The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) is organizing this symposium to highlight existing practices in agroecology and exchange information on the latest research and science in the field. The symposium is expected to result in an action plan for a follow-up process for Africa and Asia; contributions to an international framework for research on agroecology, including relevant economic, social, environmental and climatic aspects; and informational material such as video interviews and agroecological practices for online sharing. The two-day preliminary agenda will include inter alia: a keynote on the landscape of agroecology; plenaries covering ecosystem services, social processes and virtuous cycles in agroecology; and a high-level segment. The symposium supports Strategic Objective 2 (“Increase and improve provision of Goods and Services from Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries in a sustainable manner”) of the FAO Strategic Framework.
dates: 18-19 September 2014
venue: FAO Headquarters, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153
location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
contact: John Choptiany
phone: +39 06 57053969
e-mail: john.choptiany@fao.org
www: http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/thematic-sitemap/theme/spi/international-symposium/en/
http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/agphome/scpi/Agroecology/Linear_AG_Agenda_Website_16_June_V1.pdf