Sustainable Agriculture
Rural farmers in many parts of the world are already using ‘smart’ agricultural practices like intercropping, agroforestry and rainwater harvesting.
But what if those practices benefitted the livelihoods and landscapes of millions more?
Climate-smart agriculture, the...
For researchers trying to figure how to feed a world of 10 billion people later in this century, the great objective over the past decade has been to achieve what they call “sustainable intensification.” It’s an awkward term, not least because of conventional agricultural...
Forests are being converted into agricultural land throughout the tropics, from Borneo to the Congo Basin. But this process – called agrarian change – can bring communities benefits as well as consequences.
Questions about the benefits and trade-offs of agrarian transitions...
New research from Food Tank, CARE International, and the Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS) program showcases ways forward in cultivating equality in the food system.
Climate change threatens to put hundreds of millions people – mostly women and...
The third annual Global Landscapes Forum will take place on December 5th-6th 2015, in Paris, France, coinciding with the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). A successor to past Forest Days and...
The ETH Zurich World Food System Center is pleased to announce the call for applications for this year's summer school on "Sustainable Agricultureand the World Food System". The two week intensive academic program will be hosted in Kodagu (Coorg) and Bangalore, India, and will bring...
