Agroecology resources
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Several courses on agroecology
Institute/ organization: University of Vermont - Institute of Agroecology
Language: English
Learning format: In person and Online
Date: Spring 2025
Master in Agroecology and Food Sovereignty
Institute/ organization: University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo, Italy
Language: English
Learning format: In person
Date: September 2024- September 2025
Master's Degree in Agroecology: an Approach to Sustainable Transformation of Agri-Food Systems
Institute/ organization: Universidad Internacional de Andalucía
Language: Spanish
Learning format: In person
Date: November 2023- April 2024
The Master of Science Agroecology
Institute/ organization: NMBU Norway, ISARA France and partner universities
Language: English
Learning format: In person
Date: Next starting date: August 2025 (application will open in October 2024)
Certificate of Graduate Study in Agroecology
Instutute/ organization: University of Vermont
Language: English
Learning format: Hybrid
Date: Rolling admissions
Ecological Foundations of Agroecology
Institute/ organization: University of Vermont
Language: English
Learning format: Online
Date: Next starting date: January 2025
MSc Agroecology, Water and Food Sovereignty
Instutute/ organization: Coventry University
Language: English
Learning format: In person
Date: September 2024 - September 2025
Online courses
Agroecology, an introduction
Institute/ organization: Institut Agro Montpellier
Language: French and English
Learning format: Online
Date: Several times per year
Ecological Organic Agriculture Leadership Course
Institute/ organization: IFOAM Organics International
Language: English and French
Learning format: Manual
Agroecology: Transition towards sustainable food systems
Instutute/ organization: FAO
Language: Spanish
Learning format: Online
Date: Available until the end of 2024
Grassroots evidence for Agroecology
Institute/ organization: Agroecology Fund and Statistics for Sustainable Development
Language: English, Spanish, French
Learning format: Online
Training materials
Agroecology Training: Towards sustainable food systems – Introducing the transformative approach of agroecology
2024
The Business Case of Food Systems Change
By DanChurchAid
Language: English
Publication date: November 2024
Biodiversity and Climate Action in Agriculture and Food Systems: Opportunities for Building Synergies
By Climate Focus, Agroecology Coalition and other orgs
Language: English
Publication date: October 2024
Amplifying Stories of Agroecology Practices and Principles: Alnarp’s Agroecology Farm
By SIANI
Language: English
Publication date: October 2024
Green Grabbing: A Threat to Global Biodiversity
By IPES Food
Language: English
Publication date: October 2024
Cultivating Coherent Climate Action: Why agroecology and pesticides reforms should underpin action on agriculture and food systems in support of the Paris Agreement
By PAN UK
Language: English
Publication date: October 2024
Recognition of Agroecology in the Rio Conventions: potential for scaling up
By Humundi, Cari and Iles de Paix (with the support of the Minka International network)
Language: English
Publication date: June 2024
Sowing sustainability: Agroecology and Sustainable Land Management in Synergy
By GIZ, Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT, CIFOR and World Agroforestry
Language: English
Publication date: April 2024
Boosting Biodiversity Action Through Agroecology: Guidance for developing and updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
By Global Alliance for the Future of Food, Biovision Foundation, Agroecology Coalition, WWF International, Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Language: English
Publication date: October 2024
Preserving and Protecting Agrobiodiversity through Agroecology
By IPES Food
Language: English
Publication date: October 2024
Agromix White Paper: Transforming European Food Systems with Agroforestry
By Agromix
Language: English
Publication date: October 2024
Brief Note on the UNCCD - Agriculture and Food Systems
By CARI
Language: English
Publication date: October 2024
Desertification, Land Degradation and the Potential of Agroecology (I)
By IPES-Food
Language: English
Publication date: 2024
Scaling models for Regreening Africa: enhancing agroecological integration through smallholders’ assets and agency in Kenya
By
Language: English
Publication date: November 2024
Position Paper on Agroecology
By GIZ
Language: English
Publication date: May 2024
The potential of the off-farm production, marketing and use of organic & biofertilisers in Africa
By DeSIRA LIFT
Language: English
Publication date: 2024
We, The Changemakers. A Facilitator’s Guide to Empowering Changemakers: Agroecology Modules for Adolescents and Youth
By ComMutiny – The Youth Collective and the RAISE Consortium partners
Language: English
Publication date: May 2024
What agroecology brings to food security and ecosystem services: a review of scientific evidence
Leveraging NBSAPS beyond the CBD
By Pesticide Action Network UK
Language: English
Publication date: May 2024
Farm gate profitability of organic and conventional farming systems in the tropics
By Amritbir Riar et al.
Language: English
Publication date: March 2024
Developing holistic assessments of food and agricultural systems - A meta-framework for metrics users
By Agroecology TPP and Transitions
Language: English
Publication date: February 2024
The socio‑economic performance of agroecology. A review
Language: English
Publication date: January 2024
Policy dossier: cultivating change with agroecology and organic in the tropics
Policy factsheet: the potential of agroecology and organic
Scientific paper: farm gate profitability of organic and conventional farming system in the tropics
JRC Researches on agroecology
National agroecology strategies in Eastern and Southern Africa
African Perspectives on agroecology
2023
Agroecology, a boon for achieving the objectives of land degradation neutrality
By CARI
Language: English
Publication date: September 2023
Agroecology Dialogue series outcome briefs
Language: English, French, Spanish
Publication date: February 2023
Climate resilience – what can we learn from pastoral systems in Africa’s drylands?
Guide pour l'evaluation de l'agroecologie
Assessment of the landscape of agroecology and the ecological organic agriculture initiative in Africa
By EOA (Ecological Organic Agriculture), Biovision Africa Trust
Language: English
Publication date: September 2023
The role and position of youth in agroecology in Africa
By EOA (Ecological Organic Agriculture), Biovision Africa Trust
Language: English
Publication date: September 2023
Ecosystem-based adaptation and agroecology
Language: English
Publication date: 2023
See also Five Key Messages on How to Implement Agroecology as a Systemic Adaptation Response
Green jobs and income potential: agroecology's role in rural employment
Natural farming through a wide-angle lens
Cultivating change: accelerating and scaling agroecology and regenerative approaches
Agrobiodiversity on the plate
Measuring agroecology: Introducing a methodological framework and a community of practice approach
Language: English
Publication date: November 2023
Agroecology, law, human rights and sustainable agri-food systems in Uganda and East Africa
2022
Bissau declaration on agroecological transition
Mapping agroecology actors and practice in Cameroon
Bissau declaration on agroecological transition
Growing common ground: pathways to advance agroecology policy in Canada
Language: English and French
Publication date: December 2022
Agroecology financing analysis toolkit for the public sector in Africa
Language: English
Publication date: November 2022
Agroecology and sustainable smallholder agriculture: an exploratory analysis with some tentative indications from the recent experience of natural farming in Andhra Pradesh’
Language: English
Publication date: September 2022
Agroecology and sustainable smallholder agriculture: an exploratory analysis with some tentative indications from the recent experience of natural farming in Andhra Pradesh’
Language: English
Publication date: September 2022
Agroecologically-conducive policies: A review of recent advances and remaining challenges
Toward a Feminist Agroecology: achieving a socially just and sustainable food systems transformation
Language: English
Publication date: 2022
Agroecologically-conducive policies - A review of recent advances and remaining challenges
By Agroecology TPP
Language: English
Publication date: July 2022
2021
Agroecological and other innovative approaches
An agroecological Europe by 2050: What impact on land use, trade and global food security?
Pathways to advance agroecology- Overcoming challenges and contributing to sustainable food systems transformation
Language: English
Publication date: 2021
Pathways to advance agroecology for a succesful transformation to sustainable food systems
Language: English
Publication date: 2021
2020
The Added Value(s) of Agroecology
Money Flows: what is holding back investment in agroecological research for Africa?
2019
Agroecology position paper
2018
Development of the concept of agroecology in Europe: a review
Language: English
Publication date: April 2018
Breaking away from industrial food and farming systems: Seven case studies of agroecological transition
2016
From uniformity to diversity: a paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems
2024
Discover all about the Agroecology Coalition
Agroecology Coalition, 2024
Agroecology: joining the dots between climate change, land degradation and biodiversity loss
Agroecology Coalition, 2024
MUST WE SELL NATURE TO SAVE IT?
IPES-FOOD, 2024
Countries transforming food systems
Agroecology Coalition, 2024
Agroecology and the future of food: Serving people and the planet
Agroecology TPP, 2024
2023
Agroecology as a response to agri-input scarcity
Beyond the farm: Exploring the synergies between agroecology and conservation communities
The interface between agroecological and territorial approaches for food systems transformations
Agroecology as response to climate change adaption
Swiss Aid, 2023
2022
Teaching agroecology in schools (summary)
Access Agriculture, 2022
Creating agroecological markets (summary)
Access Agriculture, 2022
Conservation and strengthening of the natural ecosystems through agroecology
Agroecology Fund, 2022
Africa Agroecology Regional Dialogue
The 10 Elements of Agroecology: Enabling transitions to sustainable agriculture and food systems
FAO, 2022
2021
Agroecology and Farmer Field Schools – a solution for Zero Hunger and Ecosystems Restoration
FAO, 2021
Biodiversity, an ally of the agroecological transition (and vice versa!)
Agroecology Europe, 2021
Agroecology: Grassroots Solutions to Global Crises
Agroecology Fund, 2021
2020
How agroecology helps to build climate change-resilient livelihoods
Biovision Foundation, 2020
Agroecology - the next evolution in food systems
IPES- Food, 2020
Agroecology Knowledge Hub
The Hub showcases evidence, policies, practices and science on agroecology. It also facilitates discussions via forums related to agroecology.
Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security
A knowledge center gathering various resources on agroecology.
Agroecology Info pool
Convincing showcases, criteria tools to assess projects and in-depths analyses of Agroecology.
ACT: Agroecology Criteria Tool
A tool to assess projects or policies with the Agroecology Criteria Tool and find out how much transformative Agroecology they entail.
Business Agroecology Criteria Tool (B-ACT)
A tool to assess and identify inspiring and promising agroecological enterprises that contribute to sustainable food systems.
The Neycha accelerator & fund
Neycha identifies and partners with growth-oriented Agroecological Enterprises (AEEs) in Uganda and Kenya, providing them with the capacity, capital and the connections they need to grow their impact and businesses.
One Million Voices citizen science initiative
A citizens' initiative giving a voice to all small-scale farmers who practice agroecology and to consumers.
BOOST- AE: the collaborative platform on the agroecological transition
A collaborative platform for analyzing experiences, sharing knowledge and solutions, and methodological support, for agroecology adapted to countries in the South.
Agroecology for Europe (AE4EU)
A three-year project, aiming to enable a successful transition to agroecology through a strong development with ambitious and longer-term joint actions at the European level in research, innovation, networks, training and education
Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE)
A comprehensive tool measuring the multi-dimensional performance of agroecological systems across the different dimensions of sustainability.
Food Forward NDCs
WWF, Climate Focus, NDC Partnership, Agroecology Coalition, CGIAR, FAIRR, Biovision, SRI-2030, UNEP
A guidance tool to support the enhancement and implementation of NDC ambitions for agriculture and food systems transformation
Boosting Biodiversity Action Through Agroecology: Guidance for developing and updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
Global Alliance for the Future of Food, Biovision Foundation, Agroecology Coalition, WWF International, Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Integrating agroecology into National Biodiversity Strategies and Actions Plans (NBSAPs) is an opportunity to address biodiversity while simultaneously advancing other international targets, including those related to climate change, desertification, disaster risk reduction, combating hunger, reducing poverty, health and nutrition.
13 Principles and 10 Elements of Agroecology
The Benefits of Agroecology on Cimate
Agroecology Coalition
The Benefits of Agroecology
FAO
13 Principles of Agroecology
Agroecology and Gender Equality
Agroecology and Biodiversity
Benefits of Agroecology
CIFOR-ICRAF
Boost NBSAPs through Agroecology
Biovision, Global Alliance for the Future of Food, WWF, Agroecology Coalition, Food Policy for Change
Youth and Agroecology
Agroecology Coalition
Agroecology and Desertification
Agroecology Coalition
Org. Agriculture and Food Security
IFOAM Organics International
13 Principles of Agreocology
SwissAid
Digital tools
The Agroecological Transitions Program for Building Resilient and Inclusive Agricultural & Food Systems
By The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, IRRI, IWMI, The Transformative Partnership Platform, University of Vermont
Banner photo credit: Pierre Ferrand / FAO