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AGROECOLOGY CASE STUDIES
These resources contain case studies that document and illustrate the viability and legitimacy of AgroEcology
In alphabetical order

AgroEcological Case Studies 
Multiple Examples from the Agricultural Transition Website 

Agroecological Innovations: Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development
Norman Uphoff, Ed., Earthscan Publications Ltd -- 2002

Agroecology: The Bold Future of Farming in Africa 
Michael Farrelly, G. Clare Westwood, Stephen Boustred, Ed., Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) and Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM) -- Launched 16 Feb 2017

Agroecology Case Studies 
Oakland Institute -- 2016

Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) Case Studies 

Bhaskar Save, The Ghandi of Natural Farming 
Bharat Mansate (excerpt from his book "The Vision of Natural Farming), Institute of Science in Society -- 24 Feb 2014

Climate Resilient Agriculture: Experience from ActionAid and Its Partners
ActionAid International -- 2011

Farmer Innovation in Africa: A Source of Inspiration for Agricultural Development
Editors: Chris Reij and Ann Waters-Bayer, Earthscan Publications Ltd -- 2001

Fed Up: Now's the Time to Invest in Agroecology
Alex Wijeratna et al, Act!onAid International -- Jun 2012

Fertile Ground: Scaling Agroecology from the Ground Up 
Steve Brescia, Ed., Food First Books -- Mar 2017 

Organic Agriculture: African Experiences in Resilience and Sustainability 
National Resources Management and Environment Department, UN/FAO -- May 2013
This resource stems from the conference on "Mainstreaming Organic Agriculture into the Africa Development Agenda" held in Lusaka, Zambia on 02-04 May 2012.  See Conference Declaration.

Organic Agriculture and Food Security in Africa
Prepared by Rachel Hine and Jules Pretty for UNCTAD - UNEP -- 2008

Our Seeds, Our Future 
La Via Campesina -- May 2013

Seed Map: Online Portal on Seeds, Biodiversity, and Food 
Project of USC Canada and ETC Group -- Oct 2013

SCI- The System of Crop Intensification: Agroecological Innovations for Improving Agricultural Production, Food Security, and Resilience to Climate Change 
Norman Uphoff, Binju Abraham, Hailu Araya et al, SRI International Network and Resources Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA -- 2014
 

Soils for Life 
Farming Matters Magazine, published by the Centre for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture -- Mar 2015

Sustainable Intensification of African Agriculture
Jules Pretty, Camilla Toulmin, Stella Williams, Taylor & Francis -- 2012

The Campesion-to-Campesino Agroecology Movement of ANAP in Cuba: Social Process Methodology in the Construction of Sustainable Peasant Agriculture and Food Sovereignty
Peter Michael Rosset, Braulio Machín Sosa, Adilén María Roque Jaime & Dana Rocío Ávila Lozano, Journal of Peasant Studies -- 2011

Using Small-Scale Adaptation Actions to Address the Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa: Going beyond Food Aid and Cash Transfers
Richard Munang & Johnson N. Nkem, IATP from Sustainability 2011, 3; doi: 10.3390/su3091510