BIOFACH Congress | Policies driving organic and sustainability
CCAFS Global Policy Engagement Manager, Dhanush Dinesh, will be speaking at BIOFACH 2020 on policies driving organic and sustainability.
About the event
Organic agriculture and agroecology provide an effective pathway for achieving the SDGs. Worldwide, there is a growing number of good examples showcasing how local and national policies can contribute to change. The session highlights examples from a community of practice of policymakers dedicated to sustainable agriculture and food systems.
Learn more about the BIOFACH Congress and check out the official event page.
Tentative agenda
Time | Description | Speaker/Panelist |
| Moderator: Louise Luttikholt, Executive Director, IFOAM - Organics International Head Office | ||
| 15:00–15:10 | Opening by Moderator | |
| 15:10–15:25 | Speech | Mogens Jensen, Minister of Agriculture and Food of Denmark, Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Denmark |
| 15:25–15:40 | Q&A | |
| 15:40–15:45 | Summary of key messages | |
| 15:45–15:50 | Presentation and Q&A | Lee Cha Yong, Mayor of Goesan County, Korean President of ALGOA, The Asian Local Governments for Organic Agriculture |
| 15:50–15:55 | Summary of key messages | |
| 15:55–16:20 | Presentations Linking national/local programmes and the creation of international initiatives for upscaling ambition in achieving sustainable agriculture. What are the synergies, what is currently missing? | Emma Siliprandi, Lead Focal Point for the Scaling Up Agroecology Initiative, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Dhanush Dinesh, Global Policy Engagement Manager, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security |
| 16:20 | Conclusions | |
