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AGROECOLOGY REPORTS
These reports relate to agroEcology, food & seed sovereignty, and the rights of indigenous communities and smallholder farmers 
In alphabetical order 



Agroecology: A Transformative Opportunity for Biodiversity and the Rio Conventions 
Developed by Faris Ahmed, John Garcia-Ulloa et al - 07 June 2023 
Based on “Agroecology: A Transformative Opportunity for the Convention on Biological Diversity” - University of Vermont Institute for Agroecology publication - 05 Dec 2022


Inequality Kills​: Oxfam Briefing Paper, Jan 2022 


A Viable Food Future-- Part I  Part II
Utviklingsfondet / The Development Fund, Norway -- 2010


Achieving the Right to Food: From Global Governance to National Implementation
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food -- Oct 2011
Contribution to the 37th session of the Committee on World Food Security


Agricultural Technology for Development: Report of the UN Secretary General
68th Session, Item 19 (A/68/150) -- 19 Aug 2013


Agroecological Approaches to Agricultural Development
Jules Pretty, RIMISP (Latin American Center for Rural Development) -- Nov 2006


Agroecology: Environmental, Social and Economic Justice 
Vanessa Black, Biowatch South Africa
-- May 2016 


Agroecology: Putting Food Sovereignty into Action 
Calondra McArthur, WhyHunger -- Mar 2015


Agroecology: Scaling Up for Food Sovereignty and Resiliency 
Miguel A. Altieri and C.I. Nicholls -- May 2012


Agroecology and Sustainable Development: Findings from the UN-led International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development
Pesticide Action Network North America -- Apr 2009 


Agroecology and the Right to Food
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food -- 10 Sep 2010


Agroecology and the Transformation of Agri-Food Systems: Transdisciplinary and Participatory Perspectives
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, Vol. 37, Issue 1, 2013 -- Jan 2013


Agroecology as a Solution to Global Hunger and Nutrition 
Interfaith Working Group on Global Hunger & Food Security, Washington, DC -- Feb 2014


Avoiding Future Famines: Strengthening the Ecological Foundation of Food Security through Sustainable Food Systems
A UNEP Synthesis Report -- 2012


Building a New Agricultural Future: Supporting Agro-Ecology for People and the Planet
Gina E. Castillo, Oxfam international -- April 2014


Ecological Farming: The Seven Principles of a Food System that has People at its Heart
Reyes Tirado, Greenpeace -- May 2015


Factsheet: Smallholders and Family Farmers 
UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) -- 2012


Emissions Impossible: How big meat and dairy are heating up the planet (posted 08 Aug 2018)
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy and GRAIN -- 18 Jul 2018


Family Farmers for Sustainable Food Systems: A Synthesis of Reports by African Farmers' Regional Networks on Models of Food Production, Consumption and Markets 
EuropAfrica -- June 2013 


Farming for the Future: Organic and Agroecological Solutions to Feed the World 
Christopher, D. Cook, Kari Hamerschlag, Kendra Klein, Friends of the Earth - Jun 2016 


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


For whom? Questioning the food and farming research agenda: A special edition magazine from the Food Ethics Council
Food Ethics Council, Edited by Liz Barling -- Jan 2018 ​


From the Roots Up: Agroecology Can Feed Africa
Dr. Ian Fitzpatrick, Global Justice Now -- Feb 2015 


From Uniformity to Diversity: A Paradigm Shift from Industrial Agricultural to Diversified Agroecological Systems
Emile A. Frison (Lead Coordinating Author), IPES-Food -- Jun 2016 


Grow-ing disaster: the Fortune 500 goes farming 
GRAIN -- 15 Dec 2016 


Healthy Harvests: The Benefits of Sustainable Agriculture in Africa and Asia
Christian Aid UK Report -- 2011 


Innovative Education in Agroecology: Experiential Learning for a Sustainable Agriculture
C.K. Francis, N. Jordan, et al, Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, Vol. 30, Issue 1-2:226-237 -- Apr 2011 


International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) -- conclusions ratified at Intergovernmental Plenary Meeting -- April 2008
                                   Agriculture at a Crossroads - Global Report:     Right to Food 

IAASTD Summary 
Greenpeace International, 63 pages
-- Oct 2009
"Climate change, hunger and poverty, loss of biodiversity, forest destruction, water crises, food safety – what all these threats have in common is that a principal cause for each of them is in the way we produce, trade, consume and discard food and other agricultural products." 


Insect Atlas: Facts and Figures about Friends and Foes in Farming 
Heinrich-BÖll-Stiftung & Friends of the Earth Europe -- June 2020 
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International Forum for Agroecology - Small Scale Food Producers Launch the First Ever Joint Vision for Agroecology
Nyéléni Center, Sélingué, Mali -- 24-27 Feb 2015 


International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition: Final Report
UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy -- 18-19 Sep 2014 


International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 
No official Definition of Farmers' Rights in the Treaty       Wikipedia Article on the Treaty 


Mainstreaming Agroecology: Implications for Global Food and Farming Systems [discussion paper]
Wibbelmann, M., Schmutz, U., Wright, J., Udall, D., Rayns, F., Kneafsey, M., Trenchard, L., Bennett, J. and Lennartsson, M., Centre for Agroecology and Food Security (joint initiative of Coventry University & Garden Organic, UK) -- 16 Oct 2013 


Money Flows: What is Holding Back Investment in Agroecological Research for Africa? 
Charlotte Pavageau, Stefanie Pondini, Matthias Geck, Biovision Foundation for Ecological Development & IPES-Food -- April 2020 


New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa (Study)
Olivier De Schutter, EU Directorate for External Policies, Policy Department -- Adopted June 2016 


Nourishing the World Sustainably: Scaling up AgroEcology
Edited by Peter Prove & Sara Speicher, Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance -- 2012 


Nuanced rhetoric and the path to poverty: AGRA, small-scale farmers, and seed and soil fertility in Tanzania 
African Centre for Biosafety -- 17 Mar 2015 


Organic 3.0: For Truly Sustainable Farming & Consumption ​
Markus Arbenz, David Gould, Christopher Stopes, IFOAM & SOAAN, 2nd Updated Edition -- 2016 


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


Organic Farming in the Tropics is as Productive as Conventional: Farm Systems Comparison in the Tropics  
FiBL (Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Switzerland) -- 01 Jul 2016 


Pressures on Access to Land and Land Tenure and Their Impact on the Right to Food: 
A review of submissions received (December 2009-March 2010) and of Letters of Allegations and Urgent Appeals sent between 2003 and 2009 by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food 


Resurgence: The Global Commodification of Agriculture and Its Perils 
Third World Network, Issue No. 295 -- Mar 2015 


Rodale Institute Farming Systems Trial 


Scaling-Up Agroecological Approaches: What, Why and How? 
Stéphane Parmentier, Oxfam-Solidarity -- Jan 2014 


Scaling Up Agroecology: Toward the Realization of the Right to Food 
Shiney Varghese & Karen Hansen-Kuhn, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy -- 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 (SRI-Rice), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA -- 2014 


Seed Freedom: A Global Citizens' Report 
Dr. Vandana Shiva, Ruchi Shroff, Caroline Lockhart, Navdanya -- Oct 2012 


Seed Policies and the Right to Food
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food -- 2009 


Small Farms as a Planetary Ecological Asset: Five Reasons Why We Should Support the Revitalization of Small Farms in the Global South
Miguel Altieri, TWN Publications -- 2008 


Soil Fertility: Agro-Ecology and Not the Green Revolution for Africa 
African Center for Biodiversity (ACB) -- Jul 2016 


State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet
The Worldwatch Institute, W.W. Norton & Co. -- 2011 


Study on Organic Agriculture's Capacity to Feed the World
University of Michigan -- 2006 


Unravelling the Food-Health Nexus: Addressing Practices, Political Economy, and Power Relations to Build Healthier Food Systems
Cecilia Rocha, IPES-Food, Global Alliance for the Future of Food -- Oct 2017 


Using Agroecology to Enhance Dietary Diversity 
Michel Pimbert and Stefanie Lemke, Covenant University -- 2018 


Wake Up Before It Is Too Late: Make Agriculture Truly Sustainable Now for Food Security in a Changing Climate 
UNCTAD Trade and Environment Review 2013 -- 18 Sep 2013