A range of research and development institutions have partnered to address knowledge and implementation gaps related to agroecology and to use this evidence as part of agricultural and food systems transformation.

The Agroecology Transformative Partnership Platform (TPP), which will be launched and discussed during this side event, aims to accelerate and coordinate the work of agroecology partners at international, national, and local levels.

Developed as a concrete response to the Committee on World Food Security agenda, the new initiative aligns with the recommendations and 13 agroecology principles outlined in the High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) report on agroecology. This inclusive effort will feature new ways of research and action at the science-policy interface, working in fresh, transformative, and transdisciplinary ways that apply locally adapted solutions within a demand-driven context.

This CFS side event will bring together experts in agroecology from the policy arena, scientists, and on-the-ground stakeholders from civil society to discuss the political demand for food systems transformation and ongoing efforts under the TPP. Engagement with CFS members and participants on potential priority areas of work for the TPP will catalyze interactions as the initiative strives to create new coalitions and new partnerships to boost agroecological transitions.

The side event organized by France, Switzerland, Senegal, Sri Lanka, EU Directorate-General International Partnerships, CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry, Biovision, French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), FAO, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will include two targeted discussions on political demand and the TPP research response that will cover the current challenges and opportunities at this critical time for innovations in food systems. 

Panel 1: What is the political demand for agroecology? (40 minutes)

Panel 2: The transdisciplinary research response – a new way forward with the Agroecology Transformative Partnership Platform (40 minutes)

More information about the Agroecology TPP can be found here.