Events
Upcoming events
16 OCTOBER, 2:00- 3:00 PM, HYBRID-SIDE EVENT, WORLD FOOD FORUM
The role of Youth in the Agroecological Transformation: insights from Youth Networks from all over the world
Through our hybrid side-event organized during the World Food Forum (15-19 October 2024), we will spotlight the pivotal role of youth in promoting agroecology, connect existing Youth Networks and hope ignite the creation of new movements and initiatives. We will also showcase the innovative contributions of young individuals and groups, inspiring others to join the movement towards sustainable agricultural practices.
Co-organizers: the Agroecology Coalition, the Agroecology Europe Youth Network (AEEUYN) and the Young Professionals for Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD)
Speakers:
- Nicole Cecchinato, Agroecology Europe Youth Network (AEEUYN)
- Edoardo Corriere, Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD), Programme Manager
- Simon Bukenya, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), Programme Officer
- Karina Gonçalves David, ProNobis Agroflorestal, Rede Ecovida
- Deep Jyoti Sonu Brahma, Commutiny – The Youth Collective
Moderated by Amelie Steu, Agroecology Coalition Associate Coordinator
In-person: Faisal Room at FAO HQ (Rome, Italy).
Online: web streaming on World Food Forum website.
24 OCTOBER, 4:30-5:45 PM COT (UTC-5), COP 16 SIDE EVENT
The Agroecology Opportunity: an investment in biodiversity, water, climate, soil, and community security and resilience
Global experts outline multiple co-benefits of agroecological farming for water systems, biodiversity, soil health, and farmer and community resilience, and how to integrate agroecology into NBSAPs.
Co-organizers: Pan UK and Agroecology Coalition
Speakers:
– Jago Wadley, PAN UK
– Marcela Quintero, Alliance Bioversity Ciat
– Aloïs Aguettant, French Water Partnership
– Jordi Sargatal, Government of Catalonia
– Ida Simonsen, Dutch delegation, Global Youth Biodiversity Network & La Via Campesina
– François Moreau, Ville de Paris / City of Paris
– Martha Ngalowera, Tanzania NBSAP Focal Point
Moderated by Oliver Oliveros, Agroecology Coalition
In-person: Netherlands Pavillion, Blue zone, COP 16 Cali
25 OCTOBER, 2:00-3:30 PM COT (UTC-5), COP 16 SIDE EVENT
Harnessing agroecology, agrobiodiversity and family farming to transform food systems and halt biodiversity loss
Co-organizers: Agroecology Coalition, Agricord, Forest and Farm Facility (FFF), International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), World Rural Forum (WRF), International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Alliance Bioversity-CIAT, Switzerland
This session will discuss policies and financing needed to promote and support agrobiodiversity through agroecology and family farming as essential ingredients to ensure effective implementation of the GBF Targets and National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and integration of agrobiodiversity considerations across the Rio Conventions and associated targets (such as Land Degradation Neutrality Targets under UNCCD and Nationally Determined Contributions/National Action plans under UNFCCC).
It will showcase local and national experiences both in the North (e.g., Germany, Switzerland or France) and in South (Brazil, Colombia and/or Tanzania) in terms of practices and approaches that protect and manage agrobiodiversity and for meeting people’s needs with sustainable use and benefit-sharing, including initiatives of Forest and Farm producer organizations and Indigenous territorial organizations to finance and scale up agroecological approaches.
Speakers:
- Jonathan Mockshell, Agroecology Transitions, Alliance Bioversity/CIAT
- Karina Gonzales, Co-Founder and Director, ProNobis Agroforestal, Rede Ecovida, Brazil
- IUCN
- Representative of Switzerland
- Anna Sianga, Representative of Tanzania
- Yiching Song, FSN China
Moderated by Oliver Oliveros (Agroecology Coalition) & Elena Aguayo Rico (World Rural Forum)
In-person: CGIAR Pavillion, Blue zone, COP 16 Cali
25 OCTOBER, 10:00- 11:15 AM, SIDE EVENT, cfs 52
Addressing the unequal burden of climate change – Articulating the value for money of investments in climate resilience, gender equality, and nutrition
Organizers: IFAD; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); World Bank; Agroecology Coalition; FAO; Standing Together for Nutrition/The Micronutrient Forum; Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)/I-CAN; Government of Senegal; UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO); ROPPA; AICCRA (WB)
In-person: Sheikh Zayed Centre at FAO HQ (Rome, Italy).
Languages: EN/FR
26 OCTOBER, 11:00-12:15 AM COT (UTC-5), COP 16 SIDE EVENT
Advancing Biodiversity Law and Fair Governance through Agroecology
Co-organizers: Agroecology Coalition and IPES-Food, with the technical assistance from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
This event will highlight the role of agroecology in promoting biodiversity law and fair governance. Indeed, the Principles and Elements of Agroecology address the whole food system transformation from agroecosystem management to inclusive governance architectures that support fair participation of local communities in decision-making related to agriculture and food as well as land and natural resources. This event will also underscore how supporting the rights, knowledge and seed systems of food producers, consumers and biodiversity guardians can uphold rights-based policy frameworks that enable biodiversity and ecosystems protection, while ensuring equitable, resilient, inclusive and healthy food systems.
Speakers:
- Oliver Oliveros, Coordinator, Agroecology Coalition, Chair of the Event
- Daniel Peter Beniamino, Director of Department of Policies for Rural Environmental Management of the National Secretariat for People and Traditional Communities and Rural Sustainable Development (Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change of Brazil).
- Martha Ngalowera, Environmental Education Officer and NBSAP national coordinator, Vice President’s Office, Division Of Environment, Government of Tanzania.
- Oliver De Schutter, Co Chair, IPES-Food, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights (via recorded video)
- Lim Li Ching, Co-Chair, IPES-Food and Third World Network
- Michael Taylor, Executive Director, International Land Coalition
- Ysa Calderón, Founder and CEO of Sumak Kawsa, Member of Young Professionals for Agriculture and Rural Development (YPARD) Peru
- Fikru Takele, National Coordinator, Land For Life Ethiopia (TBC)
Online: Zoom link to be shared soon
27 OCTOBER, 03:30- 04:30 PM, COP16 CBD SIDE EVENT
Boosting NBSAPs through agroecology – launch of a new Guidance Tool
Organizers:WWF, BIOVISION, Global Alliance for the Future of Food, Agroecology Coalition & Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT
In-person: Small Room (COP CBD Cali)
28 OCTOBER, 2:15-3:15 PM COT (UTC-5), COP 16 CBD SIDE EVENT
Harnessing agroecology, agrobiodiversity and family farming to transform food systems and halt biodiversity loss
Co-organizers: Agroecology Coalition, Agricord, Forest and Farm Facility (FFF), International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), World Rural Forum (WRF), International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Alliance Bioversity-CIAT, Switzerland
This session will discuss policies and financing needed to promote and support agrobiodiversity through agroecology and family farming as essential ingredients to ensure effective implementation of the GBF Targets and National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and integration of agrobiodiversity considerations across the Rio Conventions and associated targets (such as Land Degradation Neutrality Targets under UNCCD and Nationally Determined Contributions/National Action plans under UNFCCC).
It will showcase local and national experiences both in the North (e.g., Germany, Switzerland or France) and in South (Brazil, Colombia and/or Tanzania) in terms of practices and approaches that protect and manage agrobiodiversity and for meeting people’s needs with sustainable use and benefit-sharing, including initiatives of Forest and Farm producer organizations and Indigenous territorial organizations to finance and scale up agroecological approaches.
Speakers:
- Marcela Quintero, DDG, Alliance Bioversity/CIAT
- Luis Facco, COPROFAM
- Representative of France or Germany (TBC)
- Representative of Brazil or Tanzania
- Ludovic Larbodiere, IUCN
- Alejandro Argumedo, Potato Park
- Santosh Shrestha, LI-BIRD
- Mauricio García Alvarez, SWISSAID Colombia
Moderated by Oliver Oliveros (Agroecology Coalition) & Elena Aguayo Rico (World Rural Forum)
In-person: CGIAR Pavillion, Blue zone, COP 16 Cali
30 OCTOBER, 4:00 – 5:30 PM COT (UTC-5), COP 16 CBD SIDE EVENT
Biodiversity for nutrition and health through Agroecology
Co-organizers: Agroecology Coalition, Alliance Bioversity-CIAT, IPES-Food
This side event will tackle how, through agroecology, agrobiodiversity can be sustainably managed and used while promoting nutrition and health. At the country-level, it will showcase how agroecology is as a crucial pathway for countries like Colombia and Brazil which are striving to meet their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), and how it achieves the multiples targets set by the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), including not only Target 10 (sustainable agriculture), but also Target 1 (spatial planning), Target 2 (degraded ecosystems), Target 7 (pollution), Target 8 (climate change), Target 11 (restoration), Target 16 (sustainable consumption), Target 18 (harmful subsidies), Target 20 (knowledge), and Target 21 (participation).
At the local level, it will feature grassroots initiatives demonstrating how agroecology provides a pathway to protect nature, conserve the richness of biodiversity and restore degraded land and ecosystems, while producing healthy, diversified nutritious and culturally appropriate food.
Speakers:
- Speaker from IPES-Food
- Marcela Quintero, Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT
- Mauricio García Alvarez, SWISSAID Colombia
- Stacia Nordin, Never Ending Food Permaculture Malawi (recorded video)
- Representative of the Government of Colombia (TBC)
- Representative of the Government of Brazil (TBC)
Moderated by Oliver Oliveros, Agroecology Coalition
In-person: CGIAR Pavillion, Blue zone, COP 16 Cali
7 NOVEMBER, 2:00-3:00 PM CET
Agroecology Coalition Webinar Series #3
Agroecology in Action: Stories from the Ground
Ten years after the first International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition (2014), the Agroecology Coalition publishes the report “Agroecology in Action: Stories from the ground” showcasing ten projects making the case for agroecology and illustrating how the Agroecology Principles and Elements can be operationalized in various contexts.
From Asia (India, Nepal, Himalayas), Africa (Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Tchad, Ivory Coast, Niger), the Middle East (Lebanon), to Latin America (Colombia, Nicaragua, Ecuador) and Europe many organizations work together to implement projects and initiatives to transform the food systems through agroecology.
During this Agroecology Coalition Webinar Series #3, the Agroecology Coalition is hosting a conversation to learn more about how agroecology can be implemented in different contexts, and to discuss what are the enabling conditions to ensure positive results and impact and deliver on social, economic, and environmental objectives. We will also see what the hindering factors and lessons learned are for wider implementation.
The cases featured in this publication were shared by members during the monthly interactions of the Coalition’s Working Group on Implementation. These meetings provide members with a space for co-learning and exchanging knowledge.
Speakers:
- Benoit Berger, Director, International Partnerships and EST, Fair Trade Lebanon,
- Tarik Akhdar (Green Road), Lebanon
- Andrea Santopaolo, Junior Sector Expert, Food Security and Rural Development,
- the Agri-Urb Project in Maputo, Mozambique,
- Yeni Carillo, Research Professional AeDLABS project, SWISSAID Colombia,
- The Agroecology Digital Laboratories (AeD-LABs), Latin America
- Alexander Wezel, Research Director, ISARA and Baptiste Grard, Professor-Researcher, ISARA
- AE4EU project, Europe
Moderators:
- Pierre Ferrand, FAO
- Agroecology Coalition Secretariat
Interpretation services will be available in English, French and Spanish.
Past events
3 September, 2:00- 2:45, Webinar
Agroecology, Organic, Regenerative, Nature-based: a conversation on food systems sustainability framings
Sustainable”, “organic”, “agroecological”, “nature-based”, “regenerative” are increasingly being discussed in the context of food systems.
What are the differences and synergies between these concepts and frameworks, and how can they contribute to transforming our food systems?
Save the date and join the discussion at our upcoming webinar!
Speakers:
- Fergus Sinclair, Director of Agroecology, CIFOR-ICRAF & Transformative Partnership Platform on Agroecology
- Ercilia Sahores, Founding Member and Latin America Director, Regeneration International
- Choitresh (Bablu) Ganguly, Board Member, IFOAM Organics International
- Natasja Oerlemans, Head of Food team, WWF Netherlands
Moderators:
- Esther Kagai, Director, CSHEP – Kenya
- Agroecology Coalition Secretariat
27 June, 16:30 – 17:40, Hybrid
Agroecology Coalition Strategy Launch
The Agroecology Coalition will launch its 2024- 2030 strategy during a high-level event in Rome at the IFAD headquarter (by invitation).
Register to the webinar with interepretation in English, French and Spanish or follow here the Live stream.
The event will be moderated by Thin Lei Win, Climate and Food correspondent.
Programme:
16:30 – 16:40 Opening Session
- Welcome Remarks – IFAD President Alvaro Lario
- Message from Agroecology Coalition Co-chair
16:40 – 16:50 The Agroecology Coalition and 2024-2030 Strategy
- Short video
- Presentation of the Agroecology Coalition Strategy
Oliver Oliveros, Coordinator, Agroecology Coalition
16:50 – 17:15 Roundtable Discussion 1: Agroecology in Rome-based Agencies
- FAO – Corinna Hawkes, Director, Agrifood Systems Division
- IFAD – Jo Puri, Associate Vice-President
- WFP – Carmen Burbano, Director, School Meals Coalition
- CGIAR – Juan-Lucas Restrepo, Director-General, Alliance Bioversity-CIAT
17:15 – 17:40 Roundtable Discussion 2: Agroecology in countries
- H.E. Amb. Ngor Ndiaye, Senegal; Chair, Group of Friends of Agroecology
- H. E. Amb. Duong Hai Hung, Vietnam
- Ms. Annette Schneegans, UN Section Head, EU Delegation in Rome
- H. E. Amb. Carla Carneiro, Brazil
17:40 – 17:45 Closing Session
- Closing Remarks – Agroecology Coalition co-chair
3 June, 16:15 – 17:30, Berlin Room, United Nations Campus, Bonn
The road to Belem and beyond: financing and leveraging agroecology for impactful NDCs, NBSAPs and NAPs.
Hybrid event
As countries will have to up-date their NDCs, NBSAPs & NAPs, this event will explore the pivotal role of national agroecology frameworks to coordinate action on climate change, biodiversity loss & land degradation and will discuss the crucial role of climate finance to strengthen these ecosystem-based approaches.
Speakers:
- Roberto Azofeifa, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Costa Rica
Saskia Sanders, Federal Office for Agriculture, Switzerland
Alexander Lingenthal, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
Karen Nekesa, Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa
Genna Tesdall, Young Professionals for Agricultural Development and board member of the Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation (FAST) partnership
Vivian Libório de Almeida, Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture, Brazil
Co-organizers: Agroecology Coalition, Biovision, IPES- Food, Global Alliance for the Future of Food, SAFE.
14 MAY, 18:15 – 19:45 (GMT+3), JUSCANZ Room, United Nations Office, Nairobi
Agriculture and Food Systems in NBSAPs: Critical Pathways to GBF implementation and beyond
In-person event
Join us to learn why a food systems lens, grounded in agroecology, is central to the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, and can deliver major ambitions across multiple targets, in synergy with other international frameworks and commitments.
Co-organizers: Agroecology Coalition, Biovision, Global Alliance for the Future of Food, Alliance Bioversity and Ciat/CGIAR, PAN-UK, ILC, WWF, IUCN.
Speakers:
- Jago Wadley, International Advocacy Manager, PAN-UK
- Eva Hershaw, Lead, Global Data and Land Monitoring, ILC
- Sok Sotha, Lead founder & Chief Executive, Cambodian Farmer Federation Association of Agricultural Producers (CFAP Cambodia)
- Martha Ngalowera, NBSAP Country Coordinator, Vice President’s Office, Environment Division, Tanzania
- Mauricio Cabrera, Vice Minister of Policy and Environmental Normalization, Colombia (closing remarks)
30 APRIL
Harvesting Hope: Agroecologica Practices in Transforming Food Systems
Digital event
In this webinar, we will delve into the concept of agroecology, its principles, and tenets. We will discuss its potential to enhance ecosystem services, promote biodiversity, and reduce reliance on synthetic inputs like pesticides and fertilizers.
9-12 APRIL
International conference on agrobiodiversity
Hybrid event
Forest and farm producer organizations representing the world’s smallholder farmers, indigenous peoples and local communities are gathering in Pokhara, Nepal, this week to explore how to best manage the world’s agrobiodiversity.
19 MARCH
1:00 PM CET
National Agroecology Strategies in Eastern and Southern Africa: Lighthouses for food system transformation
Hybrid event
An event to discuss national strategies aiming at supporting the agroecological transition of food systems.
5 MARCH
2:00 to 2:45 PM CET
Women, Agroecology and Food Systems transformation
Webinar
A conversation with Agroecology Coalition co-chairs in the run up to International Women’s Day.