Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

High-level virtual event: Scaling up Agroecology Initiative

19 April 2022. 
High-level virtual event: Scaling up Agroecology Initiative
  • Three years into the implementation of the Initiative, this webinar aims at sharing initial achievements, success stories and collective understanding of the enabling environment that takes agroecology forward on the ground, in different contexts and at different levels.
  • Check out the programme and register here or follow via webcast.
Speakers:
  • Welcoming remarks and introduction by Ms Siham Drissi Programme Management Officer, Biodiversity, People and Landscapes Unit, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 
  • Opening remarks by Ms Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 
  • Video: Three years of the Scaling up Agroecology Initiative: main results 
  • Keynote address by Mr Víctor Suárez Carrera, Undersecretary of Food Self-sufficiency, Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Government of Mexico 
  • Keynote address by Mr Vijay Kumar Thallam, Executive Vice-chairman, Farmer Empowerment Organisation, Adviser to the Government of Andhra Pradesh for Agriculture and Cooperation 
  • Keynote address by Mr Saliou Ngom, Director of Plant Protection, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Equipment of the Government of Senegal
Interactive panel discussion: 
  • Ms Chukki Nanjundaswamy, Member, International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) 
  • Mr Etienne Hainzelin, Adviser to the President, The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) 
  • Ms Jane Maland Cady, Director of the International Programme at the McKnight Foundation 
  • Closing remarks by Mr Jingyuan Xia, Director of FAO’s Plant Production and Protection Division


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