This joint session brings together three complementary and field-tested initiatives: LUPPA (Brazil), Red de Municipios por la Agroecología - RMAe (Europe), and Azione TerrAE (West Africa), to address the strategic intersection of cultivated biodiversity, agroecological transition, and local food policy design and implementation.
Drawing from a diversity of regional contexts and methodological approaches, the session presents the Granollers Manifesto as a structured political roadmap for mainstreaming cultivated biodiversity into municipal food strategies; introduces the Azione TerrAE’s experience in agroecology with West African municipalities, shares the LUPPA peer-to-peer learning and systems governance and last but not least, features municipal case studies from Brazil, Europe, and West Africa that demonstrate how local governments are translating these frameworks and strategies into concrete action, including policy development, land use planning, urban agriculture, and public procurement reform.
The session highlights how municipalities can effectively promote agroecological transition linking data, biodiversity, and participatory governance to build more resilient, inclusive, and evidence-based food systems.
Moreover, it explores how these converging methodologies and experiences can help strengthen agroecological principles within the MUFPP framework.
Agenda
| Time | Agenda |
| 9:30 am | Why should local governments invest in agroecology for food systems transformation? - Granollers Manifesto by María Carrascosa: Integration of cultivated biodiversity in local food policies in Europe - Azione TerrAE by Sara Baglione: Technical tools for assessing agroecological transition - LUPPA and PNAE agroecológico by Juliana Tângari: Strategic planning and participatory implementation at the local level Moderator: Giovanni Sartor |
| 9:45 am | Real cases of cities advancing agroecological food policies - Olívia Bertolini Monteiro from the city of Porto Alegre, Network Coordinator for the Secretariat for Citizen Governance and Rural Development Intersectorial Coordination as a Mechanism to Strengthen Public Policies for the Development of Local Food Systems and Networks. - Lia Palm from the city of São Paulo, Agriculture Coordinator for the Secretariat for Economic Development and Labor Urban agroecology in the largest city in Latin America - Tidjani Hassoumi from the city of Niamey - Kiendrebeogo Abdoul Wahab from the city of Ouagadougou - Gilles Perole from the city of Mouans-Sartoux, Deputy Mayor of Mouans-Sartoux for Childhood, Education, Food - Marcela Pietrantonio from the city of Tandil, Secretary of the Cabinet for Economic development and International relations Moderator: Giovanni Sartor |
| 10:45 am | Q&A Session and Closing Remarks By: Juliana Tângari |
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