Tanzania, July 5 -- Dar es Salaam. East Africa urged to place agroecology at the centre of agricultural, climate and food security policies to increase crop yields, household incomes, strengthen resilience and better prepare communities for climate shock and future public health emergencies.

The reports, released under the Civil Society Partnership of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP), draw on evidence from two projects implemented in Tanzania and Burundi, conclude that agroecology offers a practical pathway for transforming food systems while reducing farmers' dependence on costly synthetic inputs.

The Tanzania policy brief, Agroecology as a Pathway to Climate-Resilient and Inclusive Food Systems in East and So...