WEBINAR INVITATION

A look inside the pipeline: Artificial intelligence in agritech research and development 

Tuesday May 7th, 16h – 17h CET

In this webinar Wout Vierbergen, PhD researcher at the Flemish Research Institute for Agriculture and Fishery (ILVO), will give an introduction to the use of artificial intelligence in agriculture and food research. We will focus on a few examples that are currently in the research pipeline: What are they? How is artificial intelligence integrated into agrifood technologies? What are the incentives to do so? Who are the partners involved? What are the issues that AI should help address? And what questions does that raise?

The presentation will be followed by reflections from Andrea Ferrante, agroecologist at Schola Campesina, and an open Q&A.

This webinar is open for civil society organisations. The webinar is part of series, following the publication of a joint report between Friends of the Earth Europe, FIAN International and the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience / AgroecologyNow “Remote control and peasant intelligence. On automating decisions, suppressing knowledges and transforming ways of knowing“.

If you would like to participate. Please register HERE .

Looking forward to seeing you at the webinar!

 “Changing the Field,” a major farmers’ conference in dialogue with social and ecological movements, was held in Rome from March 1-3, (program here). “It is an event that puts on the agenda the need for convergence among those who want to bring out and strengthen agroecological alternatives to the industrial food system. We envisioned it as a first stage in the construction of common initiative spaces between rural and peasant realities, solidarity economy experiences, local food networks, the world of research, social and climate justice movements”.

La Via Campesina is calling all its members, allied social movements, civil society organizations, and friends in academia and policy spaces – including those in governments – to join them in this effort of building a framework that can help build a fair system of trade, rooted in principles of food sovereignty and social justice.

“As the WTO commences its 13th Ministerial Meeting with the hope of saving itself from irrelevance, we insist that all governments frustrated by its dysfunctionality join us in building an alternative. We will build this framework through patient consultations and advocacy with all our communities. This journey must begin now with no time to waste to ensure the future security and enjoyment of life for humanity”

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Webinar From Farm to Server? The EU data governance framework and what it means for farmers in Europe

7 March 2024, 15:00 – 16:30 CET

Over the past few years, the EU has developed a legislative framework for data and digital technologies and services. However, the impact of this framework on food and agriculture in Europe, and on small-scale farming in particular, is unclear. Agriculture has not been a major concern during the political process of drafting the various EU acts, and the participation of agricultural actors has been virtually non-existent. As a result, the EU data governance framework and the farming sector remain worlds apart.

This webinar aims to provide a space for reflection on the relevance of the emerging European framework for small and medium-scale farmers in Europe. How will it shape the future of European agriculture in a context of corporate-led digitalisation? Can it provide tools to address the risks of digital technologies for peasant farming? Or could it even contribute to the further marginalisation of peasants? We would like to discuss these and other questions at the event among peasant organizations, CSOs and critical researchers.

Inputs by:

• Katarzyna Kosior, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics – National Research Institute, Poland
• Jessica Amendolara, Agriculture Attaché – Permanent Representation of Belgium to the EU

Followed by a moderated discussion.

The event will be in English.

Register HERE.

This event is part of a series organized by Friends of the Earth Europe, FIAN International, the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience at Coventry University and Agroecology Now! Check out our publication “Remote Control and Peasant Intelligence. On Automating Decisions, Suppressing Knowledges and Transforming Ways of Knowing”.