Towards an Agroecological Transformation
In order to contribute to the exchange of knowledge, the co-organizers of the Community of Practice for Family Farming and Agroecology in Latin America and the Caribbean – the FAO Agroecology Knowledge Centre (CCA), the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO), the FAO Family Farming Knowledge Platform (PCAF), the Public Policies and Rural Development Network in Latin America (Red PP-AL), the Innovation and Impact Network, the Network of Localized Agri-food Systems (Red SIAL Brasil), and the Latin American Scientific Society of Agroecology (SOCLA) – have proposed to carry out a Capacity Building Program, through an open, practical dialogue oriented to the specific needs of small-scale and agroecologically based family farmers, bringing knowledge and successful experiences that contribute to the debate on some challenges: agroecological transformation of production, markets and consumption, and public policies.
The first discussion, on Wednesday, July 28 , featured the participation of Roxana Villegas, a Bolivian indigenous producer and fellow of the “Research and Training Program in Andean Agroecological Systems” of CLACSO and the McKnight Foundation; Zoraida Calle, a researcher at the CIPAV Foundation and the ELTI Colombia Program at Yale University; Leidy Casimiro, PhD in agroecology, coordinator of international projects BIOMAS Cuba, Bioenergy at the Indio Hatuey Experimental Station, member of the Board of Directors of SOCLA and the National Group of Permaculture Facilitators in Cuba and of the Slow Food International Movement; and Laeticia Jalil, a sociologist, feminist, professor, coordinator of the JUREMA Nucleus and the Women's Working Group of the National Articulation of Agroecology (ANA) – Brazil. The moderation will be carried out by Karina Bidaseca, Coordinator of the Tricontinental South-South Program and Research in Andean Agroecological Systems.
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The video shows how the application of agroecological management strengthens soil health and the resilience of families.
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