COP26 Hybrid Event - Lessons from India on Scaling Up Natural Farming It is the world’s largest chemical-free agroecology and regenerative agriculture programme, aiming to transform all 6 million farming families in AP into natural farming practitioners on their 8 million hectares of land by 2030. Our speakers will share their experience with this government-implemented sustainable agriculture programme and national activities relating to building market awareness and demand for organic products. Lessons for the UK and other countries will be discussed. Our speakers include: Sri T. Vijay Kumar, IAS (Rtd) Ex-Officio Special Chief Secretary to Government of Andhra Pradesh for Agriculture & Cooperation and Executive Vice Chairman of Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (farmers’ empowerment organisation) Women farmers participating in the programme Mr Minhaj Ameen (Min), Anchor Secretariat, National Coalition for Natural Farming India Prof Jo Smith, Personal Chair, The School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen. Ms Helen Browning, OBE, DL, Chief Executive of the Soil Association Dr Poornima Prabhakaran, PhD, Head, Environmental Health and Deputy Director, Centre for Environmental Health, Public Health Foundation of India Dr Lindsay Jaacks, PhD, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security, The University of Edinburgh Document COP26 Event flyer (2.71 MB / PDF) This hybrid event will be held on the 1st November 2021 from 9:30am to 11:00 am UK time / 3:00pm to 4:30 pm IST and can be attended in-person (Venue: Salvation Army, 1 Houldsworth Street Glasgow, G3 8ED, UK) and online via Zoom. Nov 01 2021 09.30 - 11.00 COP26 Hybrid Event - Lessons from India on Scaling Up Natural Farming In 2016, the Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP) passed a pioneering government order known as AP Community-managed Natural Farming (APCNF). APCNF is implemented through Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS) part of the government of AP. Salvation Army, 1 Houldsworth Street Glasgow, G3 8ED, UK and online via Zoom Location Register interest
COP26 Hybrid Event - Lessons from India on Scaling Up Natural Farming It is the world’s largest chemical-free agroecology and regenerative agriculture programme, aiming to transform all 6 million farming families in AP into natural farming practitioners on their 8 million hectares of land by 2030. Our speakers will share their experience with this government-implemented sustainable agriculture programme and national activities relating to building market awareness and demand for organic products. Lessons for the UK and other countries will be discussed. Our speakers include: Sri T. Vijay Kumar, IAS (Rtd) Ex-Officio Special Chief Secretary to Government of Andhra Pradesh for Agriculture & Cooperation and Executive Vice Chairman of Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (farmers’ empowerment organisation) Women farmers participating in the programme Mr Minhaj Ameen (Min), Anchor Secretariat, National Coalition for Natural Farming India Prof Jo Smith, Personal Chair, The School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen. Ms Helen Browning, OBE, DL, Chief Executive of the Soil Association Dr Poornima Prabhakaran, PhD, Head, Environmental Health and Deputy Director, Centre for Environmental Health, Public Health Foundation of India Dr Lindsay Jaacks, PhD, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security, The University of Edinburgh Document COP26 Event flyer (2.71 MB / PDF) This hybrid event will be held on the 1st November 2021 from 9:30am to 11:00 am UK time / 3:00pm to 4:30 pm IST and can be attended in-person (Venue: Salvation Army, 1 Houldsworth Street Glasgow, G3 8ED, UK) and online via Zoom. Nov 01 2021 09.30 - 11.00 COP26 Hybrid Event - Lessons from India on Scaling Up Natural Farming In 2016, the Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP) passed a pioneering government order known as AP Community-managed Natural Farming (APCNF). APCNF is implemented through Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS) part of the government of AP. Salvation Army, 1 Houldsworth Street Glasgow, G3 8ED, UK and online via Zoom Location Register interest
Nov 01 2021 09.30 - 11.00 COP26 Hybrid Event - Lessons from India on Scaling Up Natural Farming In 2016, the Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP) passed a pioneering government order known as AP Community-managed Natural Farming (APCNF). APCNF is implemented through Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS) part of the government of AP.
