Sprouts Collective presents a special webinar on July 7, from 13.00-14.30 CEST.

Registration link: https://bit.ly/sprouts-webinar

Event abstract

Drawing from decades of collaboration with farmers in local and indigenous communities, this event shares technical, policy, and institutional reflections on the conservation and sustainable use of PGRFA. Together, the speakers have pioneered concepts and tools that were adapted and scaled into global programs. They’ve been aiming to go beyond projects to catalyze lasting change towards a shared future. The session will share progress, hard-earned lessons, and confront ongoing challenges, offering recommendations to strengthen farmers’ and indigenous peoples’ seed systems.

What to expect?

• Inspiring presentations, hard-earned lessons, deep reflections, constructive recommendations.
• Space for honest conversation and to question and challenge, with the understanding and respecting that we are all passionate about moving forward.
• Grey hair and green shoots: the presenters bring solid experience, while always innovating and open to new ideas from you.

On the agenda

Topic/session	Speaker
Welcome and setting the stage	Rima Alcadi, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Introduction	Hedwig de Coo, Sprouts Collective
Technical Reflections: Breeding, adaptation, conservation, and responding to heritage and farmers’ trait preferences	Alejandro Argumedo, ANDES, Peru
Policy Reflections: Gains, gaps, and ways forward in supporting Farmers’ Rights	Andrew Mushita, Community Technology Development Trust (CTDT), Zimbabwe
Interview and audience questions
Institutional Reflections: Southern leadership, farmer-centered collaboration, and viable enterprises	Nori Ignacio, Southeast Asia Regional Institute for Community Empowerment (SEARICE), Philippines
Lessons in Scaling and Mainstreaming	Gigi Manicad, Sprouts Collective
Interview and audience questions	With reflections from the China experience fromYiching Song, Farmer Seeds Network
Take away and closure	Rima Alcadi, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

This event is jointly organized by:

The Sprouts Collective; the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Asociación ANDES – Association for Nature and Sustainable Development, Peru; Community Technology Development Trust (CTDT), Zimbabwe; Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment (SEARICE); and Farmer Seeds Network (FSN), China. 

With support from Swedbio and CIRAD.

Please join us by registering here!
https://bit.ly/sprouts-webinar

And do you have any burning question you think the speakers should address during the conversation? E-mail us your suggestions in advance!

The event is open to all, so help us and others by forwarding the invitation to other people who may be interested.

With thanks and best regards,

The Sprouts Collective