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
- Section 2: Governments
- Video messages from governments
- Participant interaction
- Interview with policy makers from Switzerland and Costa Rica
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
- Keynote speech «How agroecology can guide the UNFSS»
Fergus Sinclair, CIFOR-ICRAF and Transformative Partnership Platform on Agroecology