Programma (nog in concept)

Day 1

Opening speech by the World President of The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW)

Opening by the Chairman, Prof. Dr. Louise Vet, Professor of Evolutionary Ecology and
Director of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW)

• Learning from nature for sustainable food supply
• The circular Economy
• Chain strategies against waste of food: Waste as food

1.a. Combating land degradation by land management practices and biodiversity conservation

• Presentation of a project example
• Comment and presentation by Prof. Coen Ritsema, Soil Physics and Land Use, WUR / Godert van Lynden, ISRIC Global Assessment of Land Degradation in South and Southeast Asia (GLASOD) and World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT)
• Discussion

1.b. Terrestrial recovery

1. Presentation of a project from Brasil
2. Comment and presentation by Eiko Kuramae, NIOO
   • Terrestrial recovery and functional bio-indicators for Soil quality monitoring
3. Discussion

2.a. Optimal use of biomass for soil improvement

• Presentation of an example project
• Comment and presentation
• Discussion

2.b. Sustainable arable farming

• Presentation of an example potato project in Eastern Congo by a representative of The Republic of Congo
• Comment by Mr. Ing. Sander Giesen, plant-potato grower in Middenmeer (NL) and consultant of the potato project
• Comment and presentation of Dr. Rob Dirks, Research Manager, Rijk Zwaan
• Discussion

2.c. Biological and integrated pest management

1. Presentation of an project example
2. Comment and presentation by Dr. Joop C. van Lenteren, International Organization for Biological Control / IOBC Global (still at the stage of request)
   • Biological control agents for food and agriculture
   • Practical examples of projects
   • Discussion

2.d. Local food systems

1. Presentation of a project
2. Comment and presentation by Eric Holt-Giménez, Food First
   • Building local food systems
   • Soil and water conservation
   • Social and economic benefits
3. Discussion

2.e. Nutrition and Food quality

• Presentation of a project
• Comment and presentation by Dr. Machteld Huber, Louis Bolk Institute
• Discussion

2.f. Organisation and empowerment of farmers and women farmers

A horticulture project in Eastern Province and peri urban Lusaka (Zambia) focusing on
tomatoes, onions, and other higher value vegetable crops

2.g. Organisation and empowerment of farmers and women farmers

• Presentation of The Better Life Alliance project of COMACO (Zambia)
• Comment and presentation by the project facilitator
• Discussion

2.h. Importance and ways of organising sustainable value chain projects

• Presentation of The Profit+ project (Zambia)
• Comment and presentation by the project facilitator
• Discussion

2.i. Socialisation of agriculture

• Presentation of a project
• Comment and presentation
• Discussion

Day 2

Opening by the chairman Prof. Dr. Pablo Tittonell, Former Chair Professor of Farming Systems
Ecology (Wageningen University)

• Examples of ecological farming systems in Africa and Latin America
• Green walls projects in the Sahel
• Biological diversity in agro ecosystems
• Synergies between agricultural production, livelihoods and ecosystem services

3.a. Sustainable water management projects in dry areas

• Presentation of an example projects
• Comment and presentation
• Discussion

3.b. Solar, Blue and Green energy in favour of food production

• Presentation of an example project
• Comment and presentation by Prof. Dr. J. Penninger, SPARQLE International about Super critical gasification of wet biomass residues
• Discussion

4. Reforestation in Costa Rica

• Presentation of an project example
• Comment and presentation by CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Centre, Costa Rica) Prof. Dr. Florencia Montagnini, Yale University
  • Reforestation and ecosystem restoration programs in Costa Rica
  • Biodiversity in farming systems
• Discussion

5. Food sovereignty and land rights

• Presentation of a project
• Comment and presentation by Prof. Dr. Hilal Elver, UN-Special Rapporteur on the right to food
• Discussion

Other items in plenary session or Parallel workshop programs:

• On-Farm tests of local and other crop varieties
• Storage of rainwater for irrigation
• Sustainable soil improvement methods
• Sustainable irrigation technology and systems
• Scarce materials and sustainable use
• Production of sustainable energy for local use
• How organising community support in agriculture?
• Sustainable cattle breeding (cows, poultry,….)
• Mixed farming for recycling biomass and reducing costs
• Sustainable crop protection
• Organic farming, certification and market opportunities
• Urban farming for combating hunger and more…
• Low-input systems for the use of solar energy
• Sustainable Water purification
• Food Forestry in collaboration with nature
• Sustainable aquaculture on land