Transforming Food Systems through Agroecology in Asia and the Pacific

5 - 7 October 2022. Hybrid Event, Bangkok – Thailand. The Asia-Pacific Symposium on Agrifood Systems Transformation

The Symposium aims to provide a platform for exchange of knowledge and foster learning across agrifood systems to accelerate this transformative process.

• Download the Final Programme Here
• Download the Speakers' Bios Here

The FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is organizing a Regional Symposium on Agrifood Systems Transformation in Bangkok (hybrid mode).

6th of October. As part of this, a side event was organized focusing on the Coalition for Transforming Food Systems through Agroecology with the Agroecology Transformative Partnership Platform and the Coalition. This event was organized around three segments: 

1. Agroecology Coalition and progress in CFS policy recommendation implementation at the national level; 
2. Ongoing initiatives led by countries (Cambodia, Vietnam, China) and Farmers Association, and;
   
3. Agroecological transformation at the national level: Perspectives from non-members of the Agroecology Coalition (Nepal, Pacific, India).

Introduction session

• Pierre Ferrand, Agriculture Officer, FAORAP
• The Agroecology Coalition and the tracking of the implementation of the CFS policy recommendations - Dr Fergus Sinclair, Chief Scientist CIFOR-ICRAF & Co-convenor Transformative Partnership Platform on Agroecology
• The Conservation Agriculture and Sustainable Intensification Consortium (CASIC) in Cambodia - H.E. Dr Saruth Chan, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cambodia
• The Vietnamese Strategic National Action plan to Responsible, Sustainable and Transparent Food
• Systems, 2021-2030 - Ms. Pham Thi Hanh Tho, Vice-Director of the Centre for Agrarian Systems Research and Development (CASRAD), VAAS, Vietnam
• Agroecology and Biotechnology, the case of China - Dr Xu Jianchu, Regional Coordinator - East & Central Asia, ICRAF, Yunnan, China (virtual)
• The Millions Voices Initiative: Citizen sciences to support agroecological transitions - Ms Esther Penunia, general secretary (recorded presentation) Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)

Panel Agroecological transformation at the national level: Perspectives from non-members of the Agroecology Coalition.

• Nepal: Ms Sabnam Shivakoti (see picture), Joint Secretary of the Food Security, and Food Technology Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (virtual)
• Pacific Commission (SPC): Ms Alisi Tuqa, Food Systems Programme Lead, Land Resources Division, SPC (KIWA initiative)
• India: Mr Muralidhar Ganduri, Co-lead, Andhra Pradesh Community-managed Natural Farming (APCNF), Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS) (virtual)

Agroecology Coalition Member organizations