In the face of the current situation, this year the GFFA was held in a virtual format.
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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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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Global perspectives on sustainable soil management towards food security
Organiser: IUSS
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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Land transformation: From competition for land use to integrative use
Organiser: BMZ
Success factors for Emerging Farmers – Paths of development towards sustainable land management
Organiser: GFFA Berlin e.V.
Better Stewards Of The Earth: How Can We Use Soil More Sustainably?
Organiser: European Commissioner for Agriculture
This event is not open to the public.
Satellite-based protection of property, possessions and climate in East Africa
Organiser: ILD, KLB
Soil is a Diamond – The importance of soil and its restoration
Organiser: 4 per 1000, BMEL, Division 521, Sustainability and Climate Change
From the sky down: Managing land use and soils towards net zero emissions
Organiser: OECD
Investing in healthy soils – Curse and blessing of private sector financing and carbon offsetting
Organiser: WWF Germany
Land Governance and Sustainability: The Case for CFS and Its Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests
Organiser: Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
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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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
Securing #soilidity. Challenges and solutions for sustainable land use
Organiser: GAA, IAMO
Multi-dimensional soil health – pathways to incentivise improvements
Organiser: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office UK
Beyond policy change: using the VGGT to secure tenure rights for farmers
Organiser: FAO, ILC, GIZ, Welthungerhilfe, Land for Life
Soil microbial diversity is crucial for plant and planetary health
Organiser: Leibniz-ATB
Just Transitions towards Land Degradation Neutrality: Tenure Rights for Soil Restoration
Organiser: TMG Research ThinkTank for Sustainability
The Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Conference, which will be held on the last conference day, will again be the political highlight of the GFFA.
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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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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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