Workshops
Regeneration of Mountain Agriculture: Future Solution for Sustainable Food System
Introduction
Workshops are independently organised one or more sessions during the Organic World Congress. Workshops allow researchers, farmers, experts and students to meet face-to-face and have interactive discussions.
Workshops address various topics by extending the content of the 4 Tracks through case studies and group discussion.
Detailed Information
Main Topics
- Introduction to regenerative agriculture and its relevance to mountain farming.
- Challenges faced by mountain agriculture, including soil degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate change.
- Agroecological solutions, with case studies demonstrating success in mountain regions.
- Role of indigenous knowledge and community involvement in sustainable agriculture.
- Climate change resilience through agroecological approaches.
- Policy frameworks and supportive measures for promoting sustainable farming in mountain regions.
Main Objectives of the Workshop
This workshop aims to highlight the role of regenerative agriculture in addressing the unique challenges faced by mountain regions in achieving sustainable food systems. With a focus on agroecology and mountain agriculture, the event explores innovative solutions to issues such as soil, water, and biodiversity degradation. Case studies will be presented to illustrate the benefits of regenerative agroecological approaches. The workshop contributes to the broader discourse on organic farming by emphasizing local knowledge, biodiversity conservation, and community empowerment in building resilient food systems in challenging terrains.
Main outcomes expected
- The participants experience the farm integrated humans, animals, plants in Taiwan.
- The participants enjoy an intellectual journey. You can realize local culture including diverse of the languages, people, climate, ecology, food and society. Meanwhile, you can enjoy an authentic organic meal.
Targeted Public
The workshop targets a diverse audience, including farmers, agricultural practitioners,policymakers, researchers, I/NGOs, and community members involved in mountainagriculture.
Key Info
Dates:
3 Dec 2024
17：00 - 18：30 （GMT+8）
conference room：
C322
Format:
English.
Contact:
Sujata Tamang, Alliance of Agriculture for Food1 Secretariat, ForestAction Nepal
www.forestaction.org
Target Audience:
Maximum Participants: 50-80 participants
Sujata Tamang (PhD)
Coordinating Committee Member, Alliance of Agriculture for Food
- Researcher/Policy Analyst, ForestAction Nepal
- Engaged on research, policy analysis and capacity building focusing on women and smallholders
- Areas of interest include participatory action research, gender and social inclusion, rural livelihoods, development and planning, sustainable food system, food security, food justice, agroecology, climate change, women in agriculture, Indigenous girls and women; and Indigenous knowledge.
- Member Technical Work Group Agroecology Roadmap Preparation of Nepal
Krishna Prasad Paudel (PhD)
Agricultural Policy Analyst, ForestAction Nepal
- Analyzing policy process including assessment of policy research and development projects in agricultural sector of Nepal
- Founding member/Coordination committee member (Alliance of Agriculture for Food)
- Over two decades of experiences on policy and practices of natural resource management (forestry and agriculture)
- Critically looking at sustainable agriculture, agroecology, local food system and its political economy/ecology
- Former member, High Level Task Force on Organic Agriculture Task Force member
- Former Board member Nepal Agricultural Research Council
