Initiative:

Agroecology

International Network of Agroecological Living Landscapes (INALL)

The application of agroecological principles is an opportunity to make changes in the way food is produced, how farmers are connected to the rest of the food system, and how food reaches consumers. It is also an opportunity to operate at multiple scales: Farms, territories, and food systems

The International Network of Agroecological Living Landscapes (INALL) builds on the work done within the framework of the Living Landscapes in the eight countries where the CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology operates to develop sustainable, resilient agriculture and food systems: Burkina Faso, India, Kenya, Lao PDR, Peru, Senegal, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe.

The aim is for participants to share and generate useful information and knowledge related to the agroecological transition of food systems. The Agroecology Initiative facilitates this community of reflection and action to increase peer-to-peer learning and co-development of knowledge on Agroecology and Agroecological Transition among ALL stakeholders. It fosters sharing, co-learning, capacity building, and collective action with and among research and development practitioners of selected international networks and initiatives on Agroecology.

Agroecological Living Landscapes (ALLs) are formed in selected territories of each country with diverse stakeholders, including farmer associations or communities, researchers from multiple disciplines, extensionists, private companies, international and national non-governmental organizations as well as local, regional, and national policymakers. The establishment of ALLs does not follow a standard methodology: Each country’s context leads to a different agroecological transition pathway(s) and multi stakeholder approaches. To date more than 4,300 food system actors have been engaged in the co-creation of agroecological innovation in the Living Landscapes (more than 3,000 farmers, 200 researchers, 95 private sector organizations and 90 policy makers).

The Agroecology Transition: Different pathways to single destination

The agroecological transition is currently occurring in eight countries across three continents. Click on the map to explore all network activities and resources in each Agroecological Living Landscape.

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Poster summarizing our work in the Living Landscapes in eight countries (click to enlarge).

The INALL networks and shares experiences with a broader international community of researchers, R&D professionals, and practitioners to foster agroecological transitions of food systems in various contexts. In this regard, the Agroecology Initiative was conceived within, contributes to, and learns from the Transformative Partnership Platform on Agroecology (TPP), which convenes multiple stakeholders from civil society, agricultural research, rural advisory, and development.
“Our aim is for participants to learn from each other, strengthen individual and collective capacities, and enhance their ability to contribute to and advocate for agroecological transitions in their respective countries.” Nadia Bergamini, scientist at the Alliance Bioversity-CIAT and leader of the work package on transdisciplinary co-creation of innovations in ALLs.

    INALL Activities

    Strengthening Agroecology through Cross-Border Knowledge Sharing: The Kenya-Zimbabwe INALL Exchange
    Farmer-to-farmer exchange visits in the El Kef-Siliana transect: An effective way to connect and expand innovative practices Learning, from, with and in India: A study tour of the Agroecology Initiative
    Bridging Boundaries: An Agroecology exchange visit between Lao PDR and India Zimbabwe – Kenya country exchange: A learning opportunity to foster agroecological transitions
    Farmer exchange visits accelerate knowledge co-creation for agroecological transition Agroecological Co-Design Knowledge Exchange in Andhra Pradesh, India 

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