{"id":21610,"date":"2021-10-20T13:49:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T11:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biovision.ch\/story\/agrarokologie-hilft-gegen-den-klimawandel\/"},"modified":"2022-09-14T11:10:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T09:10:36","slug":"agroecologyandclimatechange","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.biovision.ch\/en\/story\/agroecologyandclimatechange\/","title":{"rendered":"Agroecology helps against climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21610\" class=\"elementor elementor-21610 elementor-494\" data-elementor-post-type=\"story\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a2a09f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2a2a09f3\" 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-4877281f\" data-id=\"4877281f\" 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-46322c13 text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46322c13\" 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>Climate change increasingly poses problems for farmers in sub-Saharan Africa in particular: irregular rainy seasons, droughts, storms and floods destroy harvests and thus their livelihoods. Biovision initiated a study to obtain evidence-based answers to the question of whether and to what extent agroecology helps in the fight against climate change. <br \/>The study, published together with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/\">UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)<\/a>, consists of three parts: a case study in two African countries, an analysis of scientific studies on the subject by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibl.org\/\">Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL)<\/a>, and an examination of the policy potential of agroecology.<\/p><h2>Traditional knowledge is key<\/h2><p>The case studies in Kenya and Senegal show that farms that have participated in agroecological projects are more resilient to the effects of climate change than farms in the control sample. They are better able to cope with times of crisis and to ensure family food security. <br \/>In addition to promoting diversity, including and facilitating traditional knowledge in a targeted manner proved to be key factors. Limited access to effective organic products for pest and weed control and to financial services and insurance were revealed as challenges to implementing agroecological measures.<\/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-72e1960c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"72e1960c\" 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-756f7afc\" data-id=\"756f7afc\" 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-3ce991f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3ce991f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/9PDrmJR7wVs&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\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-7d2695a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7d2695a8\" 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-3cb28a87\" data-id=\"3cb28a87\" 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-2374bf4e text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2374bf4e\" 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>Meta-analysis confirms the findings<\/h2><p class=\"bodytext\">A meta-analysis of published peer review studies confirms the results of the case studies, concluding:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Agroecology builds on key features that show a strong positive correlation with climate resilience.\u00a0<\/li><li>Agroecology increases the adaptability and reduces the vulnerability of agroecosystems, in particular through improving soil health, biodiversity and high diversification within agricultural production systems.\u00a0<\/li><li>Agroecology contributes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, mainly by increasing soil organic matter (carbon sequestration) and by reducing the use of synthetic fertilisers.<\/li><li>Institutional measures, such as the joint creation and dissemination of knowledge through advisory services and farmer-to-farmer exchange, play a key role in supporting the strengthening, development and acceptance of agroecology.<\/li><li>Building and strengthening context-specific knowledge and participatory innovation systems are crucial for promoting agroecology and climate resilience.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"bodytext\">The third part of the study examined the role of agroecology today in a political context. The good news: the holistic concept of sustainable agriculture is on the rise internationally, playing a central role in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unfccc.int\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC<\/a>).\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>More and more countries and stakeholders with different backgrounds are seeing agroecology and related approaches such as efficiency, recycling, diversity and shared knowledge as promising means to achieve climate change adaptation and mitigation goals and to initiate a transformation process in agriculture towards sustainability.<\/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-c61a4c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c61a4c5\" 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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2665d14 text-width\" data-id=\"2665d14\" 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-f28ec4\" data-id=\"f28ec4\" 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-46d33988 text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46d33988\" 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>Three recommendations for a sustainable future<\/h2><p class=\"bodytext\">The authors derive the following recommendations from the findings of the study:<\/p><ul><li>\u00a0Although further comparative research on the multiple impacts of agroecology is needed, the promotion of agroecology as an adaptation strategy to climate change is built upon on a solid scientific basis.<\/li><li>Individual cultivation practices are not sufficient, as is usually the case in practice. Rather, agroecology\u2019s holistic and systemic approaches offer particularly high potential for strengthening climate resilience.<\/li><li>Agricultural ecology is complex and requires significant knowledge; research and training must therefore be promoted to spread the approach.<\/li><\/ul>\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-2e58adfd\" data-id=\"2e58adfd\" 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-60d379f0\" data-id=\"60d379f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" 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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-30c0eede elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30c0eede\" 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<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Further Information<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17120912 text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17120912\" 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>For more information on the study and the work of Biovision&#8217;s policy dialogue and advocacy team, visit:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agroecology-pool.org\/climatechangereport\/\">www.agroecology-pool.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#333333\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a81374a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a81374a\" 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<div 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