LABscape projects in ICAAM newsletter

The October 2019 edition of the ICAAM Newsletter is now available!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Two of LABscape research projects are highlighted in the newsletter:

 

DIVERCROP

Coordinated by Helena Guimarães, DIVERCROP is a research project that seeks to underline the current dynamics between agricultural practices in the
species diversity and local feeding systems at different scales.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUSTAINOLIVE

Coordinated by Teresa Pinto-Correia e José Muñoz Rojas, the project SUSTAINOLIVE aims to promote the sustainability of the olive oil sector by implementing and promoting solutions
innovative and sustainable management practices based on agroecological concepts and effective and active exchange knowledge with key players in the sector.

Initial SALSA project results will be presented at a side event at the Committee on World Food Security

On October 17th at FAO, SALSA will participate at a side event at the Committee on World Food Security entitled Strengthening Agricultural Innovation Systems for Family Farming:  Multi-stakeholder processes to develop capacities to innovate for food and nutrition security.

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The event will focus on innovation as the driving force that can transform food systems and lift family farmers out of poverty to help the world achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It will look at the crucial role of multi-stakeholder processes in fostering innovation at the local, national and global levels. Farmers are at the centre of the transformative change agenda for achieving the sustainable development goals specifically; zero hunger and poverty alleviation.

On this occasion, SALSA coordinator and LABscape research team coordinator Teresa Pinto-Correia will present the project’s territorial food systems approach and methodology based on a multistakeholder engagement.

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