Agroecology at COP 17 on desertification

Agroecology at COP 17 on desertification

Picture credits: Afshan Omar  Between 2015 and 2019, 100 million hectares of healthy, productive land were degraded—an area equivalent to twice the size of Greenland. This degradation affected the livelihoods of 1.3 billion people (UNCCD).  When land is degraded or...
Countries Advancing Seed Sovereignty

Countries Advancing Seed Sovereignty

Picture © Kudzanai Chimhanda, Communications Specialist, CIMMYT  While restrictive seed laws threaten farmer-managed seed systems worldwide, several countries in the Agroecology Coalition are charting a different path – one that recognizes seeds as the...