Since it started in 2012, Access Agriculture’s video-led learning approach has reached an estimated 90 million people, mainly smallholder farmers, in over 100 countries, enabling them to learn about agroecological principles, leading to improved rural livelihoods and sustainable food systems. The organisation is filling a unique and valuable niche in supporting horizontal farmer-to-farmer learning and the scaling of agroecology across the Global South.
The Agroecology Coalition vision envisages an inclusive food system based on the principles of agroecology. The Coalition is a major outcome of the UN Food Systems Summit held in September 2021, and has already over 113 members (39 countries and 74 organisations), committed to making agroecological transitions a widespread reality.
The objectives of the webinar was to celebrate the achievements of Access Agriculture in the last 10 years and help shape its future strategy as a global service provider and scaling agent to help mainstream agroecology and transition towards more resilient food systems.
The webinar featured an eclectic line-up of distinguished speakers and panelists, including representatives from the Agroecology Coalition, FAO Family Farming Knowledge Platform, ANTHRA, Collaborative Crop Research Program at McKnight Foundation, PROLINNOVA, academia, community radio and TV stations, in addition to Access Agriculture.
- Moderator: Blessings Flao, Malawi & Southern Africa Co-ordinator, Access Agriculture
- Emile Frison, Interim Coordinator, Agroecology Coalition Strategies to amplify agroecology: Influencing mindsets and policy
- Josephine Rodgers, Executive Director, Access Agriculture Scaling agroecology with quality training videos and ICT tools
- Paul Van Mele, Director International Development, Access Agriculture Partnerships and youth entrepreneurs to scale agroecology
- Claire Nicklin, Regional Representative, Andes, Collaborative Crop Research Program at McKnight Foundation Farmer-to-farmer videos in a collaborative research network
Panel discussion Perspectives from partners on their experiences and insights with regard to Access Agriculture videos and scaling agroecology
- Facilitator: Phil Malone, Communications Specialist, Access Agriculture
- Carolina Maturana, Regional Consultant for Latin America and the Caribbean, FAO Family Farming Knowledge Platform (FFKP)
- Kris Wyckhuys, CEO, Chrysalis Consulting - Nature-based solutions for plant health, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Nitya Ghotge, Director, Anthra - Livestock development & ethnoveterinary group, India
- Simon Mutonga, Lecturer, Agricultural Education and Extension, Egerton University, Kenya
- Hanuma Prasad Kaligotla, Community Radio Vishnu, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Madalitso Mvula, Zodiak TV Broadcasting Station, Malawi
- Jacob Wanyama, Eastern & Southern Africa Coordinator, PROmoting Local INNOVAtion (PROLINNOVA)
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