Workshop Agenda: Traditional knowledge and innovation in Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
Lebanon Room in FAO headquarters in Rome (D209 bis)
Day 1: September 9, 2024 (Monday)
9:30 - 9:35
Opening Remarks: Yuriko Fukauchi
International Strategy Division, Export and International Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan
9:35 - 10:00
Briefing on the workshop
Yoshihide Endo
GIAHS Coordinator
SESSION I：Presentation
10:00–10:20
The role of traditional knowledge in the promotion of local products through GIs.
Florence Tartanac
Senior Officer, FAO Nutrition Division
10:20–10:40
Integrating traditional and scientific knowledge in agroecological systems
Pierre Ferrand
Agriculture Officer, FAO Plant Protection and Production Division
10:40 -11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:20
The role of traditional knowledge in the preservation and promotion of fragile ecosystems
Giorgio Grussu.
Mountain Partnership
11:20-11:40
Traditional knowledge and Indigenous Peoples' food systems, including GIAHS
Yon Fernandez Larrinoa
Senior Advocacy Officer, FAO Indigenous Peoples Unit
11:40-12:00
FAO's work on integration of innovation and traditional knowledge
Zofia Krystyna Mroczek
Agricultural extension and advisory services specialist, OIN
12:00-12:30
Q&A SESSION
12:30 -14:00
Group Photo + Lunch break
14:00-14:25
Traditional knowledge and the dynamic conservation of biodiversity by flower-gathering communities in the Espinhaço Range, Brazil
Dr Fernanda Monteiro
Researcher, Geography Department, São Paulo University
GIAHS Traditional Agricultural System in the Southern Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
14:25-14:30
Q&A
14:30-14:55
Coping with extreme weather events while ensuring food security: the contribution of traditional agricultural practices in Bangladesh
Dr Md. Alimur Rahman
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute
GIAHS Floating Garden Agricultural Practices (Bangladesh)
14:55-15:00
Q&A
15:00-15:30
Coffee Break
15:30-15:55
Transmission of traditional knowledge and conservation of the agricultural heritage in a remote mountainous area
Prof. Naoki Naito
Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Tokushima University
Nishi-Awa Steep Slope Land Agriculture System & Managing Aso Grasslands for Sustainable Agriculture (Japan)
15:55-16:00
Q&A
16:00-16:30
Summary of the Day and final considerations
Day 2: September 10, 2024 (Tuesday)
9:30-12:30 (CET)
SESSION I
9:30-9:45
Traditional knowledge and innovative practices as a dynamic conservation strategy
Mr Giovanni Bachetoni
Olive Groves of the Slopes between Assisi and Spoleto (Italy)
9:45-9:50
Q&A
9:50-10:15
The Argan-based Agro-SYLVO-pastoral System of Ait Souab-Ait Mansour in Morocco: A GIAHS Site Embracing Traditional Knowledge and Modern Innovation for More Resilience
Ms Bouchra Ouardirhi
Agronomist, Department of Agronomic and Environmental Projects (ANDZOA)
GIAHS Argan-based agro-sylvo-pastoral system within the area of Ait Souab - Ait Mansour (Morocco)
10:15-10:20
Q&A
10:20-10:45
Managing the conservation of a fragile agricultural heritage: the role of traditional knowledge and agricultural practices
Mr Clyde B. Pumihic
Ifugao University
GIAHS Ifugao Rice Terraces (Philippines)
10:45-10:50
Q&A
10:50-11:20
Coffee Break
11:20-11:45
Increasing resilience through traditional practices: climate change adaptation and resilience in a millenary agricultural system
Professor José-Damian Ruiz-Sinoga
Malaga University
GIAHS Malaga Raisin Production System in La Axarquía (Spain)
11:45-11:50
Q&A
11:50-12:30
Takeaways from Session I, final comments, and overview of Session II
Moderator, GIAHS Team
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00-17:30 (CET)
SESSION II: Panel Discussion
14:00-14:30
Icebreaker questions to get the round table started
Yoshihide Endo
GIAHS Coordinator, FAO
14:30 - 15:00
Panel Discussion on which supports are necessary to family farmers for their effective use of traditional knowledge and practices
Round table and Exchange of experiences on traditional Knowledge and innovative/modern technologies
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 – 18:00
Panel Discussion on how to fortify the traditional knowledge and practices by integrating innovative practices and modern technologies
Round table and Exchange of experiences on traditional Knowledge and innovative/modern technologies