Agroecology Fund

The Agroecology Fund (AEF) is a multi-donor fund supporting agroecological practices and policies. The Fund aims to support viable food systems, promote the economic well-being and human rights of small farmers and their communities, and mitigate climate change through low input agriculture featuring sustainable soil and water use. It links organizations and movements that advance agroecological solutions locally, regionally and globally. With the guidance of international advisors deeply embedded in the agroecology movement, the Fund supports some of the most effective farmer organizations, advocates and researchers in the field of agroecology.

Advancing Indigenous Solutions for Climate Change and Food Security in Melanesia

This women led project seeks to improve access to nutritional food plants and seeds in grassroots and Indigenous communities, and aim to plant 10 million climate-resilient food trees by 2025.
Achieving Food Sovereignty for Mayan Farmers through Agroecology

This women led project aims to promote the continuous learning process to achieve food sovereignty and resist the corporatization of agriculture.
Promoting Farmer-to-Farmer Training across South Asia through the Amrita Bhoomi School

(Project on Hold) Support for this project will help the women of Amrita Bhoomi travel throughout South Asia, bringing their regenerative growing practices to other women farmers.
Reconnecting the Indigenous Peoples of Central Asia to Preserve their Natural Landscapes and Promote Sustainable Food Systems

This project helps revive the rural economy by working closely with herders, veterinarians, and genetic scientists to restore populations of neglected Indigenous livestock, including the hardy Turano-Mongolian Buryat breed.
We Are the Solution: A Women-led Campaign to Teach Agroecology in West Africa and Increase Access to Nutritious, Ancestral Foods

This women-led campaign coalition organizes workshops, forums, and community radio broadcasts to share the benefits of agriculture based on traditional agroecological practices.
Building a Slow Food ‘Earth Market’ in Central and Eastern Africa

This women-led project will pilot a delivery system to distribute food to strategic points to reach vulnerable groups, allowing them to access high-quality local food at subsidized rates.
Strengthening Agroecology-based Local Food Systems through Preserving Traditional Knowledge and Species

This project will promote and restore traditional agroecological practices such as ecosystem rehabilitation, water conservation, and Indigenous seeds preservation.
Advocating for Agroecology to Increase Food Security and Reduce Climate Impacts in Senegal and Beyond

This project aims to improve the livelihoods of small-scale farmers and the sustainability of farming communities in the broader region, while working to stop harmful agricultural practices that are contributing to global temperature rise.
Integrating Science and Traditional Practices to Bolster the Livelihoods of Farmers in Southern Mexico

This project combines traditional practices of Mexican farmers and foresters with scientific knowledge, seeking both biodiversity conservation and the bolstering of rural livelihoods.
Empowering the Peasant Movement of the Philippines to Secure Land Tenure Rights and Create a Climate-resilient Food System

This project will help implement diversified agroecological collective gardens for displaced farmers, ensure access to healthy food at all times.
Building Food Security by Training a New Generation of Agroecological Farmers in Colombia

The IALAs in Colombia engages young people from peasant organizations in Central and South America to become successful agroecological farmers and community organizers.
Training a New Generation to Create Resilient Livelihoods Through Permaculture Farming

This project will fund the ReSCOPE programme in Zambia, including the design and implementation the schools’ permaculture and conservation projects.
Expanding Diverse and Resilient Food Systems for Landless Farmers in Zimbabwe

The project will seek to strengthen the capacities of hundreds of thousands of peasants, family farmers, landless people, rural women, youth, Indigenous peoples, migrants and farm workers and their organizations worldwide.
Preserving Peru’s Biocultural Heritage through the Quechua-led Andean Potato Park

This project aids six Quechua communities conserve more than 1365 varieties of potatoes, a wonderful example of territorial management by Indigenous peoples.
Creating Biodiversity Value Chains for 70 Forest Products to Conserve the Cerrado in Brazil

This project creates biodiversity value chains for more than 70 forest species, among them the Baru nut, a superfood of savannah forest.
Promoting Heirloom Seeds and Traditional Andean Foods through the Agroecological Collective of Ecuador

The Agroecology Collective conducts agroecological training, and organizes festivals and forums to build awareness about the importance of food sovereignty and nutrition.

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Agroecology Fund

Advancing Indigenous Solutions for Climate Change and Food Security in Melanesia

Achieving Food Sovereignty for Mayan Farmers through Agroecology

Promoting Farmer-to-Farmer Training across South Asia through the Amrita Bhoomi School

Reconnecting the Indigenous Peoples of Central Asia to Preserve their Natural Landscapes and Promote Sustainable Food Systems

We Are the Solution: A Women-led Campaign to Teach Agroecology in West Africa and Increase Access to Nutritious, Ancestral Foods

Building a Slow Food ‘Earth Market’ in Central and Eastern Africa

Strengthening Agroecology-based Local Food Systems through Preserving Traditional Knowledge and Species

Advocating for Agroecology to Increase Food Security and Reduce Climate Impacts in Senegal and Beyond

Integrating Science and Traditional Practices to Bolster the Livelihoods of Farmers in Southern Mexico

Empowering the Peasant Movement of the Philippines to Secure Land Tenure Rights and Create a Climate-resilient Food System

Building Food Security by Training a New Generation of Agroecological Farmers in Colombia

Training a New Generation to Create Resilient Livelihoods Through Permaculture Farming

Expanding Diverse and Resilient Food Systems for Landless Farmers in Zimbabwe

Preserving Peru’s Biocultural Heritage through the Quechua-led Andean Potato Park

Creating Biodiversity Value Chains for 70 Forest Products to Conserve the Cerrado in Brazil

Promoting Heirloom Seeds and Traditional Andean Foods through the Agroecological Collective of Ecuador