Title of document: Alley cropping and agro forestry: Trees and crops for a better future Authors/editor: Pha Tad Ke Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Pha Tad Ke Year of publication: 2019 Geographic focus: General Main issues / topics addressed (for example:…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation of TOT training of Permaculture project at Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, 18 – 23 February 2019, Laungprabang Province, Lao PDR   Read More

Title of document: Green Manure Crops Authors/editor: Pha Tad Ke Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Pha Tad Ke Year of publication: 2019 Geographic focus: General Main issues / topics addressed (for example:…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation of TOT training of Permaculture project at Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, 18 – 23 February 2019, Laungprabang Province, Lao PDR   Read More

Title of document: Patterns in nature Authors/editor: Pha Tad Ke Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Pha Tad Ke Year of publication: 2019 Geographic focus: General Main issues / topics addressed (for example:…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation of TOT training of Permaculture project at Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, 18 – 23 February 2019, Laungprabang Province, Lao PDR   Read More

Title of document: Introduction of Permaculture: Definition and foundation elements Authors/editor: Pha Tad Ke Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Pha Tad Ke Year of publication: 2019 Geographic focus: General Main issues / topics addressed (for example:…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation of TOT training of Permaculture project at Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, 18 – 23 February 2019, Laungprabang Province, Lao PDR   Read More

Title of document: Introduction of Permaculture: State of the world Authors/editor: Pha Tad Ke Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Pha Tad Ke Year of publication: 2019 Geographic focus: General Main issues / topics addressed (for example:…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation of TOT training of Permaculture project at Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, 18 – 23 February 2019, Laungprabang Province, Lao PDR   Read More

Title of document: Agroecology: Innovating for sustainable agriculture & food systems Authors: Delphine Ortega-Espès Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Friends of the Earth International Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Global level Main issues / topics addressed (for example: What innovations are needed to eradicate hunger & achieve sustainable agriculture; Why agroecology is the innovative approach to be supported …) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): https://www.foei.org/resources/publications/agroecology-innovating-for-sustainable-food-systems-and-agriculture Summary: Industrial food production contributes heavily towards climate change, environmental degradation and the depletion of natural resources – and in so doing it erodes the very basis of agriculture. We urgently need to innovate our way out of this agrifood crisis, but we have to be clear about the kind of innovations we want. In this new background paper for decision-makers, Friends of the Earth International explores a systemic change of our food and agricultural systems based on innovations in agroecology, a proposal that is rapidly gaining ground worldwide. A growing body of scientific evidence shows that agroecology innovations and practices are technically feasible, affordable, politically, socially and culturally acceptable, adaptable to local circumstances and environmentally sound. These practices are rooted in ancestral and customary knowledge and practices of peasants, indigenous peoples and other small-scale food providers and many have already been successfully tested in farmers’ fields.   Read More

Title of document: Measuring what matters in agriculture and food systems: A synthesis of the results and recommendations of TEEB for Agriculture and Food’s Scientific and Economic Foundations Report Authors: Alexander Müller and Pavan Sukhdev Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: UN Environment Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Global level Main issues / topics addressed (for example: The challenges of agriculture and food systems in the 21st century: five different perspectives; Why eco-agri-food systems can only be understood with a systems perspective; The complex reality of eco-agri-food systems…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): http://teebweb.org/agrifood/measuring-what-matters-in-agriculture-and-food-systems/ Summary: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) (2018). Measuring what matters in agriculture and food systems: a synthesis of the results and recommendations of TEEB for Agriculture and Food’s Scientific and Economic Foundations report. Geneva: UN Environment.   Read More

Title of document: Agroecological Transitions - Changes and Breakthroughs in the Making Authors: Boelie Elzen, Anna Maria Augustyn, Marc Barbier, Barbara van Mierlo Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Wageningen University & Research Year of publication: 2017 Geographic focus: Global level Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Learning in niches; Niche-regime interactions Regime transformations; Conclusion…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): https://www.wur.nl/en/Publication-details.htm?publicationId=publication-way-353136383035 Summary: To underline the need for radical, systemic changes, we have chosen the term “AgroEcological Transitions” for the title of this volume. It stresses that a transition towards sustainable agriculture requires more than improving agribusiness as usual. To us, agroecology refers to broad and varied processes of experimentation and innovation that often start in niches and have the potential of transforming the dominant agri-food system into a more sustainable one. Analysing these ongoing processes will increase our understanding of transformative change. The chapters of this book reflect the need for such insights by analysing a broad variety of agroecological ‘breakthroughs-in-the-making   Read More

Title of document: Agroecology as a Pathway towards Sustainable Food Systems Authors: M. Jahi Chappell, Annelie Bernhart, Lorenz Bachmann, André Luiz Gonçalves, Sidy Seck,  Phanipriya Nandul and Alvori Cristo dos Santos Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: MISEREOR, Coventry University Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: India, Brazil and Senegal Main issues / topics addressed (for example: MISEREOR’s vision for agroecology; Country-specific backgrounds and introduction to current study; Research findings; Conclusions and outlook…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: This report summarizes the results of impact studies about agroecological interventions in semiarid regions in three countries, namely, Pernambuco state in Brazil, Fatick district in Senegal, and Osmanabad district in India. The work was carried out by partner organizations funded and supported by MISEREOR. The results provide strong evidence of the impact and potential of agroecology as a pathway towards more sustainable agriculture and food system.   Read More

Title of document: UNICAM and the sustainability goals Authors: Helena Guasch Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Universityof Girona Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Global level Main issues / topics addressed (for example:…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation for UNICAM conference “Sustainable Agriculture in Cambodia Current knowledge applications and future needs” 27-29 August 2018, Angkor Paradise Hotel, Siem Reap province, Cambodia   Read More