Food Systems for New Realities - Agri4D 2021
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Organised by SLU Global at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative (SIANI), with support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). 
Welcome to the online conference Agri4D 28-30 September
To progress towards sustainable and just food systems, Agri4D will bring together researchers, policy makers and practitioners to engage actively with the challenges of food systems with a focus on low-income contexts in a globalised world.
The conference aims to be a platform to take stock of the current knowledge frontier, connect science to policymaking and practice, and spark new collaborations.
Book of Abstracts
Read the Book of Abstracts for more information about the topics and sessions.
Registration to Agri4D
The Agri4D 2021 conference will take place on the Coeo digital platform. There is no registration fee to attend but registration is required in order to get log-in access to the Coeo digital platform.
Programme for Agri4D
Programme Day 1
Day 1, 28 September
Please note: All time slots displayed in the conference programme are in Central European Summer Time (CEST) / UTC+2.
8.30: The conference platform opens
8.50: Introduction film to the conference digital platform COEO
9.00: Opening of the conference
Welcome address - Maria Knutson Wedel, Vice-Chancellor at SLU
Opening address - Janine Alm Ericson, Sweden´s State Secretary to Minister for International Development Cooperation Per Olsson Fridh
Plenary Keynote 1 – Ana María Loboguerrero, CIAT
Plenary Keynote 2 – Rhoda Mofya- Mukuka, FAO
10.00: Introducing Day 1 Topic Leaders
10.10: Exhibition time
Break/mingle
10.30: Parallel sessions
Topic 1 – Justice in Food Governance
Topic 2 – Towards Improved Food and Nutrition Security from Smallholder-inclusive Food Systems
Break/mingle
11.30: Parallell sessions
Topic 1 – Justice in Food Governance
Topic 2 – Towards Improved Food and Nutrition Security from Smallholder-inclusive Food Systems
12. 10: Lunch
12.50: Poster session
Topic 1 – Justice in Food Governance
Break/mingle
13.40: Parallell sessions
Topic 1 – Justice in Food Governance
Topic 2 – Towards Improved Food and Nutrition Security from Smallholder-inclusive Food Systems
Break/mingle
14.30: Topic 1 and 2: Summing up of Day 1
15.00: End of Day 1
Agri4D 2021 - Detailed programme Day 1.pdf
Programme Day 2
Day 2, 29 September
Please note: All time slots displayed in the conference programme are in Central European Summer Time (CEST) / UTC+2.
8.30: The conference platform opens
8.50: Introduction film to the conference digital platform COEO
9.00: Welcome to Day 2
Plenary Keynote 3 – Martien van Nieuwkoop, World Bank, Agriculture Global Practice
Plenary Keynote 4 – Stephen Muchiri, Eastern African Farmers Federation
Plenary Keynote 5 – Shirley Tarawali, ILRI
10.00: Introducing Day 2 Topic Leaders
10.10: Exhibition time
Break/mingle
10.30: Parallel sessions
Topic 3 – Agroecology
Topic 4 – Closing the Loop – Making Food Systems Circular
Break/mingle
11.30: Parallell sessions
Topic 3 – Agroecology
Topic 4 – Closing the Loop – Making Food Systems Circular
12.10: Lunch
12.50: Poster session
Topic 3 - Agroecology
Break/mingle
13.40: Parallell sessions
Topic 3 – Agroecology
Topic 4 – Closing the Loop – Making Food Systems Circular
Break/mingle
14.30: Topic 3 and 4: Summing up of Day 2
15.00 End of Day 2
Agri4D 2021 - Detailed programme Day 2.pdf
Programme Day 3
Day 3, 30 September
Please note: All time slots displayed in the conference programme are in Central European Summer Time (CEST) / UTC+2.
8.30: The conference platform opens
8.50: Introduction film to the conference digital platform COEO
9.00: Welcome to Day 3
Plenary Keynote 6 – Line Gordon, SRC
Plenary Keynote 7 – Kola Masha, Babban Gona
Plenary Keynote 8 – Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi, University of KwaZulu Natal
10.00: Introducing Day 3 Topic Leaders
10.10: Exhibition time
Break/mingle
10.30: Parallel sessions
Topic 5 – Innovation & Innovative Approaches
Topic 6 – Build Resilience to Vulnerabilities, Shocks and Stress
Break/mingle
11.30: Paralell sessions
Topic 5 – Innovation & Innovative Approaches
Topic 6 – Build Resilience to Vulnerabilities, Shocks and Stress
12.10: Lunch
12.50: Poster sessions
Topic 5 – Innovation & Innovative Approaches
Topic 6 – Build Resilience to Vulnerabilities, Shocks and Stress
Break/mingle
13.40: Parallell sessions
Topic 5 – Innovation & Innovative Approaches
Topic 6 – Build Resilience to Vulnerabilities, Shocks and Stress
Break/mingle
14.30: Topic 5 and 6: Summing up of Day 3
15.00: Concluding reflections
Plenary Keynote 9: Kerstin Jonsson Cissé, Sida
Plenary Keynote 10: Ylva Hillbur, SLU
15.40: Conference ends
Agri4D 2021 - Detailed programme Day 3.pdf
Plenary keynote speakers
Agri4D has gathered a range of very qualified speakers to talk about their areas of expertise during the conference. There are speakers from all over the world; from academia to governmental and intergovernmental organisations. Here you can read more about them and their work for global food security.
Meet the moderator and co-moderators
Matthew Fielding, moderator at Agri4D 2021
Matthew Fielding is a senior advisor at SIANI platform and the acting head of Project Communications at the Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI).
He has 15 years’ experience working in environment and sustainable development. His training in both social and natural sciences allows him to work with development from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Matthew holds a BSc in Tropical Environmental Science from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and an MSc in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, England.
Anneli Sundin, co-moderator at Agri4D 2021
Anneli Sundin is a science communicator, and has in the last 7 years been based at the Stockholm Environment Institute. She leads the communication and engagement work of the Agriculture for Food Security 2030 programme, AgriFoSe2030, where she develops and implements communication strategies, as well as supports projects with Theory of Change processes, communication, monitoring and evaluation.
Anneli has a background in environmental science, resilience and sustainability. During studies she has done research work related to climate change and agriculture in Eastern and Western Africa.
Emil Planting Mollaoglu, co-moderator at Agri4D 2021
Emil Planting Mollaoglu is a research assistant at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and supports research projects at the Department of Urban and Rural Development.
He mainly works with research on carbon offsetting, the bioeconomy, and genetically modified foods. He is also part of a team working with rural and regional cooperation and is part of the organising committee for the Agri4D 2021 Conference.
He holds a bachelor's degree in Development Studies from Uppsala University and an MSc in Rural Development and Natural Resource Management from SLU.
Published: 23 September 2021 - Page editor: agnes.bondesson@slu.se
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