Systematic transformation is essential to tackle inequity and build resilience In the Sahel, the vast gap in food security between poor and wealthy households shows that economic growth benefits are not reaching the most vulnerable, particularly women and children, within rural communities. Evidence indicates that to improve resilience, a progressive transformation of the entire Sahelian farming system to address climate change and land degradation is essential. The primary way to … [Read more...] about Improving the resilience of rural communities in the Sahel through pro-equity agroecology interventions
Systemic Change
The Dry Corridor in Crisis
The Dry Corridor of Central America is in crisis. Extreme environmental degradation, increasingly unpredictable rainfall due to Climate Change, recurrent droughts, flooding, and other natural disasters threaten the lives and livelihoods of more than 10 million people living in this ecologically fragile region. AE+6 has proven to be an effective system for innovation and the spread of resilient agroecological practices through farmer experimentation and farmer-to-farmer … [Read more...] about The Dry Corridor in Crisis
From Crisis to Healthy Farming and Food Systems
By: Steve Brescia, Executive Director This article first appeared online in Springer Nature on May 18, 2020. It will appear in print in Agriculture and Human Values: Volume 37, Issue 3 in September 2020. In a few short months an urgent question has absorbed people around the world. How and when do we end the COVID 19 pandemic? The answers depend on what actions we take. They also depend on recognizing the profound connections between our human health and the health of our ecosystems, … [Read more...] about From Crisis to Healthy Farming and Food Systems
The Most Important Innovation for Agriculture in Africa: Democracy
The front page headline of Ghana’s Business and Financial Times for January 17, 2020 reads: “National Well-being wins over foreign interests as the gov’t ditches GMOs.” The article quotes a dramatic statement from Ghana’s Agriculture Minister Dr. Akoto Owusu Afriyie, rejecting the need for GMO seeds in Ghana. “I’m a scientist,” said Minister Afriyie. “I believe in science. GMO is a method of science. But it’s like cracking a nut with a sledgehammer. Ghana does … [Read more...] about The Most Important Innovation for Agriculture in Africa: Democracy