Category Archives: Agroecological Farming

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Alfonso and Olga Juma

Written on Oct 7, 2011 11:39 am, by groundswell

Alfonso and Olga Juma could not produce enough to feed their family on their 1.5 acre farm in the semi-arid region where they live in Ecuador. The Chota Valley receives only about 24 inches of intense rainfall during three months...
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Mr. Ouedraogo’s farm is our classroom

Written on Sep 20, 2011 11:55 pm, by groundswell

Dear Friends, I wish you could have been with me as I sat and listened to Kombari Odette and the other members of the Gayeri women's group sharing their excitement about what they learned during a recent cross visit to Zandoma...
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Progress in Promoting Ecological Agriculture and Food Security in Eastern Burkina Faso

Written on Sep 6, 2011 4:33 pm, by groundswell

Between January and May 2010, Fatou Batta, Groundswell’s Co-Coordinator for West Africa, organized a series of planning workshops that brought together representatives of a number of government agencies, non-governmental and community-based organizations working in the field of agroecology to define...
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Update on Groundswell / Oxfam Saving for Change Plus Agriculture Program in Mali, West Africa

Written on Sep 1, 2011 4:38 pm, by groundswell

In August 2010, Groundswell launched a three year program – Saving for Change Plus Agriculture (SfC Plus Ag) – in partnership with Oxfam America. It responds to requests for agriculture training by many of the 350,000 women in Oxfam’s Saving...
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Update on program to improve agricultural production and water management in Central Mali

Written on Jun 2, 2011 6:08 pm, by groundswell

In August 2010, Groundswell launched a three year program – Saving for Change Plus Agriculture (SfC Plus Ag) – in partnership with Oxfam America. It responds to requests for agriculture training by many of the 350,000 women in Oxfam’s Saving...
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Building alliances with farmers’ movements (part 5 of 8)

Written on May 25, 2011 10:06 am, by groundswell

This is the fifth post in an eight-part series about how we can transform the roles of non-governmental organizations like Groundswell to make food sovereignty a reality. Read the first, second, third, and fourth posts. Building alliances with farmers’ movements...
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Expanding territory for agroecology (part 4 of 8)

Written on May 11, 2011 3:34 pm, by groundswell

This is the fourth post in an eight-part series about how we can transform the roles of non-governmental organizations like Groundswell to make food sovereignty a reality. Read the first, second and third posts. Expanding territory for agroecology Bern Guri...
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Promoting farmer innovation and agroecological production (part 3 of 8)

Written on Apr 26, 2011 11:03 am, by groundswell

This is the third post in an eight-part series about how we can transform the roles of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) like Groundswell to make food sovereignty a reality. Read the first and second posts. Promoting Farmer Innovation and Agroecological Production...
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Strengthening community-led development and food security in rural Ecuador

Written on Apr 20, 2011 9:17 am, by groundswell

In January, with financial support from the Mary Tidlund Foundation, Groundswell and Ekorural began the process of strengthening the capacity of community-based organizations in six marginalized rural communities in Ecuador to lead their own development process. The six communities –...
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Rethinking and transforming the role of NGOs (part 2 of 8)

Written on Apr 13, 2011 12:46 pm, by groundswell

This is the second post in an eight-part series about how we can transform the roles of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) like Groundswell to make food sovereignty a reality. Read the first post. Rethinking and Transforming the Role of NGOs Many...