Territorial dynamics of resilience in rural areas, particularly in mountains

21-22-23 November 2023

Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICh) – Crète, Grèce

PROGRAMME 2023

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Agenda

Time table

Tuesday 21st November

Room

8:30 – 9:30

Welcome and registration

 Welcome desk

9:30 – 12:30

Introductory conference & Round tables – Link to the program

ARISTOTE

12:30 – 14:30

Lunch

Restaurant

14:30 – 16:00

A1

Session 1

Multilevel governance: design and capacity to mobilise public action

EPICURUS

A2

Territorial approaches to food systems from a global health and food safety perspective

HERACLITUS

A3

Diversity of rural areas and transition trajectories

ARCHIMEDES

A4

General considerations on the contribution of livestock production to the transition to EI

THALES

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee break

Restaurant

16 :30 – 18 :00

A1

Session 2

Cross-sectoral cooperation and exchanges: fostering synergies between policies

EPICURUS

A2

Strategies for environmental transition and resilience in food systems

HERACLITUS

A3

Social innovations and transformations in territorial trajectories

ARCHIMEDES

A4

Exploring the different paths and contexts of the transition to AE with animal production

THALES

Timetable

Wednesday 22nd November

Room

8:30 – 13:00

Visits by workshop

 

Workshop 1

Workshop 2

Workshop 3

Workshop 4

Various locations

13:00 – 14:30

Lunch

Restaurant

14:30 – 16:00

A1

Session 3

Inter-actor and inter-territory networks: what tools can be used? 

EPICURUS

A2

Strategies for environmental transition and resilience in food systems – island focus

HERACLITUS

A3

Collective intelligence and territorial transitions

ARCHIMEDES

A4

Reflection on the interaction between livestock farming and sustainability, and territorial approaches when assessing sustainability and the agro-ecological transition.

THALES

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee break

Restaurant

16 :30 – 18 :00

A1

Session 4

Skills and support tools for developing initiatives

EPICURUS

A2

Diversity in food systems

HERACLITUS

A3

The Mediterranean mountains: an exemplary form of transition

ARCHIMEDES

A4

Impact of origin-linked quality products on the agro-ecological transition using the FAO’s TAPE approach (case study of the AniTerrAE project)

THALES

From 19:00

Dinner with traditional Greek specialities and entertainment

Restaurant

Timetable

Thursday 23 November

Room

9:00 – 10:30

MountMed conference on the book: “Du développement aux transitions en montagne: converger vers des démarches opérationnelles territoriales d’apprentissage”.

ARISTOTE

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break

Restaurant

11:00 – 12:00

Conference on AniterrAE project

ARISTOTE

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

Restaurant

13:00 – 15:30

Summary of the ODT 2023 Forum

ARISTOTE

MAICh Room plan

Workshops Agenda

Workshop description here

Session

Title / Moderation

Contributions

1

14 :30 – 16 :00

Multilevel governance: design and capacity to mobilise public action

Armelle Mazé (INRAE, France) & Florence Tartanac (FAO)

Implementing sustainable food procurement initiatives at local level: the experience of the Manabi region in Ecuador – L. Swensson & F. Tartanac (FAO), Italy

 

Territorial governance models in cocoa designations of origin in Latin America – L. E. Martinez Salvador & M. V. Flores Pacheco (Universidad Nactional Autonoma de México), Mexico

 

“Territorial plots”: an experiment in multi-level public policy articulation and rural women’s empowerment in southern Mendoza, Argentina – P. Diez (INTA), G. Rios & S. Paulides (instituto de Ensenanza Superior 9-011 “De Atuel”), Argentina

2

16 :30 -18 :00

Cross-sectoral cooperation and exchanges: fostering synergies between policies

F. Casabianca (INRAE, France) & L. Rieutort (Université Clermont-Auvergne, France)

Commission, Forum and Law of Social and Solidarity Economy of the Province of Salta – A. Chavez (INTA), Argentina  

 

Tahitian urban agriculture: collective gardens, third places between social and societal benefits – A. Tchekemian & P. Leleu (University of French Polynesia), Tahiti

UNESCO biosphere reserves and agro-ecological initiatives: what convergence for what sustainable development objectives? The case of the Arganeraie Biosphere Reserve in Morocco – W. Benhsain & S. Salhi (Cadi Ayyad University), Morocco –

Sustainability as a symbolic resource at local level and its strategic uses – E. Apostoli Cappello (Sapienza Roma University), Italy

 

3

14 :30 – 16.00

Inter-actor and inter-territory networks: what tools can be used? 

C. Luminati (Polo Poschiavo, Switzerland) & M. Trentin (Origin for Sustainability)

Agricultural eco-efficiency and the climate: elements for a policy to combat climate change within a multi-level governance framework – M. Hernandez Cayetano, M. Pensado Leglise (Instituto Politécnico Nacional), Mexico, C. Rosano Pena (University of Brasilia), Brazil

 

Analysis of the partnerships and collaborations of an NGO (AVSF: Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières) with local authorities in Senegal – H. Vernier, territorial development expert based in Drôme, France

 

TETRAA programme: a network and tools for territories in transition – L. Galipaud (AgroParisTech & Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation), France

 

TBA – D. Gaki (University of Thessaly), Greece

 

s4

16 :30 -18 :00

Skills and support tools for developing initiatives

E. Schmitt (University of Cordoba, Spain) & T. Dax (BAB, Austria)

A territorial approach to the urban food system: Supporting public action through innovative educational tools – S. Nikolaudou & T. Anthopolou (Panteion University), Greece

 

The DTRaIN project, high-quality professional skills to revitalise the agri-food sector – C. Piteris (Region of Crete), Greece

Revealing the potential of territorial markets to encourage the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices: the case of Lebanon – A. Puhac, F. Tartanac, M. Vicovaro (FAO), Italy

Skills for the future of mountain regions in Europe – E. Schmitt (University of Cordoba), Spain

Workshop 2 description here

Session

Title / Moderation

Contributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

14 :30-16 :00

Territorial approaches to food systems from a global health and food security perspective

G. Calvo (INSUCO) & M. Champredonde (INTA)

Water as a source of life and food in the indigenous territories of the Bolivian Amazon – S. Enriquez, CIPCA, Bolivia

Impacts of food and non-food coping strategies on household food insecurity in conflict zones: the case of the Timbuktu Region in Mali – A. Waigalo, K. Sissoko (University of Ségou), Mali

Towards a change in approach to promoting and managing the safety of raw milk cheeses in the Americas – D. Benavides (Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia-UNAD), Colombia & M. Champredonde (INTA), Argentina

Institutional weaknesses and hygienist traditions in the fragilisation of Nogoyá’s cheese territory… and of public health – F. Victor, M. Champredonde (INTA), Argentine

2A

 

16 :30 -18 :00

Environmental transition and resilience strategies in food systems


C. Cerdan (CIRAD) & C. Bernard-Mongin (CIRAD)

The rice terraces of Ifugao: a globally important agricultural heritage system (giahs) for an international voluntary certification standard by the world agricultural heritage forum (wahf) – K. M. Bantaculo (University of Parma), Italy

Between autonomy and specialisation, a comparison of the resilience of two territorial food systems: the Franches Montagnes and Valposchiavo – P. Donadieu (ETHZ), Switzerland

There is a kingdom under water – A. J-P. Hegglin, C. F. J. Fuser & C. Simon (INTA) Argentina

Prudent farmers resilience – J. Dikovic (Center for Corporate responsibility and Sustainability, School of Management), Switzerland

 

 

 

 

2B

 

 

14 :30 -16 :00

Environmental transition and resilience strategies in food systems – Island focus

C. Cerdan (CIRAD) & C. Bernard-Mongin (CIRAD)

Food resilience: a pragmatic strategy for renegotiating dependencies for a Greenland in transition – N. Parmantier (Savoie Mont Blanc University), France

Prospects for food self-sufficiency on Réunion Island: which local food networks could provide an adequate diet for local consumers? – V. Russeil, C. Cerdan, F. Wallet (INRAE, UMR AGIR), France

Mountain viticulture: Reaching the moving target of agricultural sustainability – M. Stavrinides, V. Litskas, I. Vogiatzakis (Cyprus University of Technology), Cyprus

4

 

16 :30 -18 :00

Diversity of food systems

 
F. Wallet (INRAE)

Collective Agripreneurship: Catalyst for Localised Agri-food Systems via Distinctive Signs of Origin and Quality in Agriculture – T. Bounjem, N. Belrhazi (Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah), Maroc

Attiéké and food security in the district of Abidjan – K. Kouakou Philipps (Université Alassane Ouattara / Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques), Côte d’Ivoire

Innovative agro-ecological approaches to achieve resilience to climate CHANGE in Mediterranean countries – The CHANGE-UP project – M. Marchini, S. Folloni, C Piazza, G. Visioli, L. Gazza, N. Monacelli, G. Galaverna (Az. Agraria Sperimentale Stuard, Open Fields, University of Parma, CREA), Italy

Farming: anchoring oneself in the land and reinventing it. Analysis based on on-farm dairy sheep production in Provence-Alpes-Côte-D’azur – M. Millet, M-O. Nozières, J-M. Sorba, F. Casabianca (University of Corsica), France

Ecofeminism to analyse gender in geographical indications of non-timber forest products: the case of Madd de Casamance in Senegal – M. C. Robledo Rodriguez (CIRAD, UMR Innovation), France

Workshop 3 description here

Session

Title / Moderation

Contributions

1

14 :30 -16 :00

Diversity of rural areas and transition trajectories

S. Lardon (INRAE, France) and L. Rieutort (Université Clermont-Auvergne, France)

The Corsican maquis: trajectory of a food landscape in transition – G. Michon (IRD), & J-M. Sorba (INRAE), France

Territorial transitions and sports clubs in the Massif Central – T. Meignan, (University of Clermont Auvergne, UMR Territoires), France

Redefining the place of trees in Swiss agriculture – the transition to agroforestry – U. Le Goff (ETHZ) & D. Barjolle (University of Lausanne), Switzerland

How should mountain areas be organised at a time when land is being used sparingly? The example of Zero Net Artificialisation – L. Rieutort (Université Clermont Auvergne, UMR Territoires), France

Specific skills and learning territories in Aubrac: activation through forward-looking employment and skills management (GPECT) – T. G. Pham (Le Cube Consultants), France

2

16 :30 -18 :00

Social innovations and transformations in territorial trajectories

T. Anthopoulou (Panteion University, Greece) and P-A. Landel (Grenoble-Alpes University, France)

The transformative capacities of mountain areas – social innovation and transdisciplinarity – J-B. Grison (Labex ITTEM, UMR Pacte, Université Grenoble Alpes), France

Terraces, metaphors for the dynamics of Mediterranean hinterlands – P-A. Landel (Grenoble Alpes University) & B. Romagny (IRD), France

 Local communities as actors of territorial transition: the case of Terra Thessalia (Greece)”. – D. Goussios (University of Thessaly) & A. Anthopolou (Pantéion University), Greece

“Long-term Socio-Ecological Research Platform (LTSER) in Bulgaria – an environment conducive to innovation in protected areas – D. Dimitrova (Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research), Bulgaria

3

14 :30 -16 :00

Collective intelligence and territorial transitions

S. Lardon (INRAE) and L. Rieutort (Université Clermont-Auvergne)

Participatory socio-economic and gender analysis to design community enterprises for the community of Talesh, in the Hyrcanian forest of Iran – M. Kananian (Sustainable Territorial Development Expert), Iran

The city-network, a form of organisation for the development of rural areas? – V. Iceri (CISCA), S. Lardon (INRA)L. Copello (INRAE) M. Tawab Tieneb (ENSA Toulouse), France

Learning processes and knowledge production in three multi-stakeholder platforms in Mediterranean mountain regions – A. Vavvos (University of Crete), M. Colabianchi (University of Pisa), C. Esgalhado (University of Evora), Greece, Italy, Portugal

Developing ecotourism in Mediterranean protected areas – V. Madoulka (Crete Region), Greece

Renewing the urban-rural dialogue in the Mediterranean. L’exemple du Schéma de développement rural en pays ajaccien – M. Chadid & L. Rieutort (Université Clermont Auvergne, UMR Territoires), France

4

16 :30 -18 :00

The Mediterranean mountains: an exemplary form of transition         

J-C. Paoli (INRAE), D. Goussios (University of Thessaly), T.Anthopoulou (Pantéion University)

Tourism models, agricultural models: the two steps of mountain territories – X. Cailhol (Université de Chambery) & G. Vianey (Université de Tours), France

MountainHER project: Creating opportunities to increase the added value of mountain food products while strengthening women-led associations to ensure agroecological transformation in the Mediterranean basin – I. Mazzoli et al (Open Field Srl), Italy

Improbable downstream-upstream solidarities for water management in the Mediterranean area – F. Lorenzi (ECOLIMONT), France

From protecting the poorest to safeguarding collective identities – Governance of mountain commons – R. Centonze (Institut für Agrarund Ernährungswissenschaften Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), Germany

Workshiop 4 Description here

Session

Main title / Moderation

Subtitle

Contributions

1

14 :30 -16 :00

 

 

 

 

What is the agro-ecological potential of livestock farming systems in a context of demographic, economic, social and environmental pressures?

P. Jeanneaux (Vet AgroSup, France), A. Mottet (FAO), A. Ickowicz (FAO)

 

 

 

Session 1

General considerations on the contribution of livestock production to the AE transition

Agroecology Coalition: An opportunity to transform food systems through agroecology – O. Oliveros (Agroecology Coalition), Italy

The sustainability potential of livestock production systems: feedback from the FAO network on the multifunctionality of livestock systems (GASL) – A. Ickowicz (CIRAD), France

Example of a sustainable dairy production system in Senegal: the Berger dairy with milk collection in a pastoral area for over 15 years (project supported by the FAO GASL network) – A. Diaw (Laiterie du Berger), Senegal

Insights on the role of locally adapted breeds towards the agroecological transition of farming systems – C. Ligda and L. Perucho (Veterinary Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organisation), Greece

2

16 :30 -18 :00

 

 

Session 2

Exploring the different paths and contexts of AE transition in animal production

Livestock systems: their role in transforming food systems in the context of climate change – N. Bourgeois (HAFL), Switzerland

Risk perception and management by cattle farmers in grassland systems – R. Dureau (Uni-Laval), P. Jeanneaux (VetAgroSup), France

Vegetation’s contribution to farm resilience: A multi-scale characterization applied to agro-pastoral transhumant systems – A-L. Murro (INRAE), France

Can digital agriculture facilitate the transition to agro-ecology – P. Jeanneaux (VetAgroSup), France

3

14 :30 -16 :00

 

 

 

 

 

What role do local qualifications play in the agro-ecological transition of livestock farming systems and their territories?

D. Lucantoni (FAO), D. Barjolle (University of Lausanne, Switzerland) and M. Champredonde (INTA, Argentina)

 

Session 3

Reflecting about interaction between livestock farming and sustainability, and the territorial approaches when assessing sustainability and agroecological transition.

The potential of livestock farming in territorial agroecological approaches – M. Kaufmann (OFAG), Switzerland

Impact on the sustainability of Paipa PDO cheese, Colombia – L. F. Samper (oriGIn), E. Vandecandelaere (FAO), Switzerland and Italy

Sustainable livestock farming in the Central Himalaya, India: use pattern and potentiality – V. Prasad Sati (University of Mizoram), India

Local livestock breeds adapted to insular mountainous environments are part of their ecosystem – A Greek example – A. Kominakis, I. Hadjigeorgiou (Agricultural University of Athens), Greece

4

16 :30 -18 :00

 

 

Session 4

Impacts of origin-linked quality products on agroecological transistion with the FAO’s TAPE approach (case study of the AniTerrAE project)

Measuring transition to agroecology through the TAPE Livestock approach – D. Lucantoni (FAO, Animal Production and Health), Italy

Example of yak products in Bhutan – T. Lhamo, Origin for Sustainability & ESA, P. Jeanneaux (VetAgroSup), Buthan and France

Example of Brazil TAPE/PDO Cheese Santa Catarina – A. Farfan (Origin for Sustainability) & ESA, J.-L. Le Guerroué (University of Brazilia) P. Jeanneaux (VetAgroSup), Peroù, Brazil, France

Example of meat production systems in the Argentine pampas – M. Champredonde, R. Tizon and N. Pezzutti (INTA), Argentina

Participation Fees

Status

Price (euros)

Student on site

280

Student virtual participation

80

Virtual participation (not a student)

170

On-site workshop contributor or organiser

390

Virtual participation workshop contributor or organiser

170

Participant on site without contribution

500

Scientific Committee

  • François Casabianca, Président du comité scientifique (ex-INRAE, France)
  • Claire Bernard-Mongin (CIRAD, France)
  • Claire Cerdan (CIRAD, France)
  • Dimitris Goussios (University of Thessaly, Grèce)
  • Dominique Barjolle (ETH, Université de Lausanne, Suisse)
  • Florence Tartanac (FAO, Italie)
  • François Pythoud (Fondation pour le Goût)
  • Jean-Louis Le Guerroué (University of Brasilia, Brésil)
  • Luca Piccin (FRIJ & UniNeuchâtel, Suisse)
  • Marcelo Champredonde (INTA, Argentina)
  • Olivier Beucherie (Olivier Beucherie Conseil, France)
  • Philippe Mongondry (École supérieure d’Agricultures d’Angers, France)
  • Theodosia Anthopoulou (Panteion University, Grèce)
  • Guillén Calvo (INSUCO, Colombie)
  • Cassiano Luminati (Polo Poschiavo, Suisse)

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