Transforming Asia’s Food Systems Through Rights-based Solutions
Capacity Building Workshop on UNDROP and Agroecology
July 5-8, 2022 I Bangkok, Thailand
OBJECTIVES:
- Formally forge the four-year-long partnership among 24 organizations that will advocate for UNDROP and agroecology in their respective countries.
- Create a regional alliance among the 24 CSO participants that will promote agroecology and peasants’ rights in Asia.
- Improve the understanding of 24 CSO participants on agroecology, the right to food, and peasants’ rights as enshrined in UNDROP.
- Creation of joint statements for upcoming meetings of various norm-setting bodies.
- Distribute learning materials about agroecology to participating organizations.
Day 1: July 5, 2022
Moderator: Pat Nicdao
| TIME | SESSION & TOPIC |
| 8:00 – 8:30 | Participants’ Registration |
| I. INTRODUCTORY SESSION
Session Facilitator: Pat Nicdao |
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| 8:30 – 9:30
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Opening prayer/ritual
Introduction Welcome remarks Getting to know each other and sharing expectations Workshop Overview |
| II. SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS AND AGROECOLOGY
Session Facilitator: Esther Penunia |
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| 9:30 – 9:35 | Session introduction |
| 9:35 – 10:15
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A. Current trends and issues in agriculture and food systems
This session will discuss the following topics: Biodiversity loss and environmental degradation, climate, and other crises. Corporate concentration/capture, and Health and Nutrition Speaker: Cid Ryan Manalo |
| 10:15 – 10:45
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Group picture
Coffee/Tea Break |
| 10:45-11:15
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B. Agroecology: Basic principles and key elements
Speaker: Nori Ignacio |
| 11:15-12:15
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C.1 Sharing of initiatives and reflections – small group discussion
Participants will be pre-assigned before the event and will have to prepare notes on what they need to share during this session. Each break group will talk about:
Moderator: Pat Nicdao |
| 12:15-1:30 | Lunch break |
| 1.30-1:35 | Ice breaker |
| 1:35-3:00 | C.2 Sharing in plenary the summary of small group discussion
Facilitator: Esther Penunia |
| 3:00 – 3:15 | Coffee/Tea Break |
| III. PEASANTS’ RIGHTS AND THE SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
Session Facilitator: Cid Ryan Manalo |
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| 3:15-3:20 | Session introduction |
| 3:20-4:20 | A. The UNDROP and relevant UNHCR processes
Speaker: Christophe Golay (Geneva Academy) |
| 4:20-4:50
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B. The UN Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) and Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
Speaker: Irish Baguilat |
| 4:50 – 5:00 | Announcements and other concerns |
Day 2: July 6, 2022
Moderator: Pat Nicdao
| TIME | SESSION & TOPIC |
| 8:30 – 8:45 | Announcements Recap |
| 8:45 – 9:30
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C. The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGFRA)
Speaker: Cid Ryan Manalo |
| 9:30 – 10:15 | D. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Speaker: Nori Ignacio |
| 10:15-10:30 | Coffee/Tea break |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | E. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and COP 27
Speaker: Dada Bacudo |
| 11:00-11:45 | G. Reflection – Synergies, complementarities, differences of the global instruments
Facilitator: Pat Nicdao |
| 11:45-1:15 | Lunch |
| 1:15-2:45
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H.1 Formulating common positions and key messages – small group workshop
Discussion of common positions on key issues under each international agreement and how peasants’ rights can be protected
Facilitator: Pat Nicdao |
| 2.45-3:00 | Coffee/Tea break |
| 3:00-4:00
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H.2 Plenary presentation – Sharing of group workshop results
Moderator: Pat Nicdao |
| 4:00-4:15
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Synthesis of the Session 3
Facilitator: Cid Manalo |
| 4:15 – 4:45
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Introduce the Action Plan Template
Facilitator: Nori Ignacio |
| 4:45 – 5:00 | Announcements and other concerns |
Day 3: July 7, 2022
Moderator: Pat Nicdao
| TIME | SESSION & TOPIC |
| 8:30 – 8:45 | Announcements Recap |
| IV. CO-RESEARCH AND CO-INNOVATIONS FOR AGROECOLOGY: FARMERS AS KNOWLEDGE PRODUCERS
Session facilitator: Pat Nicdao |
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| 8.45-8:50 | Session introduction |
| 8.50-9:35 | A. Gaps, challenges, and opportunities
What kind of research and innovation do we need? What should be the governance of these research processes? Who are the players? What are the opportunities to engage with research and academic institutions? Speaker: Pierre Ferrand, FAO RAP Reaction: APAARI |
| 9:35 – 10:00 | B.1 Citizen science project – One Million Voice
Speaker: Irish Baguilat |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Coffee/Tea break |
| 10:15 – 11:30 | B.2 Small group discussion and brainstorming: Identification of the ‘what’ and the ‘how’
This session focuses on answering the question ‘what do you want to know more about, what can you imagine contributing to, what can you imagine using’ (joint definition of research question in true co-creation collaboration mode)
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| 11:30 – 12:00
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B.3 Plenary presentation – Share results of small group discussion
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| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch |
| V. ACTION PLANNING
Session Facilitator: Nori Ignacio |
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| 1:00 – 2:00 | A.1 Preparation of country plans
How to mainstream AE in policies and programs at the country level, at sub-regional levels; What resources do you need? |
| 2:00 – 3:15 | A.2 Parallel Presentations of Action Plans:
Common actions for each subregion will be consolidated |
| 3:15 – 3:30 | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 3:30 – 4:30 | A.3 Plenary discussion of key actions
Sharing of the consolidated key actions of the sub-region (10 mins /subregion). Then 20 mins reflections and reactions from the plenary Facilitator: Irish Baguilat |
| 4:30 – 4:45 | Session and workshop synthesis
Facilitator: Nori Ignacio |
| 4:45 – 5:00 | Wrap up and closing program
Participants’ reflection Participants’ sharing – 1 per sub-region Closing remarks Announcements |
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