On the occasion of World Food Day 2021, the World Future Council and the Pesticide Action Network Asia and Pacific are organizing the webinar ‘’Policies for Sustainable and Healthy Agri-Food Systems’’ on 19 October 2021 at 15:00 CEST.

This online event is dedicated to discuss impactful policies that scale up agroecology and protect from hazardous chemicals. In particular, it will present award-winning policies from the Indian state of Sikkim, which became the first 100% organic state in the world (Future Policy Gold Award 2018), and from Sri Lanka, whose pesticide regulations led to one of the greatest decreases in suicide rates ever achieved in the world (Future Policy Special Award 2021).

Speakers:

Mr Helmy Abouleish, Chief Executive Officer of the SEKEM Initiative, Egypt, and Councillor of the World Future Council (Moderator);

Mr Sundar Anbalagan, Chief Executive Officer of the Sikkim Organic Farming Development Agency, Government of Sikkim, India;

Dr Hans Herren, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Institute, USA, President of Biovision Foundation, Member of IPES-Food and Councillor of the World Future Council;

Ms Sarojeni Rengam, Executive Director, Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PANAP);

Mr Baogen Gu, Senior Agricultural Officer for Pest and Pesticide Management at the Plant Production and Protection Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO);

Mr Gábor Figeczky, Senior Manager, Global Policy, IFOAM – Organics International;

Ms Kehkashan Basu, Founder and President of the Green Hope Foundation, Canada, and Councillor of the World Future Council.

 The webinar is part of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, which aims to accelerate action for the protection and restoration of ecosystems all around the world, for the benefit of people and nature.