AGROECOLOGY: The Bold Future of Farming in Africa
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Dear friends and colleagues,
I would like to draw your attention to the new publication from the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa. Below are few words about the book.
The publication highlights the huge potential of agroecology to feed Africa, fix broken food systems and repair damaged landscapes, providing abundant healthy and nutritious food sustainably while increasing incomes and improving climate resilience. It showcases how agroecology benefits Africa in terms of food and nutrition, livelihoods, restoration of biodiversity, knowledge and innovation, and climate change resilience. It draws lessons and conclusions from the case studies and sets out a way forward to make the bold transition to sustainable, effective and equitable food systems.
The book highlights experiences ranging from the orange-fleshed sweet potato that brings health and livelihood in Ghana, to reviving the climate resilient Ankole longhorn cattle in Uganda, and reclaiming life in fragile ecosystems through innovative solutions in Burkina Faso. With the concept of food sovereignty at its core, the book demonstrates that agroecology creates food systems, cuts greenhouse gases and environmental degradation and provides a sustainable future for us all.
On this book, Olivier De Schutter, Co-Chair of IPES-Food and Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food commented: “If anyone still entertained doubts as to the benefits of agroecology and as to whether it can meet the challenges of this century, this collection of essays provides a compelling answer.”
The book is available as a free download at http://afsafrica.org/agroecology-the-bold-future-of-farming-in-africa/
Kind regards,
Alex
Alessandro Dalle Carbonare
Head of Food Security and Livelihoods Department
Action Against Hunger
Sierra Leone
Tel: +232 76 563 122
Skype: alessandro.dalle.carbonare1
Address: 10 Sall Drive, Cockle Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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