COP30: RESSAC Places Agroecology at the Heart of Climate and Environmental Issues and Advocates for the Transformation of Agri-Food and Forestry Systems Towards Greater Sustainability and Social Justice

COP30 was held from November 10 to 21, 2025, in Belém, northern Brazil. Ten years after the Paris Agreement, the international community finds itself at a pivotal moment to successfully uphold its commitments. This COP, taking place in the heart of the Amazon, is an opportunity to focus the debate on the role of forests and their users (farmers, ranchers, etc.). For RESSAC, the transformation of agri-food and forestry systems towards gr[...]

RESSAC in partnership with the Mwanamke Fund, is strengthening the capacities of indigenous women smallholder farmers supported by the women's organization DFF Congo (Dynamique des Femmes et Filles en Action) in the Ruzizi Plain in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

As part of this project, 715 indigenous women smallholder farmers were strengthened by RESSAC in targeted villages in the Ruzizi Plain in South Kivu, DRC. They received traditional agricultural seeds resilient to climate change and learned and practiced agricultural techniques and knowledge adapted to climate change in farmer field schools. This project has had an impact on the lives of the beneficiary women, contributing to increased agricult[...]

RESSAC disseminates the results of its evaluative research on the agricultural seed system in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

This research aimed to identify obstacles to seed sector development in six target provinces in eastern DRC using an analytical framework designed to provide a landscape analysis of key seed sector stakeholders and diagnose problems in an enabling environment for seed activity.

Research Results

Poor quality of first-generation seeds: In addition to concerns related to genetics and limi[...]

RESSAC, in partnership with DLDH, is continuing to implement the project to strengthen farmers' capacities in agroecology in Maniema in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The objective of this project is to promote agroecological practices (particularly Integrated Production and Pest Management) for healthy and sustainable agriculture, drawing on the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach in the territories of Kailo, Kibombo, Kasongo, and Kabambare in Maniema province, Democratic Republic of Congo. The mid-term evaluation of the project highlights and confirms the following results:

1. The adoption o[...]

Closing of the exchange workshop organized by RESSAC on research and innovation in agro ecology carried out by farmer organizations for sustainable food systems in the Democratic Republic of Congo

RESSAC organized in Bukavu from December 23 to 27, 2024, an exchange workshop on research and
innovation in agroecology led by farmer organizations for food systems sustainable in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Indeed, agroecology is vital for farmers in developing countries and in particular farmers African countries because it promotes sustainable methods, adapted to their ecosystems. It helps preserve the biodiversity, impr[...]

Strengthening the managerial capacities of managers of cooperatives for the production and marketing of market garden products by RESSAC in South Kivu

Objective

Contribute to improving the average income of 1,680 market gardeners (52% of whom are women) from 10 targeted market gardening sites in the South Kivu province

Recorded results:

1,680 market gardeners concerned, 52% of whom are women, have strengthened their farm management skills and their knowledge and skills for efficient management of their cooperatives.

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Trailblazing Congo Basin Convening: Bridging Food Sovereignty, Biodiversity Conservation, and Climate Resilience

[Kinshasa, DRC]  – August 27, 2023 – The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), the largest CSO coalition championing food sovereignty across the continent, is gearing up for its trailblazing convening set for August 29-31 in Kinshasa, DRC. Themed "Regional Summit in reconciling food production with biodiversity conservation and climate em[...]