The objective of this global Action, defined and carried by FOs, is
to contribute to a sustainable and profitable transformation of agriculture and
food systems with a focus on 'sustainable, viable and productive agro-ecology
for all'.
- Valorising and strengthening local capacities and local knowledge at farm level, boosting local, frugal and social innovations with an agroecological vision
- Broadening the impact of agroecological innovations, including technical, social and institutional dimensions by inspiring FOs and their partners to strengthen the capacities of their members, identify new services required for agroecological innovations
- Increasing the research capacities of FOs with research specific methods adapted to farmers’ needs and capacities
- Strengthening ongoing collaborative policy processes between FOs, agricultural research and governments. Intensifying the generation and dissemination of agroecological innovations based on farmers knowledge and experiences to address the constraints limiting the sustainable and profitable transformation of agriculture and food systems
Jun 2, 2022 Partners from Asia and Pacific Islands
- Aleksandra Parcinska Programme Manager FO-RI AGRICORD / moderator
- Alessia Musumarra / AgriCord CEO Opening and welcome
- Kyle Stice, Director Pacific Island Farmers Organisation Network Why we need FO-RI through the lens of a farmer
- Bernard Triomphe CIRAD · Département Scientifique Environnements et Sociétés (ES)
- Katja Vuori Programme Advisor AGRICORD / moderator
- Christophe Larose, Head of Sector, Sustainable Agriculture, INTPA/European Commission
- Escipión Joaquín Oliveira Gómez, Assistant Secretary General OACPS Department of Structural Economic Transformation and Trade
- Gabriela Quiroga Gilardoni AgriCord
- Alessandro Meschinelli GFAR - Consultant - Collective Action for Forgotten Foods. He shared the resource: Selected criteria for assessing quality of research partnerships with spider diagram.pdf #2 p.
- Alessia Musumarra / AgriCord CEO End notes
- Peddie Baclagon (see picture) Philippine Programme Manager - We Effect
- Kahlil Apuzen-Ito (see picture) soil scientist and project director, with the Foundation for Agrarian Reform Cooperatives in Mindanao (FARMCOOP), a non-governmental organization that serves over 6,000 community-based and indigenous family farmers in Mindanao, Philippines
Jun 2, 2022 Partners from Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America
- Ousmane Ndiaye AgriCord Board member and Vice-President Opening and welcome
- Mamadou Cissokho, Honorary President of ROPPA and CNCR Why we need FO-RI through the lens of a farmer
- Christophe Larose, Head of Sector, Sustainable Agriculture, INTPA/European Commission
- Escipión Joaquín Oliveira Gómez, Assistant Secretary General OACPS Department of Structural Economic Transformation and Trade
- Alessia Musumarra / AgriCord CEO End notes
Background:
Objectives : The main goal of this action is to drive a transition towards resilient, productive and sustainable agroecological food systems through farmer-led innovation and research.
Implementing organization: Agricord
Localisation: 16 countries in Africa (Burkina, Mali, Senegal, Cameroun, Burundi, RDC, Madagascar, Tanzania), Asia (Philippines), Pacific (Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands and Samoa), Caribbean (Haiti) and Latin America (Brazil & Uruguay).
Funding and co-funding:
- Total budget: EUR 10.338.442
- EU Contribution: 95% = EUR 9.828.421
- Duration: 5 years (February 2022 to December 2026)
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