Agroecology as Innovation

Farmer’s field in Marracuene, Mozambique, prepared for intercropping as part of a farmers’ union agroecology project. (photo: Timothy A. Wise)

On July 3, the High Level Panel of Experts of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its much-anticipated report on agroecology in Rome. The report signals the continuing shift in emphasis in the UN agency’s approach to agricultural development. As outgoing FAO Director General Jose Graziano da Silva has indicated, “We need to promote a transformative change in the way that we produce and consume food. We need to put forward…