Entrepreneurship

Frequently, enterprises operating in line with the 13 principles of agroecology lack early-stage support and face misconceptions about their scalability. The Business Agroecology Criteria Tool (B-ACT) of the Swiss…

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Agroecology

In their half-term review of the “Traffic Light Coalition”, Germany’s Social Democrat/Green/Free Democrat government, a broad spectrum of organisations and associations take a look at the Federal Government’s…

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Agroecology

Agroecological food system transformation has been identified as one solution to repair the broken global food system. However, in-depth evidence of the agroecological status, based on the ten elements of agroecology,…

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Agroecology

Given the urgency of transforming agricultural and food systems, the Food Systems and Agroecology Working Group of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit(GIZ) in India is exploring the potential of…

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Agroecology

Should mineral fertiliser use be increased in sub-Saharan Africa? A team of African and European agronomists provide a nuanced response to this question in an article published in Outlook on Agriculture. Their analysis…

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Agroecology

Federal Development Minister Svenja Schulze and Federal Minister of Agriculture Cem Özdemir have announced Germany’s joining the world-wide Agroecology Coalition. One of its aims is to support partner countries in…

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Cocoa production

Our authors take a look at different cacao farming systems. They explore what sustainable cacao farming can look like and explain why agroforestry systems play a crucial role.

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Agroecology

Agroecology is about using biodiversity and boosting soil health in order to make farming systems more resilient. How can we apply these principles to crop protection? Can we do without pesticides? What sort of research…

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Agroecology

Experts explain the way towards agroecological practices which seek to make use of the assets and services offered by ecosystems. These practices foster the sustainability of farming systems and their resilience in the…

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Agroecology

Agroecology provides multiple opportunities to improve agricultural systems in a sustainable manner. Participants of Tropentag 2022 discussed challenges on the way to a sustainable food system and presented successful…

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