WEBINAR: Farmer Led Research in the Resilience of Rural Communities

12 March 2021. 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CET. Farmer Led Research in the Resilience of Rural Communities. First international conversation on Farmer Led-Research of the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph.

Recording forthcoming

This webinar consisted of a panel discussion with five remarkable individuals with diverse perspectives and backgrounds. They shared their experiences with farmer-led research projects and initiatives and how the different actors involved can contribute to agri-food system resiliency. The webinar also featured keynote presentations in addition to the panel discussion.  

• Introduction to Farmer- Led Research
• Keynote Presentations
• Panel Discussion
• Community Q&A
• Closing

Shared resources:

• Kilimo IoT - Smart Farming Solutions using the latest in IoT technology
• Network - Global Locust Initiative (asu.edu)
• Access Agriculture
• Tapping into Community Engagement for Empowerment | Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (fao.org)
• #OFE2021 – Digital Agriculture Convergence Lab | #DigitAg Institut Convergences Agriculture Numérique (hdigitag.fr)

Four preparatory webinars of OFE 2021 in May:

• Value creation: Monday 10th

• People and processes: Wednesday 12th

• Data and analytics: Monday 17th

• Policy linkages: Wednesday 19th