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Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit

SESSION

Strengthening food systems transformation through agroecology

Join us for this interactive session to call for a food systems transformation through agroecology! #AgroecologyWorks

Why should you join this event?

  • Learn from dedicated farmers, governmental representatives and financial supporters how agroecology works for them in practice and how they overcame obstacles and limitations for its implementation and upscaling.
  • Share your support to agroecological approaches as a key concept for food systems transformation, get to know and join various agroecological initiatives , and invite others to act.

Agenda

  • Opening and welcome
    Louise Luttikholt, IFOAM Organics International (Moderator)
  • Keynote speech «Why we need an agorecological transformation»
    Urs Niggli, UNFSS Scientific Group and CSN FAO
  • Section 1: Practitioners
    • Video messages from practitioners
    • Presentation «What farmers need to adopt agroecology»
    • Participant interaction
    Esther Penunia, Asian Farmer Association for Sustainable Rural Development
  • Section 2: Governments
    • Video messages from governments
    • Participant interaction
    • Interview with policy makers from Switzerland and Costa Rica
    Alwin Kopse, Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture
    Roberto Azofeifa, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica
  • Section 3: Investment
    • Presentation «Investing in food systems transformation based on agroecological principles»
    • Participant Interaction
    Lauren Baker, Global Alliance for the Future Food
  • Keynote speech «How agroecology can guide the UNFSS»
    Fergus Sinclair, CIFOR-ICRAF and Transformative Partnership Platform on Agroecology