Favorite – Lost in Agroecological Transition / Cédric Rabany, César Canet

“Can organic farming feed the world?” The graphic essay *Lost in Agroecological Transition* (Nouriturfu, February 2026) begins with this question posed by a journalist to Cédric Rabany, a globetrotting agronomist.

In ten chapters, accompanied by his earthworm—a mischievous guiding thread that stands in for the reader and his questions—Cédric Rabany, through his travels (Ivory Coast, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Morocco, Polynesia, and France), his professional experiences, and his interactions with farmers and fellow scientists alike, succeeds in bringing home a simple truth: the agroecological transition is not a magic formula that can be imposed, but a path built step by step, region by region, through a dialogue between farmers’ knowledge and scientific knowledge.

The conclusion that emerges as the chapters unfold is twofold. First, agricultural systems around the world—whether labeled “traditional” or “modern”—face the same obstacles everywhere: soil degradation, dependence on pesticides, pressure on water resources, and being trapped in productivity-driven models. However, solutions already exist, scattered here and there in the form of local practices or initiatives. All that is needed is a perspective capable of connecting them.

Illustrator César Canet’s colorful and warm illustrations make the subject matter accessible without oversimplifying it. The book is full of explanations and dialogue, but the technical aspects are lightened by humor and the earthworm. It makes you smile, learn, and think.

*Lost in the Agroecological Transition*, by Cédric Rabany and César Canet, published by Nouriturfu, 248 pages

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