AGROECOLOGY
CEA supports research, innovation, and community-based projects that strengthen ecological farming systems. It focuses on biodiversity, farmer empowerment, transdisciplinary collaboration, and agroecological transition at multiple scales. CEA adopts the 13 principles of agroecology. Â The 13 principles of agroecology now represents a transdisciplinary field that includes all the ecological, sociocultural, technological, economic and political dimensions of food systems, from production to consumption.
AGROECOLOGY.
Key Focus Areas.
Pillar 1: Strengthening Genetic Diversity targeting the biological foundations of resilient agriculture.
- Increasing crop genetic variability.
- Enhancing livestock genetic diversity.
- Developing climate-resilient breeding methods.
- Creating tools and protocols that support biodiversity-based farming.
- Integrating ecological and genetic principles into long-term sustainability planning.
Pillar 2: Empowering Small Holder Farmers and Supporting Agroecological Transition addressing the Social Dimensions of Agroecology.
- Farmer motivation and behaviour change.
- Skills development and capacity-building.
- Peer-to-peer learning models.
- Community-based networks and governance.
- Multi-stakeholder engagement across research, private sector, and civil society.
Core impacts include:
- Greater climate resilience in farming
- Improved biodiversity and genetic resource conservation
- Stronger farmer leadership in agroecological transition
- Better science-policy integration
- Scalable innovations for regional, national, and cross-border adoption