Science, Technology and Innovation

Celebrating Local Innovations to Support Transitions to Sustainable Agrifood System: Farmer Field Schools Innovation Award

 Thursday 17 October
| 11.00 -12.30  (CEST)

Green Room

Celebrate local innovations at this award presentation for the laureates of the first-ever global Farmer Field Schools Innovation Award. Laureates of the award will pitch their innovations and show the positive impacts they have had on communities. This session will also give participants a first peek into the future of Farmer Field Schools. What do we want them to look like? What kind of impact do we aspire to? And as important: how do we get there?

Speakers

Abdullah Tolah

Farmer, Syria

Ahmed Diab

FAO, Egypt

Anamika Dey

CEO, Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network 

Gloria Mushabe

Programme Coordinator, Uganda DIG Programme, Development in Gardening 

Hlami Ngwenya

Moderator
Professionalization Coordinator, Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services

Martin Selmayr

Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the European Union

Mohamed Khaled

Farmer, Egypt

Nana Prempeh

CEO, Grow for Me

Nayel Alkawalit

Farmer Field International Consultant
FAO Syria

Stephen Sherwood

Farmer, Granja Urkuwayku Farm, Ecuador 

Vincent Martin

Director, Office of Innovation, FAO