8 December 2021 – AsiaDHRRA joins as panelist in the Regional Consultation
Engaging with Academia and Research Institutions (ARIs) to support Family Farmers and Food System Transformation during and post COVID-19 Pandemic in Asia, via online.
AsiaDHRRA Program Manager, Mr. Noy Villas, is one of the panelists in the discussion “what would be needed to foster collaboration between ARIs & FF and their organizations towards sustainable and green rural transformation?”, alongside Peter Rosset of Center of Studies for Rural Change in Mexico; and Jie-Hye Alicia Lee of Korean University International Law Research Center.
This regional consultation aims at bringing together representatives of universities, family farmer’s organizations, agricultural research institutions, government agencies and development partners to explore how Academia and Research Institutions (ARIs) in Asia can further contribute, in particular through Agroecology, to enhancing the livelihoods of family farmers and developing their capacities to cope with increasing uncertainty caused by current shocks.
The webinar will aim to address universities’ and research institutions’ roles in: (i) promoting rural communities’ initiatives, and development and transfer of technologies; (ii) harmonization of regional policies and strategies to support family farmers; and (iii) strategies to reinforce the capacity and resilience of family farmers, especially women and youth, and their organizations to cope with shocks.
Lastly, this event is considered as the first step towards a longer-term process aiming at conducting a participatory assessment of the different ARIs in the region and the development of ad hoc projects to support better inclusion of Agroecology in curriculum and research programs.
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