Why attend
We must work together for sustainable food systems to meet global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, soil degradation and hunger, simultaneously – and agroforestry is one solution. In order to achieve the best results, a strong gender equality focus is needed.
Description
We are facing major global challenges, such as increasing world hunger, climate change, as well as land, soil and biodiversity degradation. The majority of people living in extreme poverty live in rural areas as small-holder farmers, and small-scale agriculture still accounts for most of the world's food production. Efforts to improve farmers' opportunities are crucial in preventing hunger in countries with widespread poverty. There are solutions. One example, raised by the climate panel of the United Nations (IPCC), is agroforestry, where trees are planted amongst crops and livestock. Agroforestry can provide nutritious food and create resilience against the effects of climate change, such as droughts and floods, whilst binding carbon dioxide in trees and soil, and contribute to agro-biodiversity, wild biodiversity, through ecological corridors in the landscape, as well as to soil microflora. In order to achieve the best results, a strong gender equality focus is needed.
Programme
Session 1 - Introduction, 10 minutes
16.00-16.05 Introdction, Eva Åberg, Vi Agroforestry/Agroforestry network
16.05 - 16.12 Key note message via video recording, Janine Alm Ericsson, State Secretayr for Development Cooperation, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Session II - Conversation, moderated by Sara Gräslund, 40 minutes
1. Science: Ingrid Öborn SLU/ICRAF
2. Practice: Wangu Mutua, Vi Agroforestry
4. Business and investors: Mikhail Tarasov, IKEA
4. Policy: Delia Catacuan, ICRAF/CGIAR
5. Development aid: Maria van Berlekom, Sida
Session III - Interactive discussion, moderated by Matilda Palm, Vi Agroforestry, 35 minutes
- Policy: How can we use policy instrument to increase support for agroforestry, i.e. develop agroforestry policies?
- Gender: What is the role of gender equality in agroforestry system development?
- Biodiversity: How can biodiverse agroforestry systems contribute to CBD goals?
Session IV - Conclusions and way forward, Maria Schultz, Sida, 5 min
