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In this online event we will present scientific agroecology projects (focus agroforestry) to show what is beeing reserched, give hope, show that «agroecology works» and give interested students and researchers information to get involved in agroecological research.
We are planning 1h input, followed by questions from the audience.
Welcome & short introduction – Mila Laager, HAFL
Part 1 – 15 -20′ «agroecology works!» – impact of agroforestry systems in vegetation and soils in Brazil (study results) – (Prof. Aldo Sales, Universidad Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil) https://centrosabia.org.br/download/quantificacao-dos-servicos-ambientais-em-agroflorestas-e-areas-de-monocultivo-tradicional-na-zona-da-mata-e-no-semiarido-pernambucano/#, with a short introduction by Carlos Magno, director of Centro Sabia, Brazil)
Part 2 – 15′ What are the results of scientific studies on syntropic agriculture? (Prof. Dr. Johanna Jakobi, ETH)
Part 3 – 15′ Can agroecology secure the fragile livelihoods of smallholders in the Philippines? (Prof. Dr. Gurbir Bhullar, HAFL) -> https://www.bfh.ch/en/news/news/2022/mit-bananen-eine-neue-zukunft-schaffen/
Part 4 – 5-10’ Agroecology Team at HAFL. Research projects & Agroforestry Module (Dominik Füglistaller) -> https://www.bfh.ch/de/forschung/forschungsbereiche/pflanzenschutz-agraroekologie/
Part 5 – Questions and Inputs from Audience
