Three dialogues ahead of Stockholm +50 on smallholder and indigenous-led action to the climate, food, and biodiversity crises

1 June 2022. Three dialogues ahead of Stockholm +50 on smallholder and indigenous-led action to the climate,food, and biodiversity crises

Event 1: The global food crisis – a threat or opportunity for young smallholder farmers and agripreneurs

How can – and will – agripreneurial rural youth build capacities to support sustainable food systems? Co-organised by the Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative (SIANI) and the Agriculture for Food Security 2030 programme (AgriFoSe2030), this event will address the capacity development needs of rural agripreneurial youth and how to enable them to take on the challenges of feeding a projected 9.7 billion people by 2050 in a sustainable manner. Insights on the topic were shared by speakers from AGRA, the Eastern African Farmers’ Federation, Baridi, and SLU.

• Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
• Ms Elizabeth Nsimadala, President of Eastern African Farmers Federation (EAFF)
• Tracey Kimathi, Founder of Baridi
• Dr. Jenna Senecal, CEO of Sanitation360
• Assem Abu Hatab, Associate Professor in Food and Development Economics (SLU) (on link or via video)
• Moderation: Ng’endo Machua-Muniu, Communications Officer AgriFoSe2030 and Stockholm Environment Institute, SEI

Event 2: From the ground up: channeling finance to smallholder forest and farm producers organizations for full spectrum climate action

The main objective of this event, was to increase the visibility of forest and farm producer

organisations (FFPOs) in delivering ‘full spectrum climate action’. It explained what that means, and showed how FFPOs can mobilise 1.5 billion smallholder producers to aggregate products from multiple smallholdings that mix biodiverse agriculture, agroforestry and natural forests, a vast collective pool of climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. 

Pursuing market opportunities for diverse product baskets, they frequently also invest in wider goals that are central to sustainability, resilience and equity. Strengthening FFPOs in long term partnership, and channeling more climate finance through them, is a game changer for climate action proposed by the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) 

The Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) is a multi-donor programme, housed within the Forest Economics, Policy and Products Division (FOE) within the Forestry Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and managed as a partnership between the FAO, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and IUCN.  Donors include Finland, Germany, Sweden, the United States, and Agricord.

• Pauline Buffle, Senior Programme Officer, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN/FFF)
• Samuel Rono (Kenya), Programme Officer – Environment, Climate Change and Resilience, WeEffect/AgriCord
• Geoffrey Wanyama, CEO FFSPAK (video message)
• Sophie Grouwels, Forestry Officer, Forest and Farm Facility, Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO/FFF)
• Ms Elizabeth Nsimadala, President of Eastern African Farmers Federation (EAFF)
• Anna Tiblin, Secretary General, We Effect/Vi Agroforestry
• Lennart Ackzell, International Coordinator, Swedish Federation of Family Forest Owner
• Tiina Huvio, Chair of FFF Steering Committee
• Elisabeth Simelton, Senior Policy Specialist, Agriculture, Sida
• Moderation: Anna Bolin, Programme Manager – Specialist biodiversity and natural resources, Sida

Event 3: Transforming our Relation with Land and Nature from an Intergenerational Perspective – Indigenous Peoples role for a healthy and just planet 2072

This event highlighted the role and importance of Indigenous peoples and local communities in safeguarding the world’s forests, ecosystems and biodiversity. Secure tenure and human rights are key in this but remains a struggle to uphold. A diverse panel will explore how support for indigenous and community land rights and agency can accelerate global transformation towards a more just, resilient, and sustainable future, and what different actors can do to make this happen.

• Nemonte Nenquimo, Co-Founder, Ceibo Alliance and Amazon Frontlines, Indigenous leader from the Waorani people, Ecuadorian Amazon
• Anoshka Violeta Irey Cameno, Member of the Harabukt peoples, from the native community of Masenawa in Peru and member of the board of Fenamad
• Archana Soreng, Khadia Tribe, Member of UN Secretary General’s Youth Advisory Group On Climate Change and Climate Activist from India
• Sara-Elvira Kuhmunen, President for Sáminuorra the Sámi national youth organization in the Swedish part of Sápmi
• Joan Carling, Global Director, The Indigenous Peoples Rights International
• Nonette Royo, Executive Director, The Tenure Facility
• Solange Bandiaky-Badji, Coordinator and President Rights and Resources Initiative
• Jenny Lopez, Land Governance Adviser Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK), on behalf of the IPLC Forest Tenure Pledge donor group
• Emma Norrstad Tickner, Programme Manager Sida, Global Portfolio on Land Rights
• Moderation: Alain Frechette, Director, Strategic Analysis and Global Engagement, Rights and Resources Initiative