Research has a critical role in supporting the implementation of farming practices that are
appropriate for meeting food and climate security for a growing global population …

Agricultural extension, or advisory services, have a key role to play in supporting farmers'
learning and adoption of new practices and technologies. This paper analyses gaps and …

Developed by leading authors in the field, this book offers a cohesive and definitive
theorisation of the concept of the'good farmer', integrating historical analysis, critique of …

Pesticides are used globally in agriculture and pose a threat to the health of farmers,
communities, and the environment. Smallholder farmers in low-and middle-income countries …

There is a need for scaling-up agroecology to promote sustainable agriculture at global
level. Although, recent studies show that agroecological approaches can achieve both high …

Latin America has historically been a vanguard of agroecology. In Nicaragua, an
agroecological transition is occurring, with three decades of building a groundswell based …

Agricultural landscapes offer unique habitats for many species. Because agriculture is a
major land use worldwide, changes in farming practices can have major repercussions for …

ABSTRACT The food crisis of 2007/8, alongside rapid population growth, and the
uncertainties of climate change propelled African agricultural transformation back into the …

The Spanish word formación can be translated as 'training'or 'education', but Latin American
social movements use it as inspired by Che Guevara's notion of 'molding'the values of the …

Strategies that strengthen and use biodiversity are crucial for sustained food production and
livelihoods in semi-arid West Africa. The objective of this paper was to examine the role of …