From Aspiration to Action: Country Experiences on Mainstreaming Agroecology as Food System Transformation Pathway

27 July 2025, 14:00–15:15 EAT

UNFSS+4 side event, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

This event will showcase how governments and non-state actors are leveraging agroecology for sustainable food systems by embedding agroecological priorities into broader national frameworks (e.g. food system transformation pathways, climate strategies, nutrition actions) to ensure policy coherence, unlock investment, and align with global sustainability goals. It will showcase country experiences and will include sharing session in terms of how countries are addressing challenges to implementation including financing, science-policy-society interface and stakeholder engagement.

Panellists:

Fernanda Machiavelli, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Agrarian Development (MDA), Brazil
Dr. Dao The Anh, Food Systems Convenor ; Vice- President, Vietnamese Academy of Agricultural, Sciences; Min. of Agriculture and Environment, Vietnam
Dr. Ram Krishna Shrestha, Joint Secretary, Min. of Agriculture and Livestock Development ; Coordinator, TWG for Nepal’s Agroecology Roadmap, Nepal
Dr. Joseph Cheelo, Principal Agricultural Specialist, Min. of Agriculture, Zambia
Ms. Irish Baguilat, Coordinator for UN Decade of Family Farming and Women Farmers Agenda/SPADe program, Asian Farmers Association
Dr. Florence Nakayiwa, Deputy Executive Secretary, Ruforum and Regional Multi-actor Research Networks
Mr Tadeo Ajuna, YPARD-Uganda Co-Country Representative

The Side Event will be moderated by Oliver Oliveros, Executive Coordinator of the Agroecology Coalition.