The McKnight Foundation

Farmers Research Networks and Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems Leadership Team Convening: These annual convenings were combined in 2024 to consolidate learnings, and to plan and learn how best to support agroecological transitions in the coming years. More than 100 individuals and organizations, with experience and interest in participatory, inclusive research for agroecology were brought together. The objectives were to build meaningful connections and to take collective action with researchers, farmer representatives, civil society actors, funders, policymakers and others.

2024 Andes Community of Practice annual convening: The twentieth annual Andes Community of Practice was developed as a face-to-face meeting with representatives from CRFS projects, as well as guests from different countries. The objective is to share the results of current projects' research over the past year analyzing their learnings and moving towards a joint synthesis. It is to reflect on how to promote changes inspired by agroecology and how to connect with local and global processes. In addition, they promote and deepen connections between COP participants, Farmers, social organizations, representatives of public bodies, NGOs, regional networks, and platforms. Lastly, to project the future actions of COP events.

2024 Eastern-Southern Africa Community of Practice annual convening: With the general objective of advancing the CoP as a recognized contributor to AE transformation in ESAF, the specific objective of the CoP meeting was to build networks, social capital and common understanding between all CoP members; Exchange the latest results and ideas on agroecology transitions in the region; Understand the evolving nature of CCRP and implications for ES Africa Reflect on the regional TOC and ways it can be made more useful and contribute to continued development of the COP.