Executive Summary of Agroecology Learning Exchange of 2016 in Masaka, Uganda

From the 10th to the 13th of May 2016, the AgroEcology Fund (AEF) and the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) brought together 70 people representing 30 organizations to share experiences and ideas about amplifying agroecology. True to its name, this Learning Exchange aimed to facilitate learning and crosspollination of ideas among grantees, advisors and funders of the AEF, and to explore synergies to further the global agroecology movement. The meeting was held at St. Jude’s Family Projects, a demonstration farm and training center for agroecology based in Masaka, Uganda.

The main objectives of this exchange were to learn, share and explore together. To facilitate this, a process was designed that combined creative group work, field visits, public events and various dynamic methodologies. Each day was opened with a mística, a ceremony led by participants from different parts of the world that connected participants with each other and with the deeper purpose of the work.

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Title Executive Summary of Agroecology Learning Exchange of 2016 in Masaka, Uganda
Description From the 10th to the 13th of May 2016, the AgroEcology Fund (AEF) and the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) brought together 70 people representing 30 organizations to share experiences and ideas about amplifying agroecology. True to its name, this Learning Exchange aimed to facilitate learning and crosspollination of ideas among grantees, advisors and funders of the AEF, and to explore synergies to further the global agroecology movement. The meeting was held at St. Jude’s Family Projects, a demonstration farm and training center for agroecology based in Masaka, Uganda. The main objectives of this exchange were to learn, share and explore together. To facilitate this, a process was designed that combined creative group work, field visits, public events and various dynamic methodologies. Each day was opened with a mística, a ceremony led by participants from different parts of the world that connected participants with each other and with the deeper purpose of the work.
Agroecology Category
  • Integrated systems
  • Input reduction and recycling
  • Soil health
  • Economy and income
  • Nutrition and diets
  • Sustainable food system
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate
  • Natural resources governance
  • Collaboration
  • Equity
  • Knowledge and values
Agroecology Keyword
  • Agroecological transition
  • Permaculture
  • Compost
  • Soil fertility
  • Family farming
  • Income
  • Food safety
  • Certification
  • Food security
  • Food processing
  • Biodiversity
  • Intercropping
  • Environmental protection
  • Climate change
  • Land rights
  • Cooperative
  • Social media
  • Equity
  • Gender equity
  • Wellbeing
  • Heritage
  • Local knowledge
  • Traditional knowledge
Contributing organisations AEF, AFSA and ILEIA
Author Janneke Bruil, Jessica Milgroom, Romée Marchand and Daniel Moss
Year 2016
Type of document Report
Language English
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Country Uganda
Administrative Level 1
Administrative Level 2
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