Content Type: Case Studies

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.

It was 1977 when the late Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish and his wife Gudrun started farming in an untouched section of the Egyptian desert, some 60 kilometres northeast of Cairo. Returning to his home country from Austria where he was working in medical research, Abouleish envisioned a solution to the many environmental and social problems facing … Continued

Visit one of MASIPAG’s three regional locations and you may come across shelves stacked high with small glass bottles containing hundreds of varieties of rice seeds. These seeds, and the people who grow them, have been the essence of MASIPAG’s work with Filipino farmers since the network of civil society organizations, NGOs, and scientists was … Continued

NESFAS is a collaborative initiative between the Indigenous Partnership for Agrobiodiversity and Food Sovereignty and Slow Food in India.

This case study features Eosta, Europe’s leading importer, packer, and distributor of sustainable, organic, and fair-trade fruits and vegetables.

This case study showcases DNRC, a local NGO that works with subsistence farmers to restore degraded drylands in Kenya.