This dialogue titles 'Measuring What Matters to Foster Agroecological Transitions' mark the third Agroecology TPP Dialogue, and aim at sharing and co-creating knowledge while also engaging diverse stakeholders on topics centered aroud the 'Metric Domain' of the TPP.

Register here to participate in the event on 17 December 2024 at 12h00-15h00 UTC.

AGENDA

Opening

12h00-12h05 | Welcome and introduction (5 minutes)

• Fergus Sinclair, Co-Convenor of the Agroecology TPP

12h05-12h10 | Opening remarks on the importance of holistic metrics for supporting

agroecological transitions (5 minutes)

• Marion Michaud, Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) of

the European Commission (EC)

Highlights from the TPP Domain on Holistic Metrics for Agri-Food Systems

12h10-12h20 | CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology: What we are learning from the application of the Holistic Localized Performance Assessment (HOLPA) in Burkina Faso, India, Lao PDR, Kenya, Peru, Senegal, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe (10 minutes)

• Sarah Jones, Scientist, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (ABC)

12h20-12h30 | Measuring Agroecology and its Performance (MAP): Key insights from applying the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluations (TAPE) in Benin, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Madagascar (10 minutes)

• Matthias Geck, Agroecological Systems Scientist, CIFOR-ICRAF

12h30-12h40 | Holistic Performance Measurement for Food Systems Transformation: Lessons learned from a scoping study in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Tunisia (10 minutes)

• Mary Crossland, Livelihood and Farming Systems Scientist, CIFOR-ICRAF

12h40-12h50 | Metrics to Support Agroecological TRANSITIONS: A meta-framework and database to support diverse metrics users in their journey towards holisticity (10 minutes)

• Dave Mills, Data Engineer, Statistics for Sustainable Development (Stats4SD)

12h50-13h20 | Panel discussion (30 minutes)

Dialogue participants are invited to ask questions and discuss with presenters and panel members (panel is composed of the presenters above and the representative from DG INTPA)

                                                  Coffee Break 10 mins

Your thoughts!

13h30-13h40 | Presentation of results from the framing survey and mentimeter (10 minutes)

• Fabio Ricci, Communication Officer of the Agroecology TPP

Break-out group discussions

13h40-13h45 | Framing and instructions for the break-outs (5 minutes)

• Sandhya Kumar, Scientific Coordinator of the Agroecology TPP

13h45-14h30 | Break-out groups: What are the relevance and utility of the tools learnings presented? (45 minutes)

Rooms divided by key topics regarding metrics and assessment tools, as follows:

• Field and farm-level assessments

• Selecting metrics for different purposes

• Locally appropriate vs. globally comparable metrics and tools

• Landscape and food systems assessments

Reporting back to plenary

14h30-14h50 | Group reports and plenary discussion (20 minutes)

• Sandhya Kumar, Scientific Coordinator of the Agroecology TPP

Final reflection

14h50-14h55 | The future of FAO's Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE)

(5 minutes)

• Rémi Cluset, Agroecology Advisor, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United

Nations (FAO)

14h55-15h00 | Closing Remarks (5 minutes)

• Fergus Sinclair, Co-Convenor of the Agroecology TPP