Industrial agriculture has conditioned us to think weeds are bad because we are the target market for their herbicides.

But weeds are actually useful.

In this video, I’ve listed a few and how they’re used on the farm. #agroecology

Our global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss 🥕🥬

Annelies Withofs, Programme Manager at the IKEA Foundation, explains why agroecology should be #PartOfThePlan to transform our food systems for people and the planet 🌍

#BiodiversityDay #PeopleAndPlanet

What do we want? Climate justice!
When do we need it? NOW!
Agroecology is the way to go,
Change to renewables, let it show.

We call for a just transition, From words to action, let's make it right.
#ClimateJusticeWeekUg #FixTheFinance #FundOurFuture

#OrganicFarming : on May 30th, join us for a dissemination event to see on-field innovative machinery and equipment for #organic mechanical pest management.

Read more on: santannapisa.it/it/news/agrico…
ScuolaSantAnna IPMWORKS

Producing more, organically and at a lower cost is no longer a mystery for cooperatives in Burkina Faso thanks to Agriterra's Acting Now project. They attended the AgroEcology training from 7 to 9 May. Read more about this training here 👉training.agriterra.org/news/strengthe…

One of the solutions to malnutrition that is being fronted by PELUM Uganda is Agroecology.

Agroecology offers a holistic approach which prioritizes healthy ecosystems, diverse crops and community well-being.

Read On:
#NutritionWeek2024
#MYFOODISAFRICAN

I've submitted my project to EdgeDB's hackathon 🤞

I present to you Gororobas, a collaborative wiki of agroecology, built with EdgeDB, Next.js, Vercel, Effect | TypeScript at Scale, 📋 React Hook Form, Tailwind CSS, shadcn UI, Tiptap (YC S23), honeycomb.io, Bun, Resend & Biome

Family farming is at the ❤️of sustainable agrifood systems through practices including...

🌱agroecology
🐟nutrient, energy & waste recycling
🐤natural pest control
🍠crop diversification
🌿efficient management of natural resources

More here➡️tinyurl.com/yxmhur4r

Find out why #NutritionWeek2024 is happening! Mr. Onen Moses, Programs Manager at PELUM Uganda, shares his expertise on the crucial link between nutrition and agroecology. Watch now and discover the significance of this initiative! #MYFOODISAFRICAN

#Vote pour l'agroécologie ! Il n'y aura pas de transition agricole sans #PacteVert européen.
👇3 recommandations d'Agroecology In Action pour réaliser cette transition agricole de manière juste, cohérente, et ambitieuse au niveau UE.
#Élections : toutes nos positions👉agroecologyinaction.be/notre-plaidoye

Instead of investing in fossil fuels, why don’t you invest in renewable energy. Instead of investing in industrial agriculture, fund agroecology. Mercy Grace Munduru 🇺🇬 🇨🇩🇸🇸,Head of Programs & Fundraising ActionAid International Uganda
#ClimateJusticeWeekUg #FundOurFuture
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Finally we Ogiek Peoples' Dev. Program (OPDP) managed to Launch our Agroecology Research book.
Agroecology Fund
Ogiek Peoples' Dev. Program (OPDP)

#indigenousfoodsystems
#Agroecologyfornature

Happy World #Biodiversity Day!

PANAP visited SAEDA to learn about women farmers who are practicing #agroecology . Their farms and home gardens are filled with pollinators and beneficial insects! Protect biodiversity, phase out #HHPs !

#PollinatorsNotPesticides

What Are We Not Doing Right?
—Sir. Bob George, National Focal Point-Agroecology (MAAIF 🇺🇬):

1. We need to focus on Agroecology: it integrates various agricultural practices to mitigate climate change. It emphasizes sustainability, ecological balance, and resilience.

Agroecological transitions are still constrained by a lack of holistic performance metrics, top-down innovation systems, and weak investments by private & public sector actors.

🆕 TRANSITONS program tackles these roadblocks to scale up #agroecology .
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I was there when Zambia held its first ever Agroecology Conference. As an approach based on sustainability that is people-centred and knowledge-intensive, agroecology matches the transformative approach that the 2030 Agenda calls for.

#Farmers immersed in the intricacies of agroecology—a holistic farming #paradigm approach that marries #ancestral wisdom with contemporary #scientific advancements, aiming to elevate #food production while safeguarding #environmental integrity, fostering #biodiversity , and

ActionAid Nigeria's SPAC project trains female farmers & youths in West Africa for the 2nd year across communities in Ebonyi, Delta, Ondo, Jigawa states, and the FCT.

#Agroecology #climatejustice

🐝🌱🦋Protect pollinators that help feed the world! Biodiversity for our children’s future, #AgroecologyNow !

🎥 Thanal Agroecology Centre

#PollinatorsNotPesticides #BiodiversityDay #PartOfThePlan #ProtectOurChildren