Agroecology in the 2021-2027 Multi-annual Financial Framework

Definition, political agenda(s) and state of play of agroecology

Presentations

• Carla Montesi (Director of INTPA F.3, Directorate Green Deal, Digital Agenda, European Commission) 
  • Introduction (11:12) 
     
• Agroecology: the next evolution in food systems - IPES Food (1:36)
   
• Emile FRISON, The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) 
  • Agroecological systems for food security, climate mitigation, adaptation, biodiversity conservation (14:42)
  • Q&A (18:16)
     
• Marie-Laure ROBERT (Policy Officer, DG INTPA/F1, European Commission)
  • Climate change and Environmental Contribution (10:44)
  • Q&A (04:24)
     
• Jean-Paul TORRE (Policy Officer, DG ENV/D2, European Commission)
  • Video presentation: Agroecology in EU policies (7:56)
     
• Susana GAONA-SAEZ (Research Programme Officer, DG AGRI/B2, European Commission)
  • EU-funded research in agroecology (10:52)
     
• Alain KARSENTY (Economist at the French agricultural research and cooperation organization - CIRAD)
  • Incentive instruments for agroecology and sustainable financing mechanisms (40:54)
  • Q&A (10:41)

Videos

• Miguel ALTIERI (Professor of Agroecology at the University of California, Berkeley) - Why is agroecology the solution to hunger and food security? - (4:02)
• Video: Agroecology coalition | #UNFSS2021 (2:59)

Programming agroecology: obstacles and winning points

Presentations

• Guy FAURE (Senior Policy Officer, DG INTPA/F3, European Commission)
  • Designing a project in agroecology : from the Annual Action Plan to the project design (19:53)
  • Q&A (10:09)
     
• Christophe LAROSE (Head of Sector Sustainable agriculture, DG INTPA/F3, European Commission)
  • Support to design and monitor a project/programme in line with agroecology (15:22)

How to concretely put agroecology at the heart of programming?

Panel discussion Andhra Pradesh Community managed natural farming (A.P.C.N.F)

The Andhra Pradesh (India) community managed natural farming (6:02) / L'agriculture naturelle gérée par la communauté d'Andhra Pradesh (Inde) (6:02)

• T. Vijay KUMAR (Advisor (retired) to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, and Rythu Sadhikara Samstha)
  • The experience of the Andhra Pradesh Community managed natural farming (A.P.C.N.F) (6:13)
  • Q&A (18:05)
     
• Iris HARDER (Principal portfolio manager, KfW Entwicklungsbank)
  • A European Development Finance Institution perspective (10:39)
     
• Alexander MÜLLER (Managing Director of TMG – Think Tank for Sustainability)
  • Political/policy perspective (8:25)
     
• Q&A (08:03)
   
• Satya TRIPATHI (Secretary-General, Global Alliance for Sustainable Planet - GASP)
  • A youth perspective (8:20)
     
• Zulfiquar HAIDER (Chief Strategy and program officer, Azim Premji) 
  • Philanthropic perspective (10:10)
     
• Ravi PRABHU (Deputy DG Research, World Agroforestry Centre - ICRAF) 
  • A scientific perspective (1) (8:10)
  • How to empower youth? (2) (1:49)
     
• Walter JEHNE (Soil Microbiologist, Regenerate Earth, Australia)
  • Soil and agrocology (16:58)
     
• Q&A (06:57)

Presentations

• Stephane SOURDIN (EUD Cameroon)
  • Incentive forestry taxation: BONUS MALUS in Cameroon (10:19)
  • Q&A (02:08)
     
• Caroline BROUDIC (consultant, GEOECO Alternatives)
  • Early findings from INTPA portfolio review on agroecology (14:38)
  • Q&A (05:23)
     
• Anne MOTTET (Livestock Development Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO)
  • Monitoring and evaluating agroecology: why and how? (17:06)
  • Q&A (13:14)

Videos

• Interview with the president of Sri Lanka H.E. Gotabaya Rajapaksa on agroecology (7:50) by Fergus SINCLAIR (World Agroforestry - ICRAF Nairobi)
• Miguel ALTIERI (Professor of Agroecology at the University of California, Berkeley) How will agroecological farming achieve the necessary scale to feed the world? (3:52)
• Mariam Sow (coordinator of ENDA Pronat and chair of the board of the international network ENDA Tiers Monde) Senegal: getting to work on the agroecological transition. A field example: 3A0 in West Africa - (5:46)