Agenda
4th April – Wednesday
Agroecology in Action
MORNING
PARALLEL SESSION ON NATIONAL EXPERIENCES ON AGROECOLOGY TO ACHIEVE THE SDGS
PARALLEL SESSION ON NATIONAL EXPERIENCES ON AGROECOLOGY TO ACHIEVE THE SDGS
| Green Room | Red Room |
09h00-11h00 | Presentation of successful experiences for scaling up | Presentation of successful experiences for scaling up |
| Session Discussion Facilitated by Ms Brave Ndisale – Strategic Programme leader (FAO) | Session Discussion Facilitated by Mr Benjamin Davis – Strategic Programme leader (FAO) |
| Co-creation of knowledge to promote agroecological transitions: the case of peasant ‘juries’ Ms Tabara Ndiaye. Program Manager – Joint Action for Farmers Organization in West Africa (JAFOWA). Senegal | Keeping biodiversity alive in the field Ms Maedeh Salimi. Programme Manager – Centre for Sustainable Development and Environment (CENESTA). Iran |
| Scaling-up Agroecology through a collaborative knowledge platform Ms Janet Maro. Executive Director – Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT). Tanzania | Small-scale farmers transitioning to agroecology: improving livelihoods together Mr Paul Desmarais. Executive director – Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre (KATC). Zambia |
| Organic ‘aimak’: agroecology for sustainable development in rural and mountain communities Mr Sultan Sarygulov. Deputy Director – Federation for Organic Development (BIO-KG). Kyrgyzstan | Community supported agriculture – connecting consumers and producers Ms Yiching Song. Senior Research Associate – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). China |
| Transitioning to agroecology in the Senegal River Valley Ms Arantxa García Brea. Technical consultant – Centro de Estudios Rurales y agricultura Internacional (CERAI). Mauritania | Agroecology and women’s empowerment: transforming the life of rural communities Mr Yogesh Jadhav. Chief Operating Officer – Barli Development Institute for Rural Women (BDIRW). India |
| A decade of Participatory Guarantee Systems for small organic farmers Ms Tu Thi Tuyet Nhung. Head PGS Coordination Unit – Center Development Of Community Participatory Monitoring Resource (CDPM). Vietnam | Collective action for agroecology to achieve food security and nutrition Mr Roberto Gortaire Amézcua. Farmer – Colectivo Agroecológico del Ecuador (CAE). Ecuador |
| Food is Life: educating the Pacific about Agroecology through ICT innovations Mr Bao Waiko. Co-Director – Save Papua New Guinea (Save PNG). Papua New Guinea | The Pro Ratatouille initiative: agroecology to improve livelihoods in small rural villages Ms Melinda Kassai. President – Butterfly Movement (PF). Hungary |
| Soil Biodiversity and bio-inputs for sustainable production Mr Rolando Tencio Camacho. Engineer – Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL). Costa Rica | An agroecological integration experience: bringing knowledge together Mr Adolfo Rosati. Researcher – Consiglio per la Ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'Economia Agraria (CREA). Italy |
| Promoting agroecology at the national level: the Swiss experience Mr Ivo Strahm. Focal point for Resource Programme – Federal Office for Agriculture (BLW). Switzerland | The experiences of 400 ‘Economic Interest Groups’: bringing about agroecological transitions Mr Pierre Pujos. Farmer – AGFORWARD Project. France |
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON AGROECOLOGY AND EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON AGROECOLOGY AND EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES
| Green Room | Red Room |
11h00-12h30 | Policy Issues and Instruments for Agroecology | Biodiversity and Climate change |
| Mr Clayton Campanhola Strategic Programme Leader - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | Mr David Amudavi Executive Director – Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT) |
| Mr Paulo Petersen Executive Cordinator – Agricultura familiar e agroecologia (AS-PTA) | Mr David Cooper Deputy Executive Secretary – Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) |
| Mr Ibrahima Coulibaly President – Coordination Nationale des Organisations Paysannes (CNOP) | Ms Mercedes López Martínez Mexico representative – Vía Orgánica (VO) |
| Mr Vijay Kumar Policy Advisor – Department of Agriculture, Government of Andhra Pradesh | Mr Dennis Garrity Distinguished Senior Fellow – World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) |
| Mr Leonard Mizzi Head of Unit – Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (European Commission) | Ms Clara Nicholls President – Sociedad Científica Latinoamericana de Agroecología (SOCLA) |
Facilitator | Ms Wei Zhang - Team Leader for Ecosystem Services, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) | Amb. Ms Martha Elena Federica Bárcena Coqui – Mexico Permanent representative |
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12h30-14h00 | Break & Side Event organized by Friends of Agroecology Sheikh Zayed Centre |
AFTERNOON
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON AGROECOLOGY AND EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON AGROECOLOGY AND EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES
Green Room | Red Room | |
14h00-15h30 | Innovative Markets, Food Systems and Cities | Co-Creation of Knowledge and Innovation |
Mr Joan Ribó Mayor – City of Valencia | Ms Rachel Bezner Kerr Associate Professor – Cornell University (CU) | |
Mr Ugo Biggeri President – Banca Etica | Mr Peter Rosset Professor - El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) | |
Ms Danielle Nierenberg President – Food Tank | Mr Jeffrey Campbell Manager – The Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) | |
Mr Fabio Brescacin President – Natura Si | Mr Peter Kenmore Senior Advisor – Farmer Field School (FFS) | |
| Mr Raffaele Maiorano Vice-chair – Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) | |
| Ms Ashlesha Khadse Coordinator – Amrita Bhoomi Center (ABC) | |
Facilitator | Mr Enrique Yeves – Director, Office for Corporate Communications (FAO) | Ms Jane Maland Cady – International Program Director, McKnight Foundation |
15h30-17h00 | Agroecology, Health and Nutrition | Agroecology for Inclusive Territorial Development |
Mr Emile Frison Panel Member – International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES) | Mr Hassan Roba Pastoralist and Member – Christiansen Fund | |
Ms Daphne Miller Medical Doctor – University of California San Francisco (UCSF) | Ms Nicole Yanes Outreach Coordinator – The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) | |
Mr Rajdeep Kapoor Chef - Slow Food India Chef’s Alliance (SFCA) | Ms Bernardete Neves Natural Resources Officer - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | |
Mr Hervé Petit Program officer - Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (AVSF) | Mr Salvatore Basile Biodistricts & President – International Network of Eco-Regions (INNER) | |
Ms Florence Tartanac Senior Officer – Nutrition and Food Systems Division (FAO) | Mr Gora Ndiaye Director – Kaydara school farm (KSC) | |
| Ms Andrea Elena Pizarro Researcher – Embrapa Fisheries and Acuaqulture (Embrapa) | |
Facilitator | Ms Anna Lartey – Director, Nutrition and Food Systems Division (FAO) | Mr Bruno Losch - Co-director, Center for the Study of Governance Innovation (GovInn) |