Subthemes | Keynote Speaker | Speaker |
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Sub-theme 1: Production, productivity, scaling up and sustainability of farming systems based on environmentally friendly technologies and methodologies. | Pathways to Food Systems Transformation Towards Resilience and Sustainability in Africa Dr. Hans Herren, President Millennium Institute & Biovision Foundation | Scaling up Agroecology initiatives: Lessons Learnt, Successes, Aspirations, Opportunities Dr. Emma Siliprandi Agricultural Officer-Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP), FAO |
Sub-theme 2: Best practices towards food security, nutrition, consumption, and health: Soil health and farmer managed seed systems. | Research, Development and Scaling up of Agroecological Innovations: The Case of Push-Pull Technology in Africa - Prof. Zeyaur Khan- Thomas Odhiambo Distinguished Research Fellow, Leader, Push-Pull Programme, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology | Demystifying the Myth: Can Organic Agriculture Feed the World? Dr. Noah Adamtey, Senior Research Scientist in the Department of International Cooperation at the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture in Switzerland |
Sub-theme 3: Women and Youth in Agroecology | Role of Farmers’ Movements in Promoting Agroecology in Africa Shamika Mone, President of INOFO | Strengthening Organic Trade in Africa – Bert-Jan Ottens, Owner & Senior Adviser, ProFound - Advisers in Development, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands |
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Sub-theme 4: Ecological organic trade, markets, and economy. | Why social movements are crucial to the agroecological transition - Dr Million Belay - General Coordinator, Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) | The Agroecology Coalition: an opportunity to accelerate the necessary food system transformation:-Emile Frison, Interim Coordinators, Agroecology Coalition |
Sub-theme 5: Institutional and policy drivers for agroecological transformations | Policy Developments towards Mainstreaming Ecological Organic Agriculture into CAADP and their Implications: Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa, Director, Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment (DARBE), African Union Commission (AUC) | Can farmer- centered research drive food systems transformation? - Dr. Sara Namirembe - McKnight Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP) – East & Southern Africa (ESAf) Region |
Sub-theme 6: Financing agroecological transformations | Financing Food Systems for Environmental and Socio-Economic Development in Africa – Dr. Frank Eyhorn, CEO Biovision Foundatio | Financing Agroecology in Eastern Africa: Emerging Opportunities and Aspirations-Daniel Moss, Co-Director Agroecology Fund |
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