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AgriCultures Blog
In our blog, we comment on developments or happenings
that affect the lives of small-scale farmers – directly or indirectly.
A radical transition to agroecology
Jun 17, 2012: On the
15th and 16th of June, AgriCultures Network partner AS-PTA and the
Brazilian National Agroecology Alliance (ANA) set the stage for a
national-international debate on agroecology. It was made clear from
many different perspectives: agroecology works!
Family farmers need recognition... but what type of agriculture do they want?
Mar 15, 2012: During
the combined Fourth Global Meeting of the Farmers' Forum and the 35th
Session of the IFAD’s Governing Council in February in Rome there was a
consensus that family farmers need more policy recognition. But, when
listening carefully one could hear different and sometimes opposed
interpretations of what sustainable family farming is all about.
Sustainable farming organisations disappointed with Zero Draft of the Rio Conference
Feb 23, 2012: During
the workshop at the BioFach organic fair in Nurnberg on 15th February,
influential figures from the sustainable farming world and visitors of
the fair discussed Zero Draft of the Rio+20 outcome document. General
conclusion: Zero Draft is far from expectations.
Ecosystem economics - Can we put a price on nature?
Feb 14, 2012: Nature
provides us, directly or indirectly, with a full array of 'services' on
which, as humans, we all depend and benefit from : clean air and water,
food, energy, fibre, climate and flood regulations, to name only a few.
Advocacy for sustainable agriculture
Feb 08, 2012: How to
bring agro-ecology on the political agenda? How to convince people that
sustainable agriculture can feed the world? Interesting insights from
Julia Wright’s presentation during Policy Opportunities for Agroecology
session during Oxford Real Farming Conference (Fringe 2012)
In a rush for land
Dec 22, 2011: We seem
to hear more and more about land grabbing lately, and rightly so. In the
first decade of 2000, large scale land deals have covered a total of
203 million hectares. This is larger than the total land area of Mexico,
the 14th largest country in the world.
Grain receive Right Livelihood Award
Dec 09, 2011: On 5
December 2011, Grain, an international research organisation that
support small farmers, received the 2011 Right Livelihood Award, at the
Swedish Parliament in Stockholm.
From Fossil Fuels to Ecosystem Services: Feeding a growing population
Nov 2, 2011: With the
current global economic crisis, the associated hike in food prices, and
the imminent reality of one billion people facing food insecurity, how
can we ensure the provision of a long-term food supply for a global
population that has now reached seven billion people?
“Can agriculture feed the world?” Students’ answer is YES!
Oct 27, 2011: At the
scientific students conference “Can agriculture feed the world?” in
Wageningen last week the students and keynote speakers agreed: Yes
agriculture can feed the world.
Championing homegrown school feeding
Sep 15, 2011: Interview with Hans Eenhoorn
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