June 26-27, 2013 – Brussels, Belgium – Université Libre de Bruxelles
Co-organisers: Centre for Agroecology and Food Security at the Coventry University (CAFS, UK), European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility (ENSSER, Germany), Fondation Sciences Citoyennes (FSC, France), Groupe Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Agroécologie du FNRS (GIRAF, Belgium), International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements EU (IFOAM EU, Belgium)
Scientific Partner: Technology Platform for Organic Food and Farming Research (TP Organics, Belgium)
Hosts: Laboratoire de Lutte biologique et Ecologie spatiale (LUBIES) & Penser la Science (www), both Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB, Belgium)
Venues:
26. June 10:00 – 13:00: European Parliament (Belgium), Rue Wiertz, Brussels, Room ASP3G3
26. June 14:30 -18:00 & 27. June: Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), Hall H, Room H2215
www.ulb.ac.be/campus/solbosch/plan-H.htm
Policy Panel – European Parliament
Agroecology – The Need for Transformation in Policy and Science
Jun 26
11:00 – 13:00 Opening
Philippe Lamberts, MEP (Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance), Belgium
Angelika Hilbeck, Chairperson of ENSSER Research needs and visions for innovation and sustainability – why ENSSER is engaged
Perspectives
on AgroEcology & Transformation
Transformation Sub-group (by Les Levidow, Michel Pimbert, Pierre M. Stassart, Gaetan Vanloqueren; presented by Les Levidow, Open University, UK)
on AgroEcology & European Innovation Partnership on Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability
Marco Schlüter, Director, IFOAM EU Group & Sherpa of the High-Level Steering Board EIP
on AgroEcology & Common Agricultural Policy
Susanne Padel, Organic Research Centre, UK
on AgroEcology & European Research
Hans-Jörg Lutzeyer, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation
Discussion
Moderator: David Quist, GenØk, Norway & ENSSER Board
Closure
Yves Cochet, MEP (Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance), France
Scientific Panel – Université Libre de Bruxelles
Jun 26 (14:30) – Opening
Angelika Hilbeck, Chairperson of ENSSER, Reflections on the European Parliament Session
Isabelle Stengers, Penser la Science, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Thoughts for food (text of )
15:00 – 15:40 Knowledge transformation and exchange
Gianluca Brunori, Università di Pisa, Italy & Co-author of SCAR Foresight Report 2011 Building innovation agri-food systems oriented to sustainability: the role of open science
Bram Moeskops, TP Organics Action Plan for Innovation and Learning in organic and agro-ecological food and farming systems
15:40 – 16:20 Agroecological science for sustainable resource use
Jacob Weiner, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Applying ecological and evolutionary science to improve agricultural yield and sustainability
Isabel Pepin, Farmer & European Coordination Via Campesina Agroecology in practice: resource uses
16:50 – 17:30 A shift to re-localised food systems
Michel Pimbert, Centre for Agroecology and Food Security (CAFS) at the Coventry University, UK Towards re-localised and resilient food systems: challenges and opportunities in Europe
Janice Jiggins, Wageningen University, The Netherlands & Co-author of the IAASTD Report What is driving re-localisation of food systems?
17:30 – 18:10 Rethinking economics, trade and markets
Luca Colombo, Fondazione Italiana por la Ricerca in Agricoltura o Biodinamica (FIRAB), Italy Agroecology in the framework of food sovereignty
Jan Douwe van der Ploeg, Wageningen University, The Netherlands The construction of new markets: China, Brazil and the EU
Jun 27 (09:00) – Plenary
Transformation Sub-Group (Les Levidow, Michel Pimbert, Pierre M. Stassart, Gaetan Vanloqueren)Conclusions and recommendations from the Policy Panel
Transformation Sub-GroupConclusions and recommendations from the Policy Panel
09:40 – 10:00 Parallel Workshops
Introduction and Formation of GroupsModerators & Rapporteurs: Members of the organising consortium
10:00 – 12:30
Knowledge transformation and exchange
Input: David Quist, GenØk, Norway & Michel Pimbert, Centre for Agroecology and Food Security (CAFS) at the Coventry University, UK
Agroecological science for sustainable resource usage
Input: Pierre M. Stassart, Groupe Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Agroécologie (GIRAF), Belgium
Agroecology as an interdisciplinary scientific practice: Gaps and promises
Input: Les Levidow, The Open University, UK
13:30 – 15:30
Rethinking economics, trade and markets
Input: Mathieu Calame, La Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer pour le Progrès de l’Homme (FPH), France
A shift to re-localised food systems
Input: Claire Lamine, INRA Ecodéveloppement, France & Ulrich Schmutz, Garden Organic Ryton, Centre for Agroecology and Food Security (CAFS) at the Coventry University, UK
15:30 – 16:00 Conclusions & Closure