AGROECOLOGY CASE STUDIES These resources contain case studies that document and illustrate the viability and legitimacy of AgroEcology In alphabetical order
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 applies ecological principles to the design and management of agroecosystems. Its practices diversify farms and farming landscapes, increase biodiversity, nurture soil health, and stimulate interactions between different species, such that the farm provides for its own soil organic matter, pest regulation and weed control, without resort to external chemical inputs."
Agroecology Case Studies Oakland Institute -- 2016 The thirty-three case studies shed light on the tremendous success of agroecological agriculture across the African continent. They demonstrate with facts and figures how an agricultural transformation respectful of the farmers and their environment can yield immense economic, social, and food security benefits while also fighting climate change and restoring soils and the environment.
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 "Natural farming is holistic and bio-diverse organic farming in harmony with nature. It is low-intervention, ecological and sustainable. In its purest advanced form, it is a ‘do-nothing’ way of farming where nature does everything, or almost everything, so very little needs to be done by the farmer."
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 “There are about 2.5 billion people in the world, on 500 million farms, involved with smallholder family agriculture and food production. Their creative capacity to farm productively and sustainably with nature, instead of against it, is perhaps the most powerful force that can be unleashed to overcome the interlinking challenges of hunger, poverty, climate change, and environmental degradation. This is the essence of agroecology.”
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.
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 SCI practices enable farmers to mobilize biological processes and potentials that are present and available within crop plants and within the soil systems that support them
Soils for Life Farming Matters Magazine, published by the Centre for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture -- Mar 2015
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