Agroecology is a holistic approach to food systems that applies social and ecological principles and adapts to the local agroecosystem and cultural context. Students will be hosted by the non-profit, farmer-led organization Soils, Food and Healthy Communities organization (SFHC), who has long-term experience carrying out participatory research and training on agroecology, alongside gender, nutrition and climate change adaptation. Most of the time the students will stay at the SFHC Farmer Research and Training Centre, in northern Malawi. They will learn and collaborate with local farmers, communities, students and researchers to learn about agroecology in practice, including farmer experimentation, indigenous knowledge, and gender issues in agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa. Activities will include visiting a community seed bank, participating in implementing agroecological practices alongside farmers, helping to cook local recipes as part of community recipe days, attending agroecological farmers’ markets, and meeting with policy-makers, extension workers and academics involved in agroecology. They will, in conjunction with Malawian collaborators, reflect on their own relationships with food systems, and consider how agriculture and food systems can support food security, nutrition, rural livelihoods, community and ecosystem health.