First Agroecology Europe Forum

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First Agroecology Europe Forum

Fostering synergies between movement, science and practice
25-27 October 2017, Lyon, France

Agroecology Europe (www.agroecology-europe.org) is an association which aims to
promote agroecology in the farming and food sector and in the wider society. To move
forward agroecology, the association will together with other NGOs, organise the first
Agroecology Europe Forum, to take place 25-27 October at ISARA, in Lyon (France).

The Forum is open to all kinds of actors and intends to foster interactions between various
stakeholders such as scientists, practitioners, social movements, civil society and policy
makers, by facilitating knowledge sharing and common action

Duration and Location
2.5 days (half day on Friday afternoon for farm visits). Location: ISARA, Lyon (France).

Contacts
For registration and technical questions: Julie Djebrani (conference secretariat):
[email protected]

For presentations, posters, workshops: Alexander Wezel (Vice-President Agroecology Europe
and local organiser): [email protected]

For membership in Agroecology Europe: Alain Peeters (Secretary Agroecology Europe):
[email protected]

Aim and Scope of the Forum
The First Agroecology Europe Forum intends to bring together actors from a wide horizon,
who want to share their views and knowledge to design the agricultural and food systems of
tomorrow. Tackling challenges related to global change, environmental issues, consumer
and citizen expectations require new knowledge and progress in agroecology. Therefore,
innovation is required to develop integrative approaches which bridge existing gaps, to
integrate different forms of knowledge from a broad variety of stakeholders, to create new
initiatives, and to formulate policy recommendations for new pathways towards sustainable
agricultural and food systems.
The Forum also aims at the creation of an inclusive European community of professionals,
practitioners, and more generally societal stakeholders interested in agroecology.

About the Forum
The Agroecology Europe Forum will be very interactive, combining different approaches and
types of activities to stimulate discussions. The Forum aims to attract different types of
stakeholders from the three main components of agroecology: movement, science, and
practice, but also policy makers. The programme will include a World Café, plenary sessions,
parallel workshops, and open discussions. Posters will be exhibited during the Forum in an
open space in order to facilitate networking among participants.

Programme
Sessions
Forum sessions cover general hot topics related to the promotion of Agroecology as the
reference model for future sustainable agricultural and food systems in Europe and
elsewhere. These topics reflect the ongoing debate around agroecological science, practice
and movements. Sessions are handled by a convenor and will include (i) oral presentations,
picking up the diversity of approaches to the theme, and (ii) an open general discussion.
Regardless of their background, speakers will refrain from the use of jargon (scientific,
technical, political) to ensure maximum sharing of ideas among all participants.

Workshops
Forum workshops – suggested by the participants – cover specific cutting-edge topics aiming
at the transfer of the spirit of Agroecology into a future action plan for science, practice and
movements. Workshops are handled by a convenor (the proposer) and will include in most
cases (i) short oral impulses, but always (ii) ample time for open discussion, (iii) wrap-up with
drafting of a participatory action plan. Workshop convenors will ensure maximum
engagement of all participants in a collective discussion.

Posters
Propositions of posters can still be sent to Alexander Wezel ([email protected]) until end of
September.

Programme schedule
The Forum programme has been built up in a participatory way, upon the suggestions
received by attendants.

This is the almost final programme. Some smaller adjustments might be still be made until
beginning of October.
Talks or impluses Author Organiser/Convenor
Wednesday 25 October
11.00-13.30 Registration Forum Secretariat
13.30-14h00 Welcome speach, opening Alexander Wezel (Agroecology Europe,
remarks and presentation of ISARA, France), Stephane Bellon
Forum programme (Agroecology Europe, INRA, France)
Welcome address of the local organiser and vice- Alexander Wezel (Agroecology Europe;
president of Agroecology Europe ISARA-Lyon, France)
Welcome address of the president of Agroecology Stephane Bellon (Agroecology Europe;
Europe INRA SAD, France)
Opening remarks from FAO Remi Cluset (FAO, Italy)
Forum programme Alexander Wezel (Agroecology Europe;
ISARA-Lyon, France)
14.00-15.30 World café (plenary)
Break
16.00-17.30 Session 1: Agroecology and Food Janneke Bruil (Cultivate!) (NL), Sarah
Sovereignty Schneider (Misereor)(DE), Stéphane
Parmentier (Oxfam Solidarité)(BE),
Stanka Becheva (Friends of the Earth)
1 Building agroecology for food sovereignty: the Lynne Davis ( European Coordination of
peasant movement’s perspective La Via Campesina and goat farmer, Uk)
2 What role for researchers in supporting agroecology Michel Pimbert (Coventry University,
as a path to food sovereignty? England)
3 Agroecology and food sovereignty within FAO and Stéphane Parmentier (Oxfam, Belgium)
the International Planning Committee on Food
17.30-18.45 Poster Session (including demonstrations Atelier Paysan)
18.45 Buffet dinner
Thursday 26 October Organiser/Convenor
8.30-10.00 Session 2: Co-evolution of organic Paola Migliorini (UNISG, IFOAM
agriculture and agroecology AgriBioMediterraneo, Italy), Victor
Gonzálvez (SEAE, Spain)
1 The European organic movement: a pioneer of Eric Gall (IFOAM EU, Belgium)
agroecology?
2 UK Farmers’ Transitions to Agroecological Systems: Susanne Padel (Organic Research Centre,
What Route to Redesign for Agroecosystems? England)
3 Practicing Agroecology in Vermont, 25 years of John Hayden (The Farm Between,
lessons learned on the farm Vermont, USA)
4 Convergences, divergence and specificities Paola Migliorini (UNISG, IFOAM
between Agroecology and Organic Agriculture in AgriBioMediterraneo, Italy)
5 IAtgalryoecology in Spain: co-evolution of scientific Victor Gonzálvez (SEAE, Spain)
discipline, organic practices and social movements
8.30-10.00 Workshop 1: Structural Change or Stephanie Domptail (University of
Land grabbing: the rapid Giessen, Germany) Bernd Müller
transformation of the agrarian (Friends of the Earth, University of
family farm system in Europe and Giessen, Germany), Daniel Mühlleitner
the role of agroecology (Friends of the Earth, Center for Land
1 Land restructuration or land grabbing: Towards a Stephanie Domptail (University of Research, Birkenfeld, Germany)
working concept of land grabbing for western Giessen, Germany)
2 GKeeyrm faacntys and figures about land restructuration in Daniel Mühlleitner (BUND, Germany)
Western Germany
3 3. Land restructuration and its impacts on Bernd Müller (University of Giessen,
subsistence economy and the farmer-environment Germany)
relationship; Concepts and examples
4 Where agroecology comes in: the case of the Bernd Müller (Reimerhof, Germany)
Bündnis Junge Landwirtschaft e.V in Brandenburg,
Germany
8.30-10.00 Workshop 2: Exploring François Delvaux (CIDSE, Belgium)
agroecology principles
Table 1 “Agroecology as a way of bringing social justice” Pedro Guzman (Red Nacional de
Agricultura Familiar - Colombia)
Table 2 “Agroecology as a tool to empower women” To be confirmed
Table 3 “Economic viability of agroecology” Judith Hitchman (Urgenci : the
international Community-Supported
Table 4 “Climate resilience and agroecology” Michel Pimbert (Coventry University, UK)
Table 5 “Youth, agriculture and rural areas” Krishnakar Kummari (MIJARC -
International Movement of Catholic
Break
Organiser/Convenor
Session 3: Development of Paolo Barberi (Scuola Superiore
10.30-12.00 Agroecological practices Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy)
1 Crop Rotation Nexus Srđan Šeremešić (University of Novi
2 Influence of cover crop management techniques on Serena Magagnoli (Dipartimento di
soil ecosystem services scienze agrarie, University of Bologna,
3 Outscaling innovative practices on farm: promising Chloé Salembier (INRA/AgroParisTech,
approaches to foster the design of agroecological Thiverval Grignon, France)
farming systems
4 Malagasy farmers’ view on the use of Stylosanthes Antsa Rafenomanjato (Scuola Superiore
guianensis for weed management in no-till rain-fed Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy and CIRAD-SPAD,
rice cropping systems Antsirabe, Madagascar)
5 The role of agroecology in designing sustainable F. Xavier Sans Serra (Universitat de
food systems: the experience of the periurban rural Barcelona, Spain)
area of Gallecs (Barcelona, Catalonia)
10.30-12.00 Workshop 3: How transition to Helene Brives (ISARA-Lyon, France),
agroecology questions knowledge Nathalie Girard (INRA, France), Daniele
production and learning dynamics Magda (INRA, France)
1 A social experiment on an experimental farm Juliette Anglade (INRA, Mirecourt,
station : exchanging and sharing knowledge and France)
experiences to support the agro-ecological
transition toward more autonomous farming
2 Fostering Transitioning: A Model of Facilitating Erin Silva (University of Wisconsin,
Agroecological Practice Adoption in the US Madison, USA)
10.30-12.00 Workshop 4: Permaculture Design Immo Fiebrig (Coventry University,
vs. Design in Agroecology. Same, United Kingdom)
same but different?
12.00-13.00 General Assembly
12.00-13.00 Poster session Board
Lunch Break
Organiser/Convenor
14.00-15.30 Workshop 5: Agrobiodiversity to Anna-Camilla Moonen (Scuola
support agroecology Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy)
1 An innovative approach to enhance biodiversity on Sibylle Stöckli (Research Institut of
farmland: A credit point system Organic Agriculture, FiBL, Switzerland)
2 Traditional water meadows – a perfect Constanze Buhk (University Koblenz –
management option to combine ecological and Landau, Germany)
economical values
3 Bacteria and fungi in agricultural landscapes: almost Karin Pirhofer Walzl (Freie Universitaet
invisible but the engine of plant production Berlin, Germany)
4 Agroecosystem diversification: Digging deeper Florine Degrune (Berlin, Germany)
5 A participatory approach between researchers, Simone Marini (Scuola Superiore
farmers and beekeepers to define a common point Sant’Anna, Pisa (Italy)
of view about semi-natural habitat and agro-
6 Crop diversity and rotation may increase reptile Yaron Ziv (Ben-Gurion University, Israel)
biodiversity in an agroecosystem
7 Weeds and field margins: the other side of the coin Tommaso Gaifami (University of
Florence, Italy)
14.00-15.30 Workshop 6: Participatory Action Claire Heinisch , Joséphine Peigné ,
Research for Agroecology Perrine Vandenbroucke (ISARA-Lyon,
1 Agroecological Innovations for Resilience and Marzia Ranaldo (Scuola Superiore
Sustainability of Alpine Livestock Farming Systems Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy)
(INVERSION)
2 The Agroecology like a tool for the construction of Nathaly Jiménez Reinales (Rosario
pacifics escenaries in Colombia University, Bogotá, Colombia)
3 Co-designing a decision-support tool with farmers Mary Guillaume (Gembloux, Belgium)
as the basis for collective action and participatory
approach
4 Toward agroecology territory: the challenge of Perinne Vandenbroucke (ISARA, France)
enrolling multiple staheholders in participatory
14.00-15.30 Workshop 7: Public policies for action research Stanka Becheva (Friend of the Earth),
agroecology and the CAP Stéphane Parmentier (Oxfam
Solidarité, Belgium)
1 Social movements assessment of public policies Tbc, European Coordination La Via
needed to support agroecology Campesina
2 Lessons learned to overcome key obstacles for Pedro Guzmán (National Network of
political change Family Farming (RENAF), Colombia)
3 Reactions from Melinda Kassai, Butterfly
Development (Pro-Cserehat Association) & Rainer
Oppermann, Institut für Agrarökologie und
Biodiversität (IFAB), Germany.
14.00-15.30 Workshop 8: Digital and Vasileios Gkisakis (Agroecologiki SP,
technological revolution in the Greece)
agricultural sector: Fitting in the
Agroecological ap1proach? Agroecology, scientific research and technological Sylvie Bonny (INRA, FRANCE)
innovations
2 De la souveraineté technologique des paysans : Fabrice CLERC (Pôle InPACT National,
reflexions et perspectives France)
3 Digitalized soil health self assessment: a SPADE- Mariateresa Lazzaro (Scuola Superiore
TEST app from the collaboration with farmers from Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy)
Italy and Greece
4 Managing Crop varieties data: an app for on farm Livia Ortolani (Rete Semi Rurali, Italy)
data collection
14.00-15.30 Workshop 9: Agroecological Marion Casagrande (ITAB, France),
issues of organic cropping Daniele Antichi (University of Pisa,
systems: importance of long term Italy), Cesare Pacini (University of
field experiments Firenze, Italy), Stefano Canali (CREA,
1 Co-evolution of agroecology and organic agriculture Paola Migliorini (UNISG, IFOAM
through long term experiment design and AgriBioMediterraneo, Italy)
2 dSteavkeelhooplmdeern itn clusion in long term experiments Marion Casagrande (ITAB, France)
3 Decision making rules and system redesign in long Daniele Antichi (University of Pisa, Italy)
term experiments
4 Fundraising, project opportunities and network for Stefano Canali (CREA, Italy)
long term experiments
5 What are the characteristics of a LTE to be designed Cesare Pacini (University of Florence,
according to agroecological principles Italy)
Break Organiser/Convenor
16.00-17.30 Workshop 10: Becoming an Geir Lieblein (University of Life
agroecologist through Sciences, NMBU, Norway)
phenomenon based and action
oriented education: Making the
transition
16.00-17.30 Workshop 11: Agroecology and Maria Rosa Mosquera-Losada (EURAF,
Agroforestry Spain), Anastasia Pantera (TEI of
C.Greece), Nuria Ferreiro-Domínguez
(University of Santiago de Compostela,
Spain)
1 The future of agro-forestery local breeds pig Antoine Marzio (DIVAPORC, France)
farming in Region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
2 Cacao Forest: Innovating together for the Pierre Costet (Valrhona, France)
sustainable cocoa of the future
3 Transition to agroforestry: current challenges and Sara Burbi (Coventry University, United
opportunities for the adoption of agroforestry as Kingdom)
carbon sequestration strategy
4 High Value Tree Agroforestry Systems in Europe: Anastasia Pantera (TEI, Greece)
from tradition to modern environmental and socio-
economic needs
16.00-17.30 Workshop 12: Transdisciplinary Claire Lamine (INRA, Avignon, France)
approaches to sustainable and Pedro Lopez-Merino
agrifood systems
16.00-17.30 Workshop 13: Building the Janneke Bruil (Cultivate!) (The
narrative and making the case for Netherlands), Friends of the Earth and
agroecology La Via Campesina
1 Building an agroecological peasant identity through Margriet Goris (Universty of Vicosa,
the use of video in Brazil Brazil)
2 Elements for a narrative on agroecology discussed Stanka Becheva (Friends of the Earth
at the 2016 European Forum on Food Sovereignty Europe, Belgium)
and Agroecology
16.00-17.30 Workshop 14: Development of Vasileios Gkisakis (Agroecologiki SP,
small scale agroecological Greece)
1 Food startups with an agroecological twist in HungaryKatalin Rethy (Hungary)
2 Consultancy of the International Agroecology Cori Keene (IAEAN)
Action Network
Friday 27 October Organiser/Convenor
8.30-10.00 Session 4: Making the transition Alain Peeters (RHEA, Belgium)
1 A “research-embedded-in-action” framework to Marco BERTAGLIA (European
foster agroecology Commission, Joint Research Centre,
2 Ten Year For Agroecology (TYFA) – a scenario Xavier Poux (Legouvé, France)
exercise exploring the feasibility of an
3 Farming novelties: our way forward Vincent Delobel (Fermes Novatrices, Belgium)
4 Can we avoid extractivism while doing research in Sofia Baltazar (Université Libre de
agroecology? A critical view on co-optation and Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium)
institutionalisation of agroecology.
5 Guide for agroecology in viticulture, a tool for the Carine Herbin (Institut Français de la
sector Vigne et du Vin, France)
8.30-10.00 Workshop 15: Perennial Crops Erik Steen Jensen (SLU, Sweden);
Christophe David (ISARA, France)
1 Perennial grains A good alternative for Christophe David (ISARA, France)
2 The ecology of perennial grains: First results with Linda-Maria Martensson (SLU, Sweden)
intermediate wheatgrass (Kernza) in sole and
3 Perspectives on perennial grain crop differ Debray Valentine (Les jardins de Lucie,
between organic and conventional farmers France)
Break Organiser/Convenor
10.30-12.00 Workshop 16 (Follow-up): Making Sabine Zikeli (University of Hohenheim,
the transition Germany)
1 Feed autonomy enables the transition of mixed Jacques Faux (Wasmes-Audemetz-
farms to agroecology: economic impact and Briffoeil, Belgium)
associated ecosystemic services in a Limousin cattle
and poultry farm in Belgium
2 Sustainable Intensification: Agroecological Les Levidow (Open University, Milton
appropriation or contestation? Keynes) (UK)
3 New peasants and agroecology in Araponga (Brazil) Leonardo van den Berg (Wageningen
and in the Netherlands University and Federal University of
Vicosa, Brazil; Toekomstboeren (La Via
4 Can combined food/non-food cropping systems Jens Dauber (Thünen Institute of
facilitate transitions to agroecological systems in Biodiversity, Braunschweig, Germany)
Europe?
10.30-12.00 Workshop 17: Legumes in Ralf Bloch (Leibniz Centre for
European cropping systems for Agricultural Landscape Research, ZALF,
climate change adaptation Germany)
1 Novel Approaches for Legume Cropping Systems Johann Bachinger (Leibniz Centre for
under Climate Change Agricultural Landscape Research, ZALF,
2 Yield is not the only important metric for designing Christine Watson (Scotland's Rural
crop rotations College, Aberdeen, UK)
3 Exploring Soybean Cropping Systems as a Climate Ralf Bloch (Leibniz Centre for Agricultural
Change Adaptation Strategy Landscape Research, ZALF, Germany)
4 The use of Participatory Learning and Action Fernando Pellegrini (Scuola Superiore
methodologies for Agroecology: conducting Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy)
research on living mulches in central Italy
10.30-12.00 Workshop 18: Rural-urban Janneke Bruil (Cultivate!, The
linkages in agroecology Netherlands), Urgenci and RUAF
1 Consumers as co-producers: The role of urban Judith Hitchman (Urgenci: the
citizens in advancing agroecology through international network for community
collaboration with farmers supported agriculture)
2 Creating new markets for agroecology in Europe Lynne Davis ( European Coordination of
La Via Campesina and goat farmer, Uk)
3 The experience of Ecuador: 250.000 families who Janneke Bruil (Cultivate!, The
want to eat healthy agroecological food Netherlands)
10.30-12.00 Workshop 19: Young Florian Delespesse (Froidefontaine,
agroecologists: trajectories and Belgium)
1 Endogenous emancipation of young peasants Margriet Goris (Universidade Federal de
Viçosa, Brasil)
Stephane Bellon (Agroecology Europe,
12.00-13.00 Concluding remarks Forum
INRA, France)
Lunch Break
13.30-17.30 Farm and Field visits Organiser of visits
Visit 1: Organic horticulture and CSA system Aurelie Ferrer (ISARA)
Visit 2: Farmer tools construction Fabrice Clerc (Atlier Paysanne);
Josephine Peigne (ISARA)
Visit 3: Livestock farm Marc Moraine (ISARA)
Visit 4: Integrated crop-livestock farm (including Jean-Francois Vian (ISARA)
demonstration of the CAPSELLA participatory
smartphone app for soil quality evaluation)
Visit 5: Markets and organic/fairetrade company Helene Brives (ISARA)