The conference will:

• bring together disciplines that have traditionally been disparate, in a quest for transformative and integrated approaches to agriculture and agroecology
• create a space to share case studies and on-the ground practices in agroecology, including agricultural methodologies, development practices and emerging visions of modernity
• explore emerging innovative policies and institutions for agroecology, as well as constraints faced in achieving a more sustainable agricultural future
• provide a platform for sharing scientific evidence on agroecology
• create the opportunity to create new and diverse relationships, to strengthen existing and establish new networks and shared ventures, and to enable the development of strategies in support of agroecology
• foster interdisciplinary engagement between actors and infuse the space with participatory opportunities, creative thinking and artistic expression to help unearth common values underpinning a transformation to agroecology