Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research

Education for change – a call for articles for “Farming Matters”

April 30th, 2013 | Announcements, News

Call for contributions to September’s issue of Farming matters and that will deal with the role of education in changing the mindsets of rural communities

ILEIA seeks for contributions that describe innovative education in rural areas. Who are involved? What is being taught? What teaching methods are used? What lessons are learned? And what makes these experiences valuable?

And changes are needed at different levels …

The “Idle No More” movement going on in Canada

February 1st, 2013 | Featured, News

First nations people are calling on the government to respect treaty rights with regards to environmental destruction for industrial development
And who is Indigenous?

Agricultural Transition

December 19th, 2012 | News, Publications

The planet continues drifting on the waves of international meetings while powerful peasant movements are organising. The present levels of human and nature pollution brought about by an agro-industrial model are not sustainable on the long run. A transition is needed that takes into account what farming is and who the farmers are. New tools [...]

Resilience and the Cultural Landscape – Understanding and Managing Change in Human-Shaped Environments

December 5th, 2012 | News, Publications

All over the world, efforts are being made to preserve landscapes facing fundamental change as a consequence of widespread agricultural intensification, land abandonment and urbanisation. The ‘cultural landscape’ and ‘resilience’ approaches have, until now, largely been viewed as distinct methods for understanding the effects of these dynamics and the ways in which they might be [...]

Food and Agriculture: The future of sustainability

October 21st, 2012 | News, Publications

From the Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA) A unique report is now available online – unique because it is a hard-hitting consensus among very diverse and respected leaders.  Food and Agriculture: The future of sustainability was released by the U.N. Division for Sustainable Development as a major strategic input to its landmark “Sustainable Development in the 21st [...]

Swiss to Extend Agro-Biodiversity Initiative in Laos

July 4th, 2012 | Announcements, Featured, Initiatives, News

By Khamphone Syvongxay, Vientiane Times The Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) will provide Laos US$6.3 million to continue the work of the Agro-Biodiversity Initiative (Tabi) project. Phase I was undertaken within 13 development village groups totalling 104 villages in the Phoukoud district, the Xieng Khuang province, the Phonxay district, and the Luang Prabang province.  [...]