Join the launch of the TERRA initiative, 19 November, 11:15am UTC-3
Join the Forest and Farm Facility in the launch of TERRA, an initiative for scaling restorative agroecology and agroforestry at the Forest Pavilion, PV-E161, tent T53 in the Blue Zone or livestreamed @Forests & agriculture synergies.
TERRA (Together for the Expansion of Resilient and Restorative Agroforestry and Agroecology) is a global platform for scaling capacity development, knowledge exchange, value addition and access to finance for family farmers, Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
Provisional programme of the launch
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Time |
Agenda item |
Speaker/institution |
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11:15–11:20 |
Opening remarks |
MDA |
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11:20–11:30 |
Launch of TERRA |
Minister or Deputy Minister, MDA (Brazil) |
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11:30–12:00 |
Partner reflections Moderated by Amy Duchelle, Senior Forestry Officer, FAO: - The role of Indigenous Peoples in restorative agroecology and agroforestry - Family farmers and producer organizations as key drivers of change - From local to global - mainstreaming agroforestry and agroecology - Science and innovation for TERRA |
- Juan Carlos Jintiach, Executive Secretary, Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (GATC) - Esther Penunia, Secretary General, Asia Farmers Association (AFA) - Elizabeth Nsimadale, former President, PanAfrican Farmers Organization (PAFO) - Maya Rajasekharan, Managing Director for the Americas, CGIAR / Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT |
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12:00–12:10 |
TERRA implementation pathways and the next phase of the FFF |
Zhimin Wu, Director of FAO’s Forestry Division and Ewald Rametsteiner, Officer-in-charge of the FFF |
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12:10–12:15 |
Closing and call to action |
Thomas Patriota, MDA |
What is TERRA?
TERRA is building on Brazil’s National Productive Forests Program (NPFP), a national initiative that supports family farming and recovers degraded lands through productive restoration.
TERRA connects local innovation to global learning through a partnership between the six TERRA co-founders and partners – Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture (MDA) of Brazil, FAO and the FFF, NOW Partners Foundation, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Agroecology Coalition and Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT (CGIAR) – and contributors, and aims to accelerate the global shift towards regenerative and inclusive food systems.
Anchored in Key Objective 9 of the COP30 Action Agenda, TERRA will strengthen collaboration between governments, producer organizations, research institutions, civil society, business and finance to promote productive forest landscapes, integrating farms and forests as a single system that restores biodiversity, enhances food security and builds resilient rural economies.
Objectives of the event
- Launch of TERRA as a global capacity platform for agroecology and agroforestry transformation.
- Showcase Brazil’s leadership through its public policies for agroecology transition, as well as sustainable agroforestry systems, mainly the National Productive Forests Program (NPFP) as a foundation for the Global Productive Forests Initiative (GPFI).
- Invite countries, partners and donors to support the TERRA Secretariat and contribute to its implementation and capitalization.
Join us in person (with the accreditation to the Blue Zone) or follow livestreamed @Forests & agriculture synergies