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Explore policy briefs, books, and guides designed to scale agroecology and transform food systems from the ground up—resources rooted in decades of field experience with our partners and allies.

Impact Valuation: Transformational Agroecology in Burkina Faso

Our latest study demonstrates that supporting and investing in farmer-led agroecology improves resilience, yields, income, and wellbeing, even during one of Burkina Faso’s driest years on record.

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Transformational Agroecology in Burkina Faso - Policy Brief

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Expanded seeds: Exploring local market dynamics in Latin America and the Caribbean
This multimedia story takes you to Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Haiti, where peasant and Indigenous organizations show how strategies like grain reserves, seed conservation, agroecological fairs, and rural microenterprises strengthen food sovereignty and turn markets into engines of resilience and community well-being. Available in English and Spanish.
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Practical guide to creating an agroecological farm

Practical guide to creating an agroecological farm

This guide honors the knowledge and lived experience of Haitian smallholder farmers. It’s not a recipe to follow, but a flexible, context-driven tool designed to support the agroecology movement in Haiti and beyond. It encourages co-creation, adaptation, and collective learning between farmers and practitioners. More than just a training manual, it’s a pathway toward resilience, ecological restoration, and farmer-led transformation of our food systems.

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Books on Agroecology

Agroecology books: Fertile ground: scaling agroecology from the ground up
Livre sur l'agroecologie

Guides, Studies & Reports on Agroecological Food Systems

Transformational Agroecology in Burkina Faso – An Assessment of the impact of Agroecology on Farmer Livelihoods in Eastern Burkina Faso
Transformational Agroecology in Burkina Faso - Policy Brief
Policy Brief – Transformational Agroecology in Burkina Faso
Semillas Expendidas: Exploraciones sobre mercados locales en América Latina y el Caribe
Semillas expandidas: Exploraciones sobre mercados locales en América Latina y el Caribe
Exploring local agroecological market dynamics in Latin America & the Caribbean
Expanded Seeds: Exploring local market dynamics in Latin America and the Caribbean
How Africa Can Survive and Thrive: Barefoot Guide Agroecology Series
The Climate Emergency – How Africa Can Survive and Thrive: Barefoot Guide Agroecology Series
Guide to creating an agroecological farm pdf
Practical Guide to Creating an Agroecological Farm
Creole version: Practical Guide to Creating an Agroecological Farm
Unlocking the transformative power of agroecology - agroecology booklet
Centering Farmers in Innovation and Extension
Agroecology Resources: An assessment of the economics of agroecological farming in Haiti
Policy Brief – Agroecological Farming in Haiti:
A Poverty Crisis Solution
An assessment of the economics of agroecological farming in Haiti
Agroecological Farming in Haiti:
A Poverty Crisis Solution
Trade offs in sustainable intensification COVER
Trade-Offs in Sustainable Intensification – Ghana Country Report
Sobreviviendo a la COVID-19 en México – El remedio olvidado: un enfoque agroecológico
Agroecology Resources: Barefoot Guide Agroecology Series
Surviving COVID-19 – The Neglected Remedy: A Mini Barefoot Guide Agroecology Series

Agroecology Infographics

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Infographic on agroecology's impact on yields, incomes and farmer livelihoods in rural Burkina Faso

Agroecology Policy Notes

Agroecology in the Sahel : Improving the Resilience of Rural Communities in the Sahel Through Pro-Equity Agroecology Interventions
Improving the Resilience of Rural Communities in the Sahel Through Pro-Equity Agroecology Interventions
Agroecology in the Sahel Policy Note: Nutrition-Sensitive Agroecological Interventions to Improve the Resilience of Dryland Farming Communities in the Sahel
Nutrition-Sensitive Agroecological Interventions to Improve the Resilience of Dryland Farming Communities in the Sahel
Strengthening the Capacity of Local Governance Structures to Improve the Resilience of Dryland Farming Communities in the Sahel
Strengthening the Capacity of Local Governance Structures to Improve the Resilience of Dryland Farming Communities in the Sahel

Agroecology in the Sahel: How Can Governments Harness Agroecology to Build the Resilience of the Sahel?
How Can Governments Harness Agroecology to Build the Resilience of the Sahel?
Promoting Women's Empowerment in Agriculture to Improve the Resilience of Rural Communities in the Sahel
Promoting Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture to Improve the Resilience of Rural Communities in the Sahel

Case Studies on Agroecology

Agroecology as the Foundation of Resilience in the Sahel: The Experience of Groundswell's Agroecology Plus Six Program
Agroecology as the Foundation of Resilience in the Sahel: The Experience of Groundswell’s Agroecology Plus Six Program
Integrating Equity into Agroecology to Improve the Resilience of Dryland Communities in the Sahel - Case Study
Integrating Equity into Agroecology to Improve the Resilience of Dryland Communities in the Sahel

Scaling Agroecology in the Sahel: The Experience of Rural Communities in Mali, Burkina Faso and Senegal
Scaling Agroecology in the Sahel: The Experience of Rural Communities in Mali, Burkina Faso and Senegal
Strengthening the Capacity of Local Governance Structures as a Vital Dimension of Initiatives to Improve the Resilience of Dry Land Farm Communities - Case Study
Strengthening the Capacity of Local Governance Structures as a Vital Dimension of Initiatives to Improve the Resilience of Dryland Farm Communities

Empowering Women in Agroecology: An Essential Component for the Resilience of Rural Communities in the Sahel - Case Study
Empowering Women in Agroecology: An Essential Component for the Resilience of Rural Communities in the Sahel

Integrating Nutrition Into Agroecology for Strengthened Resilience of Rural Communities in the Sahel - Case Study
Integrating Nutrition Into Agroecology for Strengthened Resilience of Rural Communities in the Sahel

Agroecology Briefs

Scaling Agroecology in the Sahel Elements of Good Practice – A Guide for Civil Society
Scaling Agroecology in the Sahel Elements of Good Practice – A Guide for Civil Society

Nutrition-Sensitive Agroecological Interventions to Improve the Resilience of Dryland Farming Communities in the Sahel
Nutrition-Sensitive Agroecological Interventions to Improve the Resilience of Dryland Farming Communities in the Sahel
Strengthening the Capacity of Local Governance Structures to Improve the Resilience of Dryland Farming Communities in the Sahel
Strengthening the Capacity of Local Governance Structures to Improve the Resilience of Dryland Farming Communities in the Sahel
Agroecology in the Sahel: Improving the Resilience of Rural Communities in the Sahel Through Pro-equity Agroecology Interventions
Improving the Resilience of Rural Communities in the Sahel Through Pro-equity Agroecology Interventions

Promoting Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture to Improve the Resilience of Rural Communities in the Sahel
Promoting Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture to Improve the Resilience of Rural Communities in the Sahel
Strengthening the Resilience of Rural Communities in the Sahel Through Agroecological Interventions
Strengthening the Resilience of Rural Communities in the Sahel Through Agroecological Interventions
Ghana Case Study: The Case for Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) in the Upper West Region of Ghana
Ghana Case Study: The Case for Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) in the Upper West Region of Ghana

Trade-Offs in Sustainable Agricultural Intensification: The Farmers’ Perspective
Trade-Offs in Sustainable Agricultural Intensification:
The Farmers’ Perspective
How to Sustainably Intensify Agriculture in Ghana? Recommendations for Expanding the Focus of the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme
How to Sustainably Intensify Agriculture in Ghana? Recommendations for Expanding the Focus of the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme

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A woman farmer with her baby in Mali

Monthly newsletter on agroecology and community-led solutions to climate change

Documenting agroecological techniques in the field

Rural youth documenting their communities’ transition to agroecology

Two Indian women farmers in Bihar

Voices from the field: stories of farmers and partners experimenting with agroecology

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