Global Talks online: SLU, FAO and living labs of agroecology

About the topic

On the 18 September 2024, SLU signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United nations (FAO). With agroecology as one of the four focus areas, the collaboration aims to broaden the perspective on, and response to the food system crises, and research solutions that cut across interlinked elements and dimensions of sustainable and just food systems. Using systems thinking, agroecology studies the ecology of food production and consumption. Vis-à-vis science, agroecology has a strong rooting in practice, and stresses the importance of (re)valuing empirical and indigenous, place-based knowledge as drivers for transformational change

This Global Talk will highlight how the SLU-FAO collaboration on agroecology is taking shape, and exemplifies three living labs from across the world (Uganda, Colombia, and Sweden) as mergers of science and practice, and hubs of restoration, regeneration and inspiration for local communities, with hopefully global impacts.  

Speakers

Representatives from FAO, RUCID, Biosuroeste and AFF. See links below.

Links to the organisations 

• FAO Agroecology Knowledge Hub 
• Rural Communities In Development (RUCID), Uganda
• Biosuroeste, Colomibia https://www.facebook.com/Biosuroeste/ 
• Alnarps Agroecology Farm (AAF), Sweden

How do I join?

Zoom: https://slu-se.zoom.us/j/61212974482

Passcode: 112233

No need to register for the meeting, just click the zoom link.    

Welcome!

Save these dates for upcoming Global Talks

• 22 November – live in Ultuna, Alnarp and Umeå (8:30-9:45) focus on collaboration with India – for more info see Outlook invitation in your calendar.
• 6 December – online (9:00-10:00) theme tbd.