The conference will gather representatives from FFPOs and IPLC groups, governments, local and international civil society organizations and other stakeholders from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe to enhance peer learning through South-South and triangular cooperation. It will also stimulate upscaling of good practices across a global network of FFPOs, facilitated by the FFF. FFPOs from the Global South, particularly Asia, Africa and Latin America, will exchange knowledge and discuss common challenges in maintaining agrobiodiversity, which will enable them to adapt their own models from lessons learned to benefit their members’ livelihoods.
The Conference will also help strengthen the collaboration and synergy of FFPOs with governmental institutions, the private sector, finance institutions and other relevant stakeholders to promote agrobiodiversity linked to forest and farm value chains. Finally, it aims to generate a body of knowledge developed and owned by FFPOs, which will mainstream gender and youth concerns and draw on indigenous and traditional knowledge.
The conference is in hybrid format and can be followed online.