Title of document: On-farm impact of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Evidence and knowledge gaps Authors: Ezra Berkhout, Dominic Glover, Arie Kuyvenhoven Name of Journal: Agricultural System Year of publication: 2015 School of agroecology: System of Rice intensification (SRI) Organisation: Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, 3721 MA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands. Web address: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X14001322  Summary of the document: The paper summarizes the history, benefits, impacts and how to measure the impact of SRI. It also includes the knowledge gaps of SRI.   Read More

Title of document: Agro ecology: India’s Journey to Agricultural Prosperity The evidence and path forward through agro ecology Authors: Christopher Bradburn, Anna da Costa Year of publication: 2015 Geographic focus: India School of agroecology: Definition, concept and agro ecology’s approaches Organisations: ORGANIC INDIA and UPLIFT Summary of the document: This textbook shows the definition of agro ecology, some successful case studies in agro ecology practicing in India. In addition, it presents the challenges and recommendations for transition to agro ecology in India.   Read More

Title of document: PGS Guidelines – How participatory guarantee systems can develop and function Authors: Christopher May Organism: IFOAM Year of parution: 2008 Link to the original website: http://www.ifoam.bio/sites/default/files/page/files/pgs_guidelines_en_web.pdf Objectives of the document: To give the guidelines of Participatory guarantee systems This document made by IFOAM is the guidelines of participatory guarantee systems. It gives all the elements with concern this system: the basics principles of the PGS, how this system operates, the key features…   Read More

Title of document: The scaling up of agroecology: spreading the hope for food sovereignty and resiliency Authors: Miguel A Altieri, Clara Nicholls, Fernando Funes and other members of SOCLA Organism: Sociedad Cientifica LatinoAmericana de Agroecologia (SOCLA) Year of parution: 2012 Link to the original website: http://futureoffood.org/pdfs/SOCLA_2012_Scaling_Up_Agroecology_Rio20.pdf Objectives of the document: To retrace the contribution of SOCLA to discussions at Rio+20 on issues at the interface of hunger, agriculture, environment and social justice (this paper is the paper position of SOCLA for Rio+20). First, this paper gives food for thought about the industrial agriculture (ecological footprint, world hunger). Then, it presents alternatives to this system: agroecological production systems. Examples from Africa, Asia and Latin America are taken. To finish, conditions for scaling up that model are presented.   Read More

Title of document: Agroecology: A response to the Agricultural and Food Challenges of the 21st century Authors: Laurent Levard (GRET), Frédéric Apollin (AVSF), Pierril Lacroix (AVSF), Fabrice Lhériteau (GRET), Maria del Carmen Solis (CEDIR) and Daniel Vildozo (Agroecol Andes) Organism: Coordination Sud Year of parution: 2013 Link to the original website: http://www.agter.org/bdf/_docs/levard_2013_c2a_report_agroecology.pdf  Objectives of the document: To replace agroecology in a global context and to mention the conditions required for developing agroecology. This document is written in two parts: the first one describes agroecology and replaces it in a general context. In this part agroecology is in relation with a lot of themes: food security, wealth, jobs, health, non-renewable resources, biodiversity… The second part presents the conditions required for developing agroecology: policies, access to land, generate and diffuse knowledge…   Read More

Title of document: Scaling Up Agroecology – Toward the realization of the right to food Authors: Shiney Varghese and Karen Hansen-Kuhn Organism: Institute for Agriculture and trade policy (IATP) Year of parution: 2013 Link to the original website: http://www.iatp.org/files/2013_10_09_ScalingUpAgroecology_SV_0.pdf Objectives of the document: Present agroecology and conditions for scaling up. This document of the IATP presents agroecology (definition, principles) and various conditions which will allow scaling up agroecology at national and international level.   Read More

Title of document: The New Green Revolution:  How Twenty-First-Century Science Can Feed the World Authors: Olivier De Schutter, Gaëtan Vanloqueren Year of parution : 2011 Link to the original website : http://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/node/971  Objectives of the document: To introduce the concept of a new agricultural paradigm This document of the UN special rapporteur on the right to food and his advisor aims at presenting a new agricultural paradigm, agroecology that can be used to feed the world. In that paper, they identify seven obstacles to the expansion of agroecological practices. They also mention the policies that have to be implemented to scale up agroecology.   Read More

Title of document: Mainstreaming Agroecology: Implications for Global Food and Farming Systems Authors: Wibbelmann, M., Schmutz, U., Wright, J., Udall, D., Rayns, F., Kneafsey, M., Trenchard, L., Bennett, J. and Lennartsson, M. Organism : Centre for Agroecology and Food Security (CAFS) Year of parution : 2013 Link to the original website: http://futureoffood.org/pdfs/Coventry_University_2013_Maintstreaming_Agroecology.pdf  Objectives of the document: Informe CAFS members and other members who work for change in the farming production, research and policy arenas about agroecology. In the first instance, this discussion paper brings a general presentation of agroecology. Then, it presents agroecological principles and practices. One part of the document is attributed to the barriers to mainstreaming agroecology. To finish that document, the priority areas for policy, research and practice are presented.   Read More

Title of document: Agroecology: concepts, principles and applications Organism : Sociedad Cientifica LatinoAmericana de Agroecologia (SOCLA) Link to the original website: https://www.socla.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/socla-contribution-to-FAO.pdf  Objectives of the document: Present the contributions of the SOCLA to FAO’s International Symposium on Agroecology for Food security and nutrition. Thanks to 15 points, this document provides the synthesis of SOCLA contributions to FAO’s symposium on agroecology for food security and nutrition. It brings definition of agroecological concepts, principles and applications.   Read More

Title of document: Nourishing the world sustainably : scaling up agroecology Authors: Dr Miguel Altieri, Andrew Kang Bartlett, Carolin Callenius, Christine Campeau, Kristen Elsasser, Paul Hagerman, Gary Kenny, Kato Lambrechts, Wilfred Miga, Jose Pablo Prado, Peter Prove, Nadia Saracini, and Karin Ulmer Organism: Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance Year of parution: 2012 Link to the original website: http://www10.iadb.org/intal/intalcdi/PE/2013/10704.pdf  Objectives of the document: Explain what is agroecology and bring forward the key roles of agroecology. This document brings a presentation of agroecology: principles, practices, attributes of agroecology… It also presents other farming methods to do sustainable agriculture. After a general presentation, agroecology is linked to climate resilience, food security, innovations… At least, thanks to three case studies, this document describes ways to scale up agroecology.   Read More