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)

Sl No Time Programmes
1 14:00 - 14:20 Contribution of trees to the productivity of farming systems and the lives of rural communities Fergus Sinclair, ICRAF, Kenya
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 NABARD’s JIVA programme Dr. 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 Enhancing consumer awareness for sustainable food choices - A public health perspective Soumya Swaminathan, MSSRF, India
2 16:00 – 16:20 Strengthening local food systems by building shorter, more resilient supply chains Maestrini Nicoletta, FiBL, Switzerland
3 16:20 – 16:40 Strategies for building transparency and streamlining efficiency across the food value chain Geetha Ravichandran, IRS (Retd), India
4 16:40 – 17:00 NIR spectroscopy technologies for transparency and efficiency in the food value chain Rakesh Bhardwaj, ICAR- NBPGR, India
5 17:00 – 17:10 Creating awareness among school children on safe and healthy food: A case study from Karnataka Kiran Bhaskaran, SuS Agri, Bengaluru, India
6 17:10 – 17:30 Discussion and wrap up
7 17:30 – 18:30 Activity 2: Fishbowl - From Farm to Fork: Inspiring Consumer Action and Growing Organic Opportunities