“We can talk about a paradigm shift”

Rio+20 has sparked international attention to sustainable agricultural development, but this has been a point of attention for many people for years. Agricultural sociologist, Ann Waters‑Bayer was for a long time involved in the production of the ILEIA Newsletter and the LEISA Magazine. She is now part of Prolinnova, a “Global Partnership Programme” under the … Read more

Theme overview – Twenty years later

Where are we? Where are we going? – Twenty years after the first Earth Summit in 1992, Rio de Janeiro is hosting another major UN conference. This provides an opportunity to look at the progress achieved and to discuss the issues that have emerged in recent years. This time, the underlying themes of the conference … Read more

Sustainable family farming needs recognition

Twenty years ago, the first global conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro became a milestone, and there are high hopes that Rio+20 will be an even more significant event. In the previous issue of Farming Matters we introduced Rio+20. Since then, the complex preparations for the conference have been continuing. In January, the … Read more