Investing in Farmers’ Solutions for Resilient Food Systems with a Positive Impact on Nature
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21 May (In Person Only)
| 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Registration |
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Slot available for WFO Constituencies’ Meeting |
| 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Regen10 – Global Farmers’ Consultation on Farmer-Centric, Regenerative Food Systems
Participants will then be divided into dialogue tables for breakout group discussions on regenerative food systems. |
| 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch break |
| 2:00 PM– 6:00 PM | AgMission - Global Producers’ Consultation on Climate-Smart Agriculture, to better connect researchers and producers Facilitated by Ms Luisa Volpe, Advocacy, Policy & Partnerships Practice Lead, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) Ms Allison Thomson, Program Director, Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) Ms Arianna Giuliodori, Secretary General, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) Mr Lorenzo Marelli, Data & Research Officer, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) Ms Lone Andersen, Vice President, Danish Agriculture & Food Council (DAFC) Mr Matteo Bartolini, Vice President, Italian Confederation of Farmers (CIA) Ms Nguyễn Thị Việt Hà, International Affairs Manager, Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VFU) Mr Kolyang Palebele, President, Pan-African Farmers’ Organization (PAFO) Dr Betty Chinyamunyamu, CEO, National Smallholder Farmers’ Organization of Malawi (NASFAM) Mr Rob Larew, President, National Farmers Union US (NFU US) Ms Fiona Simson, President, National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Ms Diana Lenzi, President, European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA) Dr Nandini Azad, President, Indian Co-operative Network for Women Limited (ICNW) Participants will then be divided into dialogue tables for breakout group discussions on climate-smart agriculture. |
| 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Opening ceremony and Dinner at the Cascades Maltos Beach Master of Ceremony: Mr AJ Mthembu, Acting President, African Farmers Association of South Africa (AFASA) Invited Speakers: WFO GA 2023 Official Video Ms Desbo Sefanyetso Mohono, MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, North West Provincial Government, Republic of South Africa H.E. Ms Angela Thoko Didiza, Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Republic of South Africa Mr Arnold Puech d’Alissac, President, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) Mr QU Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Mr Carlo Alberto Sisto, President, CNH Industrial Europe, Middle East & Africa Mr Francesco Maria Rispoli, Head of Southern Africa Multi-Country Office, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), on behalf of IFAD President Alvaro Lario Mr Antonie Delport, Managing Director, Syngenta South Africa Mr Richard York, Chief Executive Officer, Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA) H.E. Ambassador Gabriel Ferrero de Loma Osorio, Chairperson, Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Ms Silvia Caprara, WFO Gymnasium GYMx Winner, Giovani di Confagricoltura - ANGA Ms Jennifer Crall, Global Head Partnerships-Growers Engagement & AgriChain Activation, Bayer Crop Science Dr Theo de Jager, Board Chair, Southern African Agri Initiative (SAAI) Dear guests, we've put together some dress code suggestions to help everyone feel comfortable and confident in their attire.CLICK HERE |
22 May
External Guests are welcome to attend the WFO General Assembly Internal Affairs Session.
For those who are not interested, a cultural program is available. Find more information and book your seat HERE
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM | Slot available for WFO Constituencies’ Meeting |
| 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM | WFO General Assembly Internal Affairs Session |
| 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch break |
| 2:00 PM– 6:00 PM | WFO General Assembly Internal Affairs Session |
| 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Gala Dinner at the Letsatsing Boma within the Letsatsing Game Park |
23 May
The High-level Session of the WFO 2023 General Assembly will be composed of four panels of discussion with international experts on Agriculture and Food Systems. Each panel of discussion will be moderated by Mr Dimitri Houtart, BBC Rural Affairs Champion. The overall theme of discussion will be Investing in farmers’ solutions for resilient food systems with positive impact on Nature, analyzing the issue through four different lenses.
WATCH THE LIVE STREAMING HERE
| 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM | Opening Remarks – |
| 9:10 AM – 10:30 AM | PANEL 1 - International Trade has the potential to generate Positive Impact on Nature while ensuring Food Security Mr AJ Mthembu, Acting President, African Farmers Association of South Africa (AFASA) [in-person] Ms Doaa Abdel Motaal, Senior Counsellor, Agriculture, World Trade Organization (WTO) [online] Ms Fiona Simson, Farmer and Australian National Farmers Federation President and newly elected WFO Board Member for Oceania[in-person] Ms Kati Partanen, Farmer, MTK Finland, and WFO Board Member for Europe [in-person] Mr Michael Keller, Secretary General, International Seed Federation (ISF) [in-person] Imelda Bacudo, Co-Chair of the Global Alliance on Climate Smart Agriculture (GACSA) [online] |
| 10:30 AM – 10.50 AM | Coffee Break and networking |
| 10.50 AM – 12:10 PM | PANEL 2 - Farmer-driven Innovation is key to unlocking the potential of the Agricultural Sector in response to the global crisis Dr Theo de Jager, Board Chair, Southern African Agri Initiative (SAAI) [in-person] Dr Ana Dias, Head of Biochemistry Excellence, Bayer Crop Science Representative [online] Dr Philip Thornton, Research, and Innovation Strategist, Clim-Eat [online] Mr Wouter Marinus Kool, General Manager, Rabobank Kenya [in-person] Mr Lars Skjoldager Sørensen, Director Product Management Harvesters, New Holland Agriculture, (CNH) [in-person] Mr Marco Camagni, Lead Global Technical Specialist Rural Institutions, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) [online] Dr James Blignaut, Economist and Member of the WFO Scientific Council [online] |
| 12:10 PM – 1:40 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:40 PM – 3:00 PM | PANEL 3 - Regenerating Livestock Farming. Tackling Climate Change, Restoring Ecosystems and Ensuring a Healthy and Prosperous Future for All Ms Katie Milne, Dairy Farmer from New Zealand and former WFO Vice President and Board Member for Oceania [in-person] Dr Peer Ederer, Scientist and Member of the WFO Scientific Council [in-person] Mr Jerome Barbaron, President, CropLife Africa & Middle East [in-person] Ms Sareh Forouzesh, Deputy Director, Just Rural Transition [in-person] Dr Shirley Tarawali, Assistant Director General, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and Chair of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL) [in-person] Mr Thanawat Tiensin, Director, Animal Production and Health Division (NSA), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) [online] |
| 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM | Coffee Break and networking |
| 3:20 PM – 4:40 PM | PANEL 4 - Beyond the crisis: looking into long-term solutions Dr David Nabarro, Strategic Director, 4SD [online] Ms Elizabeth Nsimadala, farmer and WFO Board Member for Africa [in-person] Dr Maximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist, FAO [online] Mr Adam Gerstenmier, Executive Director, Food Action Alliance [online] Dr Tzutzuy Ramirez, Head of Climate and Nature, Syngenta Group [in person] Mr Sotha Sok, WFO Board Member for Asia [in person] |
| 4:40 PM – 4:50 PM | Closing Remarks |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | WFO General Assembly Internal Affairs Session |
24 May (in person only)
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Farm Visits
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