Agroecology

Resiliency and community among agroecological farmers in KwaZulu-Natal

This article is the fifth in a series of articles highlighting the work of our colleagues around the world to build agroecological practices, science and movements.

COP27 creates opportunity to respond to agriculture’s climate crisis

MINNEAPOLIS—As governments and civil society prepare to gather in Sharm el-Sheikh for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP27), the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) is joining partners around the world to advocate for agroecology and real zero and j

Talking COP27 Episode 1: Two paths for climate and agriculture

Our industrialized food and farming systems are both driving the climate crisis and threatened by it. How did we get here? This episode introduces listeners to that struggle and its climate justice implications in the lead-up to the UNFCCC's 27th annual global climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, COP27.

Advancing real solutions for climate and agriculture at COP27

In the past few months, extreme weather events — from record-breaking heat waves and droughts to hurricanes and floods — have hammered nearly every corner of the globe, making the catastrophic impacts of climate change all too tangible.

Nutritious foods and cultural connections

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) has supported Farm to School and Farm to Early Care efforts in Minnesota for over a decade and for much of this time has partnered with the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA).

Biofactories as a solution to bring back life to the soil

This article is the third in a series of articles highlighting the work of our colleagues around the world to build agroecological practices, science and movements.

Much more than our daily bread

As part our series on agroecological practices, science and movements, we’d like to highlight this story from our partners at ARC20202 in Europe. The German Free Bakers association explains their role in the local food chain and the need for institutional infrastructure as part of the agroecological transformation.

Food sovereignty: A social construction from the field

This article is the first in a series of articles highlighting the work of our colleagues around the world to build agroecological practices, science and movements.

What is agroecology, and how can it provide solutions to crises that plague our food systems and create food democracies?

Introduction 

African community leaders tell Congress: Stop funding African Green Revolution

The following article was originally published by Food Tank on May 4, 2022. 