Michel Pimbert, who is now director of the Centre for Agroecology and Food Security (CAFS) at Coventry University. For more …
Project, 14 August 2013