Final report of the 2024 International Farmers’ Seed Meetings (Antibes) documenting programme, participants, workshops, international exchanges and outcomes to support farmers’ seeds and cultivated biodiversity.
Agroecology
9 conceitos-chave para a diversidade na alimentação
DIVERSIFOOD (Feb 2017) defines nine key concepts to guide multi-actor, transdisciplinary efforts to promote crop diversity, food quality, sustainable food systems and community-based seed and biodiversity management.
Granollers Manifesto: fostering cultivated biodiversity in European municipalities
A 2025 manifesto urging European municipalities and governments to prioritise cultivated biodiversity in local food policies, with policy recommendations, a 2050 vision, and 32 practical actions across governance, production, procurement and waste.
Dynaversity concepts for agrobiodiversity
DYNAVERSITY‘s summary of five key concepts for agrobiodiversity: seeds and varieties, seed networks, conservation (in situ/ex situ), governance (ITPGRFA, farmers’ rights), and diverse agroecological food systems.
Contribution of Community Seed Banks to farmer seed systems and food security in Northern and Central Malawi
Survey and climate-data analysis in Malawi (688 households, 1,600 plots) finds CSBs supply ~1/3 of seeds for participants, are linked to better household food security, show mixed effects on crop yields, and correlate with climate-shock exposure.
Seed systems in the agroecological transition
The special meeting on Seed systems in the agroecological transition: deep dive on governance, policy and best-practices is scheduled on 19 March from 2 to 3:30 PM CET. The goals of the meeting are: to raise awareness about the place of seeds in the agroecological...
One Planet Network’s 5th Conference document
In this post we share the report on the 5th Global Conference of the One Planet Network’s Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) Programme, which took place in May 2025 in Brazil.
New Agroecology Digest, June 2025
The June 2025 issue of the Agrecology FAO Agroecology Knowledge Hub’s journal has been published. This month’s issue explores, among other topics, the urgent need to transition food systems away from fossil fuels.
Agroecology Partnership: Opportunities for Seed Networks in Europe
The Agroecology Partnership, funded by Horizon Europe, is a transformative initiative uniting the European Commission and 72 partners across 26 countries. With a budget of €300 million, this ambitious project began on January 1, 2024, and will run until December 31,...
CSA Facing Challenges and Building Solidarity
URGENCI is looking for volunteers in a range of roles to help organise its 2025 International Symposium
