Food Security & Sovereignty — Blog

Exploring the connections between Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture

Agroecology FundJuly 27, 2022Food Security & Sovereignty, Biodiversity Conservation & Climate Resilience Comments

COVID-19 lessons for building more resilient food systems

Agroecology FundJuly 15, 2022Food Security & Sovereignty, Inclusive Economies, Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge Systems & Innovation, seedsComment

African women speak out for agroecology

A 2021 study by the UN’s FAO concludes that around a third of the world’s food is produced by smallholder farmers on less than two hectares of land.

Fish and food sovereignty in times of crisis

In the midst of Covid-19, fishing communities around the world have demonstrated solidarity and strengthened the resilience of coastal communities.

African farmers can feed Africa

The co-author of the report, AGRA’s False Promises, on why investment in agroecology, and not a Green Revolution, is key for Africa’s food security.

AfricaMamadou GoïtaAugust 3, 2021Food Security & Sovereignty, Responsible Governance, Inclusive EconomiesComment

Growing wheat in the hills of Pakistan

A farmer from Pakistan on transitioning to agroecology and building resilience in the face of the global pandemic

AsiaAgroecology FundJuly 1, 2021Food Security & Sovereignty, Land and Territory RightsComment

Seed Sovereignty in Occupied Palestine

The Union of Agricultural Work Committees on the Hunger for Justice Series

Women food producers in Senegal cook up a healthier alternative to industrially produced broths

Mariama Sonko, president of the Pan-African organization Nous Sommes la Solution, shares how women farmers have turned entrepreneurs to revive a culinary tradition that would otherwise be lost

AfricaMariama SonkoMarch 8, 2021Inclusive Economies, Food Security & SovereigntyComment

Growing Resilience with Native Seeds

By strengthening Indigenous seed systems, Indigenous communities are protecting their food sovereignty and culture

Students of Food Sovereignty

On this International Day of Education, we celebrate the holistic peer-to-peer approach of the Latin American Agroecological Institutes (IALAs)

Introducing the Agroecology Fund of the Yucatan Peninsula

With support from the WK Kellogg Foundation, AEF launches a regional fund in Mexico

Solidarity and Emergency Land Reform

Brazil’s Landless Rural Workers Movement on the Hunger For Justice series

AmericasAgroecology FundNovember 24, 2020Food Security & Sovereignty, Land and Territory RightsComment

Food Sovereignty: Organizing for Survival

Argentina’s Union of Land Workers on the Hunger For Justice series

AmericasAgroecology FundSeptember 25, 2020Food Security & Sovereignty, Gender Equity, Inclusive EconomiesComment

The CLOC-Via Campesina: A peasant network challenges the agribusiness model through agroecology schools

This Latin American peasant network challenges the agribusiness model by training youth in agroecology.

AmericasFabián PachonSeptember 10, 2020Land and Territory Rights, Food Security & SovereigntyComment

COVID-19 Made Us Think

A memo from Indira Raimberdieva, Director of the Peace Building Center, Kyrgyzstan

COVID-19 Emergency Response

The Agroecology Fund will fund critical emergency responses and support grassroots advocacy efforts to resolve vulnerable populations’ food needs during the COVID-19 crisis.

Learning Together: The Agroecology Movement Shares Strategies for Impact

A photo essay on the Agroecology Fund’s global learning exchange in India

Reflections on the Global Learning Exchange in India

Notes from the Agroecology Fund’s global learning exchange in India

Asia, GlobalJohn P. WilsonMarch 13, 2020Food Security & Sovereignty Comment

The International Agroecology Exchange in Bengaluru brings together practitioners and supporters from over 30 countries

The exchange programme, held from 1-9 February 2020, comprised workshops, panel discussions, working group sessions, and visits to the fields of Natural Farming practitioners in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, India.

Asia, GlobalGuest UserMarch 9, 2020Food Security & SovereigntyComment

Storytelling and Food: How Pacific Islands are Revitalizing Pride in their Food Culture

The bounty and diversity of Papua New Guinea can easily make one’s jaw drop. Home to a staggering array of endemic species and over 800 indigenous tribes, Papua New Guinea is also the world’s most linguistically diverse nation.

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