Expert Forums

Expert Forums

The five-day forum features a large number of events that provide an international audience of experts from the worlds of politics, business, science and civil society with an opportunity to address and reach consensus on issues and challenges relating to global agricultural policy and food security.

In the face of the current situation, this year the GFFA will be held in a virtual format. We will stick to the tried and tested panels and forums which we will describe in detail in this text.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 GFFA will be held virtually:

High Level Panels

Expert Panel Discussions

Innovation Pitch

Young Farmers’ Forum

Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2022

"Sustainable Land Use: Food Security Starts with the Soil"

Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2022

Kick-off Event

The kick-off event marks the official start of the GFFA events. Guided by the motto “Sustainable Land Use: Food Security Starts with the Soil”, panelists from industry, science and politics will introduce the GFFA subject and its manifold aspects in a stimulating panel discussion.
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Side Event Trade

At the 2020 GFFA, the focus was on trade. The side event will take stock after 2 years of progress and identify areas where action is still needed.
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Expert Panel 1: IUSS

Global perspectives on sustainable soil management towards food security

Organiser: IUSS

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International Young Farmers´ Forum

During 2022 GFFA, the International Young Farmers’ Forum brings together 15 to 20 young farmers from around the world. This event is not open to the public.
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Expert Panel 2: BMZ

Land transformation: From competition for land use to integrative use

Organiser: BMZ

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Expert Panel 3: GFFA e.V.

Success factors for Emerging Farmers – Paths of development towards sustainable land management

Organiser: GFFA Berlin e.V.

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High Level Panel 1: European Commission

Better Stewards Of The Earth: How Can We Use Soil More Sustainably?
Organiser: European Commissioner for Agriculture

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Senior Officials´ Meeting

This event is not open to the public.

Expert Panel 4: ILD, KLB

Satellite-based protection of property, possessions and climate in East Africa

Organiser: ILD, KLB

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Expert Panel 5: 4 per 1000, BMEL

Soil is a Diamond – The importance of soil and its restoration

Organiser: 4 per 1000, BMEL, Division 521, Sustainability and Climate Change

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Expert Panel 6: OECD

From the sky down: Managing land use and soils towards net zero emissions

Organiser: OECD

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Expert Panel 7: WWF

Investing in healthy soils – Curse and blessing of private sector financing and carbon offsetting

Organiser: WWF Germany

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High Level Panel 2: CFS

Land Governance and Sustainability: The Case for CFS and Its Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests
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Science Slam

A Science Slam will be held for the fourth time on the occasion of the 14th GFFA in January 2022. At this entertaining event, four Science Slams lasting 10 minutes at most that relate to the main subject “Sustainable Land Use: Food Security Starts with the Soil” will be presented. The audience will decide to whom the BMEL prize will be awarded.
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Expert Panel 8: The World Bank

Innovations to Boost Investment in Healthy Soils

Organiser: The World Bank

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Expert Panel 9: Forum Umwelt & Entwicklung, INKOTA et al.

The bigger the better? The consequences of land investments for land rights, soils and food sovereignty

Organiser: Forum on Environment and Development, INKOTA-netzwerk, MISEREOR,Bread for the World, FIAN Germany

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Expert Panel 10: GAA, IAMO

Securing #soilidity. Challenges and solutions for sustainable land use

Organiser: GAA, IAMO

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Expert Panel 11: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office UK

Multi-dimensional soil health – pathways to incentivise improvements

Organiser: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office UK

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Expert Panel 12: FAO, GIZ, ILC et al.

Beyond policy change: using the VGGT to secure tenure rights for farmers

Organiser: FAO, ILC, GIZ, Welthungerhilfe, Land for Life

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Expert Panel 13: Embrapa Soils

Sustainable agriculture improving soil governance

Organiser: Embrapa Soils

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Expert Panel 14: Leibniz-ATB

Soil microbial diversity is crucial for plant and planetary health

Organiser: Leibniz-ATB

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Expert Panel 15: TMG Research ThinTank for Sustainability

Just Transitions towards Land Degradation Neutrality: Tenure Rights for Soil Restoration

Organiser: TMG Research ThinkTank for Sustainability

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Doorstep Agriculture Ministers´ Conference

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Opening of the Agriculture Ministers´ Conference

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Agriculture Ministers´ Conference

The Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Conference, which will be held on the last conference day, will again be the political highlight of the GFFA.

Please note:

This event is not open to the public, and only agriculture ministers and representatives of international organisations can attend it. Official channels will be used to send the invitations to national ministries of agriculture and to organisations via the German Embassies. The invitation also includes links to the Delegates Portal, which will be used for registering for the Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Conference.
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Press Conference

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Innovation Pitch

The Innovation Pitch aims to provide a platform for innovative projects, companies and start-ups dealing with the 2022 GFFA topic. The objective is to make these new and pioneering GFFA-related ideas, trends and solutions from practice and research accessible to the interested public.
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