Confronting the Climate Crisis with Food Systems Transformation: Stories of Action from 14 Countries presents clear and compelling evidence for how food systems can contribute creative solutions to climate change.
Drawn from different countries around the world, each initiative profiled in Beacons of Hope: Stories of Food Systems Transformation During COVID-19 intervenes at a different point in the food system and responds to the pandemic with creativity, adaptability, and resilience.
The World Food Systems Center (WFSC) has a global, big-picture view of food systems transformation. Discover more about their work.
Gizaw Gebremariam remembers how farmers laughed the first time the Institute of Sustainable Development (ISD) team introduced the concept of row-planting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. Row-planting, which involves raising seedlings in plant beds and transplanting them in rows with plenty of space left between, was an unused practice at the time. Years later, Gebremariam … Continued
From small-scale agriculturalists to fishers to pastoralists and beyond, family farmers are at the heart of our food system. In fact, an estimated 80% of food produced worldwide comes from a family farm. The AgriCultures Network is an international group of organizations that supports these farmers and promotes the exchange of agroecology knowledge and experiences. … Continued
There’s no shortage of topics to chat about when Anita Chitaya visits her neighbours. Chitaya is a long-time Community Promoter with Soils, Food and Healthy Communities (SFHC), a farmer-led nonprofit based in northern and central Malawi. On this particular day, Chitaya is meeting with Jennifer and Winston, a couple in her village. The conversation starts … Continued
After Marcel lost his job in Arad, Romania, he wasn’t sure what would come next. He had five children to support and little farming experience other than a few seasons spent working as a farmhand on larger plots of land. Moving to the countryside to pursue subsistence agriculture, in 2011 Marcel established an ASAT, the … Continued
This case study explores the Pacific Island country of Vanuatu, where food, culture, and environment are deeply intertwined.
The Timbaktu Collective in India is empowering rural communities to regenerate their farmland and sow the seeds of a better life.
These 33 case studies highlight an example of agroecology innovation and systems transformation across the African continent.
