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This international event brings together Irish, European, and international family farmers, policy experts, and civil society representatives. Timed alongside the hosting of the European Coordination Via Campesina General Assembly in Maynooth, the event provides a platform to discuss practical pathways for agricultural reform, local food sovereignty, and the transition to agroecology in Ireland and Europe.
This event is co-hosted by Talamh Beo & Via Campesina during the Irish EU presidency with opening address from Uachtarán Catherine Connolly as part of the week long ECVC General Assembly.
Aula Maxima, Maynooth, Thurs 19th November from 1:15 – 6pm.
Ticket price €10.
With contributions from:
Elaine Bradley – Irish Seedsavers – Seed Sovereignty – Derek McLoughlin – Wild Atlantic Nature – Rewards based approaches – Siobhan Hubbard – Sli na Feirme (farmer abattoir co-op) – Processing Infrastructure – Fintan White – Talamh Beo/Og – Diversification/Local Markets – John Duffy – Talamh Beo – Uplands Transformation – Maureen Kilgore – Irish Agroforestry Forum – Agroforestry as a solution – Sarah Prosser – Bioregion Ireland – Bioregional approaches – Sean McCabe – Bohemians – Community Wealth Building
Growing Agroecology in Ireland – Barriers and Opportunities
Thomas O’Connor/Talamh Beo
Hannah Quinn Mulligan/Tory Hill Farm
Paddy Bresnihan/Maynooth University
Elaine McGoff/An Taisce
Keynote: Genevie Savigny, European Rapporteur for UN Declaration on the RIghts of Peasants and People in Rural Areas (UNDROP)
Agroecology in Europe and Internationally – Barriers and Opportunities
Morgan Ody/La Via Campesina
Matteo Metta/Agroecology Europe
La Via Campesina Latin America Rep
Heidi Hogset (Molde University, Norway)
From July – December 2026, Ireland will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This political window offers a unique opportunity to position grounded, farmer-led solutions at the center of the European dialogue on the post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform and the EU Strategic Agenda.
The ECVC General Assembly will gather agricultural practitioners from diverse European territories in Ireland in November. Talamh Beo aims to highlight the importance of exchange, networking and peer to peer learning with others as we build capacity to make the necessary changes on our farms and in our fields. Meeting with other farmers engaged in Agroecology from across Europe can help build a broader movement for change which centres Agroecology and Farming with Nature across the continent.
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