Impact
Strengthening Landscape Approaches in Sustainable Food Systems
Tailored training in Latin America and Africa through workshops, ongoing advisory sessions, and learning materials.
Region
Global, with work connected to Africa, Latin America, and Asia
Year
Ongoing
Status
Active / Partnership and learning collaboration
GOAL
To strengthen the use of landscape approaches in food systems work by helping partners connect sustainable value chains, collaborative governance, and place-based action.
PARTNERS
Rikolto; EcoAgriculture Partners; food systems, value chain, and landscape partners across participating regions
About the Project
EcoAg collaborated with Rikolto to support the integration of landscape approaches into sustainable food systems and value chain work.
Through this collaboration, EcoAg contributed its experience in integrated landscape management, systems thinking, and multi-stakeholder collaboration. The work helped connect food systems actors with broader landscape priorities, including governance, farmer livelihoods, ecosystem health, and more coordinated action across sectors.
The partnership created opportunities to strengthen capacity, exchange learning across regions, and explore how food systems initiatives can move beyond individual supply chains toward more integrated, landscape-scale approaches.
OUTPUTS: Capacity-strengthening support, food systems and landscape learning, sustainable value chain coaching, cross-regional exchange, partner guidance on integrated landscape approaches
Impact
The collaboration with Rikolto helped reinforce the importance of connecting food systems transformation with landscape action.
By bringing a landscape lens into food systems and value chain work, EcoAg supported a broader shift toward collaboration that considers not only production and markets, but also governance, ecosystems, communities, and long-term resilience. The partnership contributed to the growing movement for food systems that work better for people, nature, and local economies.
AREAS OF IMPACT: Sustainable food systems, landscape partnerships, value chain collaboration, multi-stakeholder engagement, systems thinking, capacity strengthening
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