{"id":16028,"date":"2022-01-27T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T16:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biovision.ch\/story\/wie-die-agraroekologie-an-fahrt-aufnimmt\/"},"modified":"2022-09-09T09:21:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T07:21:30","slug":"how-agroecology-is-gaining-momentum","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.biovision.ch\/en\/story\/how-agroecology-is-gaining-momentum\/","title":{"rendered":"How agroecology is gaining momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16028\" class=\"elementor elementor-16028 elementor-16009\" data-elementor-post-type=\"story\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2777c2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2777c2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-133ca9a2\" data-id=\"133ca9a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed03bf5 text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ed03bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"c57898\" class=\"csc-frame csc-frame-default\"><p class=\"bodytext\">Already in 2019, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agroecology-pool.org\/moneyflowsreport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Money Flows&#8221; report<\/a>\u00a0co-published by Biovision (see box) revealed that\u00a0only a fraction of research funds flow into agroecological research\u00a0and that conventional practices in agriculture continue to be the norm. Funders argue that an important condition for supporting a project is that it\u00a0delivers results and turns profit quickly\u00a0\u2013 both insufficient criteria that favor conventional agriculture. However,\u00a0scientific evidence is revealing many long-term environmental and social benefits of agroecology and that it can indeed be profitable.<\/p><\/div><section class=\"sidebar-box sidebar-box--green\"><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5eff6131 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5eff6131\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d4b2c1 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"5d4b2c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ad9edd4\" data-id=\"6ad9edd4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#333333\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a45a705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a45a705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> The \"Money Flows\" report<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19cc27bc text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19cc27bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bodytext\">The 2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agroecology-pool.org\/moneyflowsreport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cMoney Flows\u201d report<\/a>, conducted by Biovision in collaboration with the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems \u00a0(IPES-Food) and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), examined the financial flows that support agricultural research for development.\u00a0<strong>It came to three conclusions:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Most research funds still flow into conventional, environmentally damaging agriculture.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><li>Where agroecological practices are promoted, their\u00a0<strong>focus is on cultivation methods and production<\/strong>, thus considering only one aspect of agroecology. Social, societal, political and economic aspects, such as those addressed by circular or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biovision.ch\/en\/news\/idealists-out-in-the-field\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solidarity-based farming<\/a>\u00a0or questions of who owns the land on which crops are grown, do not receive sufficient attention, even though these would be crucial in designing a sustainable food system.<\/li><li><strong>Most of the funds earmarked for the development on the African continent do not flow to Africa\u00a0<\/strong>but instead support projects led by research institutes in the global North. Moreover, research has shown that African research programmes are more agroecologically oriented and thus include the food system in a more holistic way.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#F6F6F600\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326aeeca elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"326aeeca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agroecology-pool.org\/moneyflowsreport\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">To the report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51c939e5\" data-id=\"51c939e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cf78112 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3cf78112\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e510568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e510568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biovision.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/csm_Agroecology_Finance_ID48031_d3a2e45650-psfpzepp8w7l56j2dxwqowfwm51pc1mmq6tkdo4zyk.jpg\" title=\"csm_Agroecology_Finance_ID48031_d3a2e45650\" alt=\"csm_Agroecology_Finance_ID48031_d3a2e45650\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6370561b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6370561b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10a8c13a\" data-id=\"10a8c13a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4979e810 text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4979e810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Practical examples will convince donors<\/h2><p class=\"bodytext\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agroecology-pool.org\/agroecology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The theory<\/a>\u00a0behind agroecology confirms that it is profitable and offers many other benefits: for example, it promotes the circular economy, solidarity and fair land management. \u201cAgroecology is knowledge intensive. What you save in inputs for cultivation, for example by not having to purchase fertilizer or seeds, is needed elsewhere in the form of knowledge.\u00a0Sharpening farmers\u2019 and entrepreneurs\u2019 understanding of agroecology therefore requires investment.\u00a0If young entrepreneurs can prove that they work profitably, this also attracts investors.\u00a0This is how\u00a0we will ultimately free agroecology from being confined to a niche field\u201d, says Stefanie Pondini, Programme Manager Policy Dialogue and Advocacy at Biovision.<\/p><p class=\"bodytext\">There are only a few showcase projects, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itswild.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COMACO<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashoka.org\/fr\/histoire\/sylvia-banda-growing-local-food-systems-training-female-farmers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sylvas Food Solution<\/a>\u00a0from Zambia, that have been able to go beyond smallholder structures and convince investors of the economic viability of agroecology.\u00a0But the first agroecologically structured enterprises are emerging.\u00a0The Biovision partner organization Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT) has already taken a big step in this direction by founding SAT Holistic Group Limited.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25ac232f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"25ac232f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9c25b5\" data-id=\"b9c25b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da4b597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2da4b597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/hXWvo1xnky4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c8f73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67c8f73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn more about SAT\u2019s agroecological approach in this video.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e2d40a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3e2d40a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ba325b1\" data-id=\"1ba325b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4782c387 text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4782c387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"c57762\" class=\"csc-frame csc-frame-default\"><div id=\"c57902\" class=\"csc-frame csc-frame-default\"><p class=\"bodytext\">Biovision knows that there are other excellent agroecological actors and small enterprises that, with the necessary initial support, will be able to function economically and independently.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"c57903\" class=\"csc-frame csc-frame-default\"><div class=\"csc-textpic-text\"><h2>Securing success with knowledge<\/h2><p class=\"bodytext\">To ensure that more is invested in such agroecological projects and enterprises in the long term, it is not only necessary to have informed and convinced donors but also\u00a0more agroecological and entrepreneurial knowledge among farmers.<\/p><p class=\"bodytext\">Initial clarifications by Biovision with experts from Uganda and Kenya have revealed that it would be worthwhile to create a knowledge and networking hub for sharing background information on business processes, where entrepreneurs could be trained to develop agroecological business models. There is currently no place where networking and cooperation (for example, matching entrepreneurs with donors) can take place.<\/p><p class=\"bodytext\">\u00a0\u201cBiovision sees this as a great opportunity to get involved so that\u00a0more philanthropic and private-sector investors may soon participate and actively contribute their investments to shaping a sustainable food system\u201d, says Fabio Leippert, Program Manager Policy Dialogue and Advocacy at Biovision.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Too complex, too time consuming, not implementable on a large scale \u2013 these are common prejudices against agroecology. Nevertheless, research results are increasingly showing that agroecology provides a convincing path to a sustainable food system. But one crux is how to fund it. 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