Report of the International Symposium on Agroecology in China

In September 2014 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition. This was followed in 2015 by three regional meetings in Brazil, Senegal and Thailand. These meetings brought together stakeholders from academia, policy and civil society to facilitate better understanding of the role of agroecology in contributing to food security and nutrition. The meetings confirmed that FAO’s approach to agroecology should be based on regional and local realities as well as economic, social and environmental conditions.In order to continue to develop this regional approach a further symposium on agroecology the International Symposium on Agroecology for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems in China was organized by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), FAO, and Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (YAAS), with the support of the Government of France.

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Title Report of the International Symposium on Agroecology in China
Description In September 2014 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition. This was followed in 2015 by three regional meetings in Brazil, Senegal and Thailand. These meetings brought together stakeholders from academia, policy and civil society to facilitate better understanding of the role of agroecology in contributing to food security and nutrition. The meetings confirmed that FAO’s approach to agroecology should be based on regional and local realities as well as economic, social and environmental conditions.In order to continue to develop this regional approach a further symposium on agroecology the International Symposium on Agroecology for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems in China was organized by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), FAO, and Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (YAAS), with the support of the Government of France.
Agroecology Category
  • Integrated systems
  • Input reduction and recycling
  • Seed management
  • Soil health
  • Economy and income
  • Nutrition and diets
  • Sustainable food system
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate
  • Natural resources governance
  • Collaboration
  • Equity
  • Supportive policies
  • Knowledge and values
Agroecology Keyword
  • Agroecological transition
  • Agroforestry
  • Organic agriculture
  • Compost
  • Integrated pest management
  • Seed bank
  • Biomass
  • Earthworm
  • Monocrop
  • Soil fertility
  • Soil health
  • Soil quality
  • Circular economy
  • Cash crop
  • Income
  • Production costs
  • Food quality
  • Food safety
  • Human health
  • Nutrient
  • Certification
  • Food security
  • Biodiversity
  • Intercropping
  • Grassland
  • Climate change
  • Drought
  • Renewable energy
  • Land rights
  • Landscape approach
  • Cooperative
  • Farmer participation
  • Equity
  • Fairness
  • Participatory plant breeding
  • Beliefs
  • Local knowledge
  • Traditional knowledge
Contributing organisations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Author Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Year 2016
Type of document Event Reports and Proceedings
Language English
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Country China
Administrative Level 1
Administrative Level 2
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