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ABOUT ISFAA
SENSITIZATION ON AGROECOLOGY AND AGROBIODIVERSITY INTEGRATION IN HIGHER
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA.
December 1st and 2nd, 2021
Jacaranda Hotel, Westlands, Nairobi
Martin Oulu, Ph.D.,
ISFAA Coordinator
ochiengmoulu@gmail.com
{Dept. of Agricultural Economics, UoN}
ochiengmoulu@uonbi.ac.ke
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Intersectoral
Forum on
Agrobiodiversity
and Agroecology
(ISFAA)
Sensitization on Agroecology and Agrobiodiversity Integration in Higher Education Institutions in Kenya
AIM OF THE FORUM
• To provide a platform through which stakeholders at the intersection of
biodiversity conservation and agricultural production can interact to
discuss, share knowledge and information, influence policy, fundraise,
implement joint programmes, and monitor and review progress towards
mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services in the agricultural
sector and landscapes.
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OBJECTIVES OF THE FORUM (1)
i. Link policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and end-users in the area of agrobiodiversity and
agroecology
ii. Create awareness on the importance of biodiversity to agricultural production and threats to
biodiversity from agriculture and advocate for the mainstreaming of biodiversity and agroecology
in agrarian policies and landscapes
iii. Advice the national and county governments in developing appropriate policies, legislations,
programmes and projects on agrobiodiversity and make recommendations on how to mainstream
biodiversity in agriculture
iv. Ensure strategic and wide public participation in policy-making and other international processes
and commitments
v. Promote policy-relevant research that highlights the challenges, potential and opportunities
offered by agroecology and agrobiodiversity in achieving food and nutrition security, biodiversity
conservation, health, land degradation neutrality (LDN), etc.
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OBJECTIVES OF THE FORUM (2)
vi. Document and share best practices, knowledge, information, and technologies on
biodiversity mainstreaming in agriculture amongst stakeholders and the general
public
vii. Monitor and review progress towards implementation of the Aichi Targets related
to agriculture, national policies, legislations and programmes
viii. Maintain a record of relevant agrobiodiversity projects, guide and harmonise their
implementation in consultation with the relevant stakeholders
ix. Fundraise and mobilize resources to undertake the above and any additional
activities
x. Make policy recommendations
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OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE
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STEERING COMMITTEE (SC)
(12 members representing national and county governments;
CSOs and farmer groups; NGOs; private sector;
research/academia; donor community)
SECRETARIAT
(Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock &
Fisheries)
SIX (6) THEMATIC WORKING GROUPS (TWGs)
(Open for all stakeholders to join)
Policy & Law TWG
National & International
Engagement TWG
Biosafety, GMOs & Seed
Sovereignty TWG
Principles, Practices,
Knowledge
Management and
Climate Change TWG
Access & Benefit
Sharing TWG
County Engagement
TWG
Summary of ISFAA Activities
i. Supporting review and/or development of relevant policies, legislations, and regulations at national and
county levels
• Submissions on various draft Bills and regulations (Plant protection Bill, DRM Strategy, NR Benefit sharing bill, Guidelines on
stacked GMOs, etc)
• Supporting development of regulations on farmer managed seed systems (FMSS)/indigenous seeds
• Development of SoPs on ABS for GRFA
ii. Supporting public participation in and domestication of relevant international treaties and conventions
• Inclusion of agroecology in the post-2020 biodiversity framework
• Inclusion of agroecology in Kenya’s position to the UNFSS 2021
iii. Integration of agroecology and agrobiodiversity in curriculum/education system
• Review of curriculum (Universities, TVETs, extension wokers)
• Development of appropriate training materials
• Capacity building/ToT
• Promoting agroecology in primary schools/4k-clubs
iv. Promotion and upscaling of nature-positive/agroecological agriculture
v. Supporting counties to promote and upscale agroecological practices
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Sensitization on Agroecology and Agrobiodiversity Integration in Higher Education Institutions in Kenya
ISFAA membership Application form (Organisations)
https://kwiksurveys.com/s/7igl6jAm
ISFAA membership Application Form (Individual)
https://kwiksurveys.com/s/8b18P7lF
BECOME A MEMBER OF ISFAA!
Website Coming Soon!
isfaakenya@gmail.com or isfaa@kilimo.go.ke
Thank You!

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Sensitization on Agroecology and Agrobiodiversity Integration in Higher Education Institutions in Kenya

  • 1. ABOUT ISFAA SENSITIZATION ON AGROECOLOGY AND AGROBIODIVERSITY INTEGRATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA. December 1st and 2nd, 2021 Jacaranda Hotel, Westlands, Nairobi Martin Oulu, Ph.D., ISFAA Coordinator ochiengmoulu@gmail.com {Dept. of Agricultural Economics, UoN} ochiengmoulu@uonbi.ac.ke 1
  • 4. AIM OF THE FORUM • To provide a platform through which stakeholders at the intersection of biodiversity conservation and agricultural production can interact to discuss, share knowledge and information, influence policy, fundraise, implement joint programmes, and monitor and review progress towards mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services in the agricultural sector and landscapes. 4
  • 5. OBJECTIVES OF THE FORUM (1) i. Link policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and end-users in the area of agrobiodiversity and agroecology ii. Create awareness on the importance of biodiversity to agricultural production and threats to biodiversity from agriculture and advocate for the mainstreaming of biodiversity and agroecology in agrarian policies and landscapes iii. Advice the national and county governments in developing appropriate policies, legislations, programmes and projects on agrobiodiversity and make recommendations on how to mainstream biodiversity in agriculture iv. Ensure strategic and wide public participation in policy-making and other international processes and commitments v. Promote policy-relevant research that highlights the challenges, potential and opportunities offered by agroecology and agrobiodiversity in achieving food and nutrition security, biodiversity conservation, health, land degradation neutrality (LDN), etc. 5
  • 6. OBJECTIVES OF THE FORUM (2) vi. Document and share best practices, knowledge, information, and technologies on biodiversity mainstreaming in agriculture amongst stakeholders and the general public vii. Monitor and review progress towards implementation of the Aichi Targets related to agriculture, national policies, legislations and programmes viii. Maintain a record of relevant agrobiodiversity projects, guide and harmonise their implementation in consultation with the relevant stakeholders ix. Fundraise and mobilize resources to undertake the above and any additional activities x. Make policy recommendations 6
  • 7. OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE 7 STEERING COMMITTEE (SC) (12 members representing national and county governments; CSOs and farmer groups; NGOs; private sector; research/academia; donor community) SECRETARIAT (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries) SIX (6) THEMATIC WORKING GROUPS (TWGs) (Open for all stakeholders to join) Policy & Law TWG National & International Engagement TWG Biosafety, GMOs & Seed Sovereignty TWG Principles, Practices, Knowledge Management and Climate Change TWG Access & Benefit Sharing TWG County Engagement TWG
  • 8. Summary of ISFAA Activities i. Supporting review and/or development of relevant policies, legislations, and regulations at national and county levels • Submissions on various draft Bills and regulations (Plant protection Bill, DRM Strategy, NR Benefit sharing bill, Guidelines on stacked GMOs, etc) • Supporting development of regulations on farmer managed seed systems (FMSS)/indigenous seeds • Development of SoPs on ABS for GRFA ii. Supporting public participation in and domestication of relevant international treaties and conventions • Inclusion of agroecology in the post-2020 biodiversity framework • Inclusion of agroecology in Kenya’s position to the UNFSS 2021 iii. Integration of agroecology and agrobiodiversity in curriculum/education system • Review of curriculum (Universities, TVETs, extension wokers) • Development of appropriate training materials • Capacity building/ToT • Promoting agroecology in primary schools/4k-clubs iv. Promotion and upscaling of nature-positive/agroecological agriculture v. Supporting counties to promote and upscale agroecological practices 8
  • 10. ISFAA membership Application form (Organisations) https://kwiksurveys.com/s/7igl6jAm ISFAA membership Application Form (Individual) https://kwiksurveys.com/s/8b18P7lF BECOME A MEMBER OF ISFAA! Website Coming Soon!