Towards the first global foresight on extension and advisory services for agrifood systems of the future: participatory scenario shaping

A global Foresight Framework is being co-designed to fill the gap of knowledge for the mobilisation of Foresight for the transformation of extension and advisory systems (EAS) in view of food systems of the future. The Framework particularly includes global EAS scenarios meant to guide EAS actors to think beyond business-as-usual trends, explore alternatives and integrate global drivers that they would not have considered otherwise into their national strategy. The side-event aims to: present features of the Framework and shape up the global EAS scenarios. It will include presentations, panel discussion and interactions with participants.

Programme : 

10:00 - 10:10 -  Opening remarks by Beth Crawford, director Office of Innovation at FAO
10:10 - 10:25 - Setting the scene with Patrice Djamen, CIRAD researcher
10:25 - 11:10 - Pannel discussion moderated by Sarah Audouin, CIRAD researcher, with the participation of :

• Carl Larsen, GFRAS executive secretary
• Patience Rwamigisa, Ministry of agriculture, animal industry and fisheries, Uganda
• Nevena Alexandrova-Stefanova, agricultural extension officer at FAO
• Genna Tesdall, director YPARD

11:10 - 11:55 - Interactions with the participants
11:55 - 12:00 - Concluding points with Selvaraju Ramasamy, senior agricultural officer, head of research and extension unit a FAO