{"id":992,"date":"2024-03-25T12:25:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T12:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/?page_id=992"},"modified":"2026-03-09T12:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:58:18","slug":"zambia-agroecology-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/index.php\/events\/zambia-agroecology-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Zambia&#8217;s 1st Agroecology Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"992\" class=\"elementor elementor-992\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7521fe8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7521fe8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26931e2\" data-id=\"26931e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0479d72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0479d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Zambia's 1st Agroecology Conference 2024<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d44d983 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d44d983\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01f8ecf\" data-id=\"01f8ecf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd0c2a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd0c2a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Conference-Header.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1119\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Conference-Header.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Conference-Header-300x75.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Conference-Header-1024x255.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Conference-Header-768x191.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff4f2a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff4f2a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c5af61\" data-id=\"4c5af61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607e9fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"607e9fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Zambia, the agriculture sector is an integral part of national development and plays a critical role in people\u2019s livelihoods regarding food and nutrition security, income, and employment provision. Since then, the sector has evolved from mare natural farming to its complex state, where it has become highly mechanised.<\/p><p>The current food production system has had several positive effects, such as sustaining high production levels for certain crops, especially maize and other cash crops. However, it has had its fair share of negative impacts, such as reduced soil productivity. Where initially farmers were able to realise almost 8 tons per hectare, they are now harvesting less than 0.3 tons per hectare, loss of biodiversity, emission of GHGs and general degradation of the soil.<\/p><p>This is mainly due to the over-reliance on external non-biodegradable inputs such as synthetic fertilisers supplying nitrogen, Potassium and urea.<\/p><p>Find the link to the full concept note below:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Concept-note-on-the-agroecology-conference-2024.pdf\">Concept note on the agroecology conference-2024<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09905cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09905cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80648fa\" data-id=\"80648fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d9c373 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4d9c373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-bob\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdfJZgAumHbBLqbZRBlGEwGMm3DeHFEj9LukCgDANUs3u6TMw\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e9090 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e9e9090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be65c34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"be65c34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e9348d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e9348d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4885bb8\" data-id=\"4885bb8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93107f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93107f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why the conference?\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb2856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cb2856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conference is necessitated by a critical issue in the current food production system, emphasizing the vulnerability of rural communities, particularly the youth and women, to external shocks and environmental challenges.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The existing model has not been effective in addressing the complex issues of climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and environmental degradation. The call for a transformation towards a more holistic, inclusive, and environmentally friendly narrative aligns with a growing global awareness of the need for agroecology agriculture.<\/span><\/p><p>This involves adopting practices that ensure food security and prioritize environmental conservation, social equity, and economic viability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9d5c8d\" data-id=\"d9d5c8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99cefac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99cefac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objective<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36909a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36909a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gather evidence on agroecological practices, create awareness, promote adoption, and influence policy change in the food system of Zambia.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e3e4e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e3e4e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ab5a1b\" data-id=\"1ab5a1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c46b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b6c46b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf6cf33 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cf6cf33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa95ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fa95ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db6a9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5db6a9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Participants<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-083caea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"083caea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-701da81\" data-id=\"701da81\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8e514 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c8e514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h4>Researchers<\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Practitioners<\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Farmers<\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Women and youth-led\/rights organizations<\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Policymakers<\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54b0719\" data-id=\"54b0719\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-145bedc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"145bedc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h4>Private sector representatives<\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Civil society organizations<\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Collaborating partners<\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Interested groups in agriculture and agroecology<\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Media<\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Academic Institutions<\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b5e58f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b5e58f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ad58ed\" data-id=\"4ad58ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd7721 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4fd7721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4637f5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e4637f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e17bd5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e17bd5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e198e1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e198e1f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7670983\" data-id=\"7670983\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc2c3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bc2c3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Themes of the conference<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2035058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2035058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agroecological production technologies<\/span><\/h5><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agroecological trade and markets<\/span><\/h5><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Polices and legislative frameworks around agroecology<\/span><\/h5><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farmer-managed seed systems and biodiversity conservation<\/span><\/h5><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women and youth in agriculture<\/span><\/h5><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Information and networking<\/span><\/h5><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrated pest management<\/span><\/h5><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9962a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9962a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1642bf4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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data-id=\"730c72c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f26e38\" data-id=\"8f26e38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e095e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e095e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Highlights<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72d718d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-866f33a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"866f33a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d85dcf7\" data-id=\"d85dcf7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b049e2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b049e2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information Hub<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d490a8 elementor-tabs-view-vertical elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"7d490a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1311\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1311\" aria-expanded=\"false\">10 Principles of Agroecology<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1312\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1312\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Factsheet<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1313\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1313\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Concept note<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1311\" aria-expanded=\"false\">10 Principles of Agroecology<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1311\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1311\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Agroecology-Principles.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1312\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Factsheet<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1312\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1312\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Agroecology-Fact-Sheet-1_page-0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"905\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1313\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Concept note<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1313\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1313\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Concept-note-on-the-agroecology-conference-2024.pdf\">Concept note on the agroecology conference-2024<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d805b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c5d805b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a185c43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a185c43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Agroecology Conference Brochure<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e9b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5e9b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Conference-Brochure_page-0002-1024x725.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1160\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Conference-Brochure_page-0002-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Conference-Brochure_page-0002-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Conference-Brochure_page-0002-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Conference-Brochure_page-0002-1536x1087.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Conference-Brochure_page-0002.jpg 1754w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200faa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"200faa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Conference-Brochure_page-0001-1024x724.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1159\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Conference-Brochure_page-0001-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Conference-Brochure_page-0001-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Conference-Brochure_page-0001-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Conference-Brochure_page-0001-1536x1087.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Conference-Brochure_page-0001.jpg 1753w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00485dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00485dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First Day Activities of The Agroecology Conference<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c260146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c260146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Agroecology Can Transform the lives of Small Holder Farmers-Wamunyima<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d14979e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d14979e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5850-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1166\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5850-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5850-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5850-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5850-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5850-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5850-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5850-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b925c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b925c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #050505; font-family: 'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.9375px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">PELUM Zambia country coordinator Muketoi Wamunyima says agroecology has the potential of <\/span>\u00a0enhancing the lives of smallholder farmers\u00a0 \u00a0and tranform the economy, and the environment.<\/p><p>Mr Wamunyima was speaking during his inaugural speech at the Zambia&#8217;s first Agroecology conference held in Lusaka recently. He says &#8221; by bringing together different stakeholders, we aim to learn, share, and create valuable linkages. The era of working in isolation is over, we must complement each other\u2019s efforts&#8221;.<\/p><p>Mr Wamunyima adds that he recognised and appreciated steps taken by the Ministry of Agriculture\u00a0 to address the many challenges faced by the sector through the\u00a0 development of the 2022 to 2026\u00a0 strategic plan for the Ministry.<\/p><p>&#8220;It is this conference\u2019s aim that,\u00a0 what will come out will feed into the strategic plan and support its implementation and the overall national development agenda&#8221; he noted.<\/p><p>He appealed to government and other stakeholders in the agroecology space to \u00a0scale up agroecology\u00a0 by investing more in extension, technology, research, training, information dissemination and institutional capacities.<\/p><p>Meanwhile, Government has called for adoption of a more resilient system that will withstand climate change impacts. In a speech read on his behalf, Minister\u00a0 of Agriculture Reuben Mtolo Phiri says&#8221; The climate change crisis has impacted 84 out of the 116 districts resulting\u00a0 in the destruction of\u00a0 of one million hectares of the 2.2 million dedicated to maize, the staple crop,&#8221;.<\/p><p>He stressed the need for the nation to transition to production systems that are equipped to withstand the impacts of climate change.<\/p><p>And speaking at the same function,<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve; color: #050505; font-family: 'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.9375px;\" src=\"http:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5997-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-1b046745 );\">Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations Country Represen<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-1b046745 );\">tative Suze Filippini says &#8221; Let us remember to listen to the voices of smallholder farmers, indigenous communities\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-1b046745 );\">and marginalised groups who are at the forefront of practicing sustainable agriculture&#8221;.<\/span><\/p><p>Ms Filippini sa<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-1b046745 );\">ys the wisdom, resilience and creativity of smallholder farmers is an inspiration to think beyond boundaries and reimagine our food systems in ways that benefit both people and the planet.<\/span><\/p><p>Bernhard Trautner, head of the Corporation\u00a0 German Embassy retaliated the need to embrace local and indigenous knowledge\u00a0 about locally adapted traditional agriculture methods which can serve as a complementary pillar while promoting climate smart and more resilient farming systems.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1172 size-large alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5989-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5989-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5989-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5989-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5989-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5989-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5989-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5989-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p><p>The conference aims to gathers evidence on agroecological practices and creates awareness, promote the adoption of agroecology and influence policy change in our food system. It brings together researchers, practitioners, farmers, women and youth-led organisations, policymakers, private sector, Civil society organisation, donors and interested groups in<br \/>agriculture and agroecology to discuss adoption of agroecology and present evidence of agroecology as a sustainable agriculture system.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-889fce3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"889fce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Note Speech- Dr Judith Lungu <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b37c043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b37c043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5930-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1203\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5930-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5930-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5930-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5930-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A5930-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A6122-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1193\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A6122-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A6122-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A6122-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A6122-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A6122-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A6122-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KJ2A6122-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dr Siatwiinda Siatwiinda-Mulungushi University<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f249b7\" data-id=\"1f249b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e8024 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34e8024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Agroecology?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261cb3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"261cb3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Joseph Cheelo-Ministy of Agriculture<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40c0b83\" data-id=\"40c0b83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caef07e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"caef07e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KJ2A6700-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1251\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KJ2A6700-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KJ2A6700-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KJ2A6700-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KJ2A6700-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KJ2A6700-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KJ2A6700-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KJ2A6700-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dr Natasha Mwila-GIZ<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KJ2A6716-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KJ2A6716-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Zuba Mwanza-FAO<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef7f630\" data-id=\"ef7f630\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da40da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1da40da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title 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width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/357499409_637467685144473_7376700184801368138_n-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/357499409_637467685144473_7376700184801368138_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/357499409_637467685144473_7376700184801368138_n-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/357499409_637467685144473_7376700184801368138_n-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/357499409_637467685144473_7376700184801368138_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc46152 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dc46152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ccf64 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"87ccf64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7413c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7413c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1461c15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1461c15\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-802acd4\" data-id=\"802acd4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f277efd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f277efd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1819026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1819026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ee262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0ee262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Proud Sponsors<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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src=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Coat_of_arms_of_Zambia_small-259x300.jpg\" alt=\"Coat of Arms of Zambia\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6c2fd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6c2fd4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e07c33a\" data-id=\"e07c33a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e43349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e43349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conference Venue<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae4b25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"4ae4b25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-size-default\">Format<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-094c26b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"094c26b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Plenary Sessions: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keynote addresses and high-level discussions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Parallel Sessions:<\/strong> Workshops, panel discussions, and presentations on specific themes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Networking Opportunities:<\/strong> Breakout sessions for informal discussions and networking.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Exhibitions:<\/strong> Showcasing agroecological products, technologies, and success stories.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Policy Roundtables:<\/strong> Engaging policymakers in focused discussions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a265a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8a265a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aea711f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aea711f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-948b100\" data-id=\"948b100\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e54461f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e54461f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e29dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34e29dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keep in touch<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af92979 elementor-shape-rounded 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food and nutrition security, income, and employment provision. Since then, the sector has evolved from mare natural farming to its complex state, where it has become highly mechanised. 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