Globally, agriculture covers 40% of the earth’s surface and food systems are responsible for one-third of humanity’s contribution to global climate change. Yet, smallholder and subsistence farmers are among the most vulnerable to climate change, facing extreme weather events and food price volatility that threaten livelihoods, biodiversity, and food security. This Agroecology4Climate project focuses onContinue reading “Agroecological Transitions for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation”
Project Archives
Strengthening the Implementation of Kenya’s Agroecology Strategy to Accelerate Food Systems Transformation
In Kenya, the proportion of the population experiencing severe food insecurity has alarmingly increased from 15% in 2016 to 28% in 2023. Additionally, the prevalence of undernourishment escalated from 22.3% in 2013, affecting 10 million people, to 29.4% in 2022, impacting 14.7 million people. These figures highlight a reversal of nearly two decades of progressContinue reading “Strengthening the Implementation of Kenya’s Agroecology Strategy to Accelerate Food Systems Transformation”
Metrics
to support Agroecological TRANSITIONS for building resilient and inclusive agricultural and food systemsTo accelerate the transition towards agroecological approaches, several critical questions need to be addressed, including: how to measure agricultural performance in ways that allow equitable comparison; how to ensure shifts towards agroecology are sustainable and equitable; what roles the public and private sectorsContinue reading “Metrics”
Farmer Dashboards
Farmer-led Tools, Dashboard Development, and the Future of Farming (Farmer Dashboards)The Farmer-led Tools, Dashboard Development and the Future of Farming project is interested in identifying participatory ways of collecting farm-level data, and in understanding how that data can be made accessible to smallholders – with particular focus on women and girls – via ‘farmer dashboards’Continue reading “Farmer Dashboards”
Holistic performance measurement for food systems transformation a scoping study
In the light of multiple, urgent and interconnected food system challenges – including but not limited to the climate and biodiversity crises, the triple burden of malnutrition and growing inequity – holistic and context-specific food system transformations are crucial. Agroecology is increasingly recognized as a promising approach for transforming food systems, rendering them more resilient,Continue reading “Holistic performance measurement for food systems transformation a scoping study”
Food Systems Transformation through Agroecology
The 3-year funding and support provided to the Agroecology TPP by the Liechtenstein Development Service (LED) aims to accelerate food systems transformation through agroecology, thereby actively contributing to food and nutrition security as well as economic prosperity – without overshooting planetary boundaries. More specifically, the LED’s support seeks to provide the means for the AgroecologyContinue reading “Food Systems Transformation through Agroecology”
Measuring Agroecology and its Performance (MAP)
Overview The Measuring Agroecology and its Performance (MAP) project aims to generate evidence on the multidimensional performance of agroecology by using the Tool for Agroecological Performance Evaluation (TAPE) and the Agroecology Criteria Tool (ACT). It strives to foster agroecological transitions through developing stakeholders’ capacities on measuring agroecology and its performance as well as through generatingContinue reading “Measuring Agroecology and its Performance (MAP)”
Transformative Land Investment – Phase 1
Sustainable food systems that feed the world, support local communities, and protect ecosystems require that more transformative investment practices are mainstreamed across the business community. TLI fosters mainstreaming by working with investors, the national business ecosystem, and global and regional development communities. This involves a multi-pronged approach that aims to drive innovation simultaneously and inContinue reading “Transformative Land Investment – Phase 1”
The Agroecology Initiative
Overview The CGIAR Initiative on ‘Transformational Agroecology across Food, Land and Water Systems’ works with small-scale farmers across seven nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The initiative builds on the premise that to be successful, agroecology must be flexible with solutions tailored to specific environmental, socio-cultural, economic, and political contexts rather than offering prescriptiveContinue reading “The Agroecology Initiative”
Regional Multi-Actors Research Network: RMRN project on agroecology
Support to Regional Centres of Excellence related to Green Transition – FARA/RUFORUM component on agroecology (Regional Multi-Actor Research Network: RMRN Project) It is estimated that about 200 million people in Africa are food insecure and undernourished, and the figure is increasing gradually. Agriculture is the main source of the economies in almost all SSA countries.Continue reading “Regional Multi-Actors Research Network: RMRN project on agroecology”