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2024 | Sadaf Javed | Issue 1 Policies for Agroecology

Farmers in a training on organic certification in the village of Dabar, in Garhwal district in Uttarakhand. Photo: Sadaf Javed

Caught between aspirations and anxiety: Himalayan farmers struggle with state-led organic certification

Farming in the rugged Himalayan mountains of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand poses considerable challenges. For generations, small-scale farmers have depended on traditional agroecology-based … read more >

2024 | Simba Guzha and Nelson Mudzingwa | Issue 1 Policies for Agroecology

Nelson Mudzwinga in front of his fishpond, which is stocked with bream and catfish. The fertile water from the ponds is used to irrigate his crops. Photo: Tracey Sibanda

From lifeless soil to lush banana trees: How Zimbabwean farmers led the way towards a national agroecology policy

A story narrated by Simba Guzha and Nelson Mudzingwa Nelson Mudzingwa transformed a piece of land into a paradise using agroecological practices, despite daunting environmental … read more >