Our Green Week: Agroecology as the key out of the crises
Channel: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Date: 18/01/2024

Where do we stand at the halfway point of the current German government?

The transformation of food systems is becoming increasingly urgent in view of the record levels of hunger, the worsening climate and biodiversity crises and growing inequality. Agroecology is a key approach to overcoming these multiple crises. In the coalition agreement, the German government also set itself the goal of promoting agroecological approaches more strongly.

How has the implementation progressed? What has been achieved? Where are the challenges? And what are the prospects for the remaining legislative period? Following the presentation of an NGO assessment paper, we will discuss these questions with our guests in a panel discussion.

Welcome remarks
    Dr. Imme Scholz, Director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation

Presentation of the NGO assessment paper
    Dr. Silke Bollmohr, INKOTA

Impulse
    Yara Ward, JIBAL
     
Panel discussion
    Jens Busma, Head of Division for Agriculture and Rural Development at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
    Dr. Leonard Mizzi, Head of Unit at the EU Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development
    Bess Cruzada, Coordinator of the APEX Platform (Asian People's Exchange - Towards a people-led food systems change)
    Markus Wolter, Advisor for Agriculture and Global Food Security, Misereor

Moderation: Lena Luig, Heinrich Böll Foundation