Agroecology implemented in farming by Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania

More information: More information about SAT: SAT Corporate Page: Directed by Amil Shivji, produced by Kijiweni Productions (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) in close collaboration with ZKSD - Zurich Knowledge Center of Sustainable Development and Biovision Foundation More information about ZKSD: More about Kijiweni Productions: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on LinkedIn: Subscribe to our eNewsletter: Ending hunger and poverty is a key goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Progress to achieving these goals has been limited, including in Sub-Saharan Africa. A transformation of agriculture and food systems is necessary as highlighted during the Food Systems Summit of the UN Secretary-General last year. This requires a paradigm shift away from short-term increases in agricultural production through intensive resource use towards holistic approaches in agriculture and food systems. Research on agriculture and food systems has the potential to be a key driver of this transformation. However, in contrast to research on resource intensive conventional agriculture, holistic research projects, such as research on Agroecology or Agroforestry, receive comparatively little support. This situation is particularly problematic because Agroecology and Agroforestry are knowledge intensive as they consider the manifold relations between agriculture, the environment, and the social and economic context. Transdisciplinary, participatory and applied research approaches can play a key role in this regard. However, such research requires adequate support and investments. A future for all, naturally Since 1998, Biovision Foundation has been promoting the development, dissemination and application of sustainable ecological agricultural practices, allowing people in the developing world to help themselves. Key is our holistic approach: The health of people, animals, plants and the environment are central aims in all our projects. Biovision Foundation is a charitable organisation in Switzerland (ZEWO certified) and has a legal opinion for 501(c)(3) public charity equivalency in the United States. The right livelihood Award In 2013, Biovision and its founder Hans Rudolf Herren won the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize.