Agroecology Coalition

📝 SAVE THE DATE! 🌿 WFF SIDE EVENT ON AGROECOLOGY AND YOUTH 🧑🌾 👩🌾 The date is approaching! Join us on this event on the role of Youth Networks in the agroecological transformation co-organized with Agroecology Europe Association Youth Network and YPARD! 🌻 📅 October 16, 2024 🕓 2-3 PM CEST 📍 Faisal Room at FAO HQ (Rome, Italy) or in web streaming 👉 Registration link: https://buff.ly/4bsqNMY 💡 Check out the speakers here: https://buff.ly/3WUOQRf See you there!

📖 FAO #Agroecology Digest – SEPTEMBER ISSUE is out! 🌱 This issue focused on Agroecology in Action, with several insightful videos and practical guides on agroecology released by organizations from Africa (Uganda and Kenya), Asia (Cambodia, India and the Philippines) and Latin America (Colombia). 📖🎥 🌱 Check also the article by Daniel Moss (Agroecology Fund) on the Farmer Managed Seed Systems here ➡️ https://buff.ly/3XULKf8 Read the full publication ⤵️

Our Coalition is becoming bigger and bigger! We reached 312 members! 🎉 A warm welcome to the two latest countries joining, Laos and Sierra Leone, and to the latest organisations: 🌱 Center For Environmental Research and Agricultural Innovations (CERAI) 🌱Green Future Ethiopia (https://buff.ly/4gD701j) 🌱Samayu 🌱Natural Livestock Farming (NLF) foundation 🌱Zamkanda Initiatives Limited (https://buff.ly/4dseCkh 🌱Project Biome 🌱MAAT PEASANT 🌱GivingHope Foundation 🌱Agriculture and Forestry University Nepal 🌱Society for Community Organization and Rural Education (SCORE) 🌱Slow Food Burundi 🌱Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Together we strive for food systems transformation through #agroecology!

Our Oliver Oliveros took part to #TerraMadre2024 in Turin and we are happy to amplify the wonderful initiative of Slow Food Farms! 🐌   Slow Food Farms are set to become the largest global network of farms dedicated to producing good, clean and fair food following agroecological principles. This initiative amplifies the voice of farmers and provide also training opportunities!🧑🌾 🧑🌾 🌱   Discover more ➡️ https://buff.ly/4doWSq5   Looking forward to the next edition of Terra Madre in 2026 and to further collaborations! 🌿

🌱 🐄 What are the benefits of #agroecology? 👉 Check out this infographic by CIFOR-ICRAF to find out more!

🌱 REGIONAL POLICY STRATEGIES ON AGROECOLOGY🌿 Sub-national strategies are pivotal in advancing agroecology at the policy level, as they not only address regional needs of a specific area, but also inspire national laws that can have broader environmental, social, and health impacts.🥗 🌻 🐝 🎉 Three subnational governments in Agroecology Coalition member countries have adopted agroecological strategies: Sicily (Italy), Catalonia (Spain), and Murang’a County (Kenya)! Discover more about their initiatives in this article on our website 👉 https://buff.ly/4djTbSz And… Coming up 🔜 : the V Summit of Zero Hunger Regions on Food Security and Food Sovereignty from October 2 to 4 in Barcelona (Catalonia) organized by ORU-Fogar and Generalitat de Catalunya! 💡 📌 Our Coordinator Oliver Oliveros will be moderating a roundtable discussion on Sustainable Food Production on October 3, from 9:00 to 10:30 🗓️ Check the full program here👉 https://buff.ly/3ZGc9Qk 🌐 Conference website 👉 https://buff.ly/4dltf95

🌱 AGROECOLOGY TRAINING MATERIALS 📖 Do you want to introduce agroecological approaches in your development cooperation projects but you do not know how to do get started? Check this training guide developed by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH ! 💡 The Training material will enable you to: - increase your understanding of the theoretical foundations of agroecology, - be up to date on current debates on agroecology and sustainable food systems, - be familiar with methods and tools to reflect on the agroecological character of a project or policy - identify potential entry points for integrating agroecological approaches into your project or work environment, - be prepared to confidently communicate the concept of agroecology, its challenges, benefits and potential applications to partners and other stakeholders. Check it out here 👉

Congratulations to our member Kalaiselvi Karunalaya Social Welfare Society for this great accomplishment! 👏

📣 NEW CASE STUDY ON AGROECOLOGY in Nicaragua, Colombia and Ecuador! 🎉 🌱 The AeD-LABs project by SWISSAID intends to support digital peer to peer knowledge exchange on climate change adaptation and strengthen farmers’ adaptive capacities through agroecological innovation in the face of climate change 🤳🌍🌱 Discover more 👉 https://buff.ly/3MQCkMt Explore our collection of case studies in our repository👉 https://buff.ly/3B5mDhz Picture credits: Courtesy Daniele Conversa, farmbetter.

💡 Newsletter #6 by the Agroecology Coalition is out! 🎉 🌍 This year is exceptional, with the three Conferences of the Parties (COPs) on biodiversity, climate, and desertification taking place within a few months. The Agroecology Coalition will be present to advocate for agroecology as a solution to be put at the heart of the Rio Conventions. 🌱  In this newsletter, you will find a summary of what we have been busy with, updates on who joined our Coalition and some brilliant resources from our members.🌻 🔎 Read it here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dcCbGRwC 📝 Subscribe 👉https://buff.ly/3Txd0j4