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Sri Lanka crisis and the impact on Agroecology debates – Lessons to be learnt
07/10/2022 @ 14:00 - 17:00
After the economic crisis in Sri Lanka this year and the preceding ban on chemical fertilisers, the debate around agro-ecology has come to the fore once again. The Sri Lanka crisis has made movements and activists discuss and reflect on the best ways to transition to agroecology. There have also been observations from some countries on how the crisis and the links with the fertiliser ban is being used by agro-businesses to create an adverse discourse around agro-ecology, possibly weakening the agro-ecology movement.
Moderator: Dr. Vandana Prasad (PHM India/JSA and Public Health Resource Network)
Speakers:
Dr. Lionel Weerakoon- Independent Activist, Sri Lanka
Marcos Ezequiel Filardi (lawyer), Member of the Network of Free Chairs on Food Sovereignty (Red Calisas), Argentina
Farida Akhter, Unnayan Bikalper Nitinirdharoni Gobeshona (UBINIG), the Policy Research for Development Alternatives, Bangladesh
Dr. Ramanjaneyulu (Ramoo), Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, India
Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KmaK9mGeRcq5vLVkaaszEg.