International Conference Day 2 - Friday, January 24, 2025

Session 2 : Agroecosystem transformation for organic production : Best practices and substituting chemical inputs through the use of bioinputs, and soil health strategies (Transformation Level 2)

Sl No Time Programmes
1 09:30 – 09:50 Indigenous knowledge and participatory research as basis for the transition to agroecological practices : Alexander Heer, FiBL, Switzerland
2 09:50 – 10:10 Utilization of bioresources in agriculture to support the circular economy : Aqeel Hasan Rizvi, CIFOR-ICRAF, India
3 10:10 – 10:30 Agroecology transition and its impact on socio-economic sustainability dimensions. A TAPE case study in Southern Tanzania : Veronica Massawe, SWISSAID, Tanzania
4 10:30 – 10:50 Healthy soils: The basis for transforming the world’s food system : Leigh Winowiecki, ICRAF, Kenya (virtual)
5 10:50 – 11:10 Production, standardization and scaling of bioinputs for agroecological farming practices - challenges and opportunities : Tanay Joshi, FiBL, Switzerland
6 11:10 – 11:30 Discussion and wrap up
7 11:30 – 13:00 Activity 1: World Café - Strengthening Agroecological Systems through the Conservation and Use of Landraces
8 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break

Session 3 : Reimagining agricultural systems: Enhancing resilience and self-regulation with agroforestry and landscape approaches (Transformation Level 3)

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1 14:00 - 14:20 Contribution of trees to the productivity of farming systems and the lives of rural communities : Fergus Sinclair, Bangor University, UK
2 14:20 – 14:40 Mainstreaming agrobiodiversity for enhancing climate resilience, nutrition, livelihoods and ecosystem services J. Rana, Bioversity International, India
3 14:40 – 15:00 Redesigning agroecosystems based on a new set of ecological processes - from farm to landscape Gopal Kumar, IWMI, India
4 15:00 – 15:20 Landscape Approach in Agroecological Planning: Experiences from Jiva Programme: Deepak Chamola, GIZ-SuATI, India
5 15:20 – 15:40 Discussion and wrap up

Session 4 : Driving food system change: Empowering consumers and expanding organic markets (Transformation Level 4)

Sl No Time Programmes
1 15:40 - 16:00 Strengthening local food systems by building shorter, more resilient supply chains: Maestrini Nicoletta, FiBL, Switzerland
2 16:00 – 16:20 Strategies for building transparency and streamlining efficiency across the food value chain: Geetha Ravichandran, IRS (Retd), India
3 16:20 – 16:40 NIR spectroscopy technologies for transparency and efficiency in the food value chain: Rakesh Bhardwaj, ICAR- NBPGR, India
4 16:40 – 17:00 Creating awareness among school children on Agroecosystems, safe and healthy food: A case study from Karnataka: Kiran Bhaskaran, Indian Farm School
5 17:10 – 17:30 Discussion and wrap up
6 17:30 – 18:30 Activity 2: Fishbowl - From Farm to Fork: Inspiring Consumer Action and Growing Organic Opportunities