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Growing �Common �Ground

FOOD SECURE CANADA

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Faris Ahmed

February 2024

farisahm8@gmail.com

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1. State of Agroecology Policy

2. Levers & Pathways

3. An Agenda for Transformation

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State of Agroecology Policy

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  1. Policies on “agroecology” do not exist!
  2. Corporate forces at play
  3. Poorly understood or shunned
  4. Farmers at the forefront
  5. Competing frameworks
  6. Research is fragmented

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Policy Levers

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  1. Shifting mindsets
  2. Incentives & support measures
  3. A whole food system lens
  4. Regulatory measures
  5. Farm inputs, energy, machinery
  6. Social policy
  7. A National Agroecology Strategy

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Transition Pathways

& Change Trajectories

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  1. Potential for co-optation
  2. The dilemma of ‘big tents’
  3. What trajectory for Canada: Transition or Transformation?

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It Takes a Movement

To Grow a Food Policy

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An Agenda for Transformation

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  1. A Research & Knowledge Sharing Agenda
  2. A Policy & Advocacy Agenda
  3. An Engagement & Communications Agenda

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