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A COLOURFUL DISPLAY\, Negros Occidental\, Philippines\, by Amb er Heckelman[/caption]

Join us for the opening reception for the late st Lobby Gallery photography exhibition "Nature & Nourishment: The Agrobiodiversity and Food Security Nexus" now on display at the Liu Institute for Global Issues. Enjoy a presenta tion by Dr. Barbara Gemmill-Herren and audience Q&A. An informal reception with complimentary refreshments will follow. No RSVP is required.

As agroecology - in its multiple dimensions - has received considerable attention in the last five years on global and regional levels\, and multiple requests have been made on the part of governments for a better evidence base on the perf ormance of Agroecology vis a vis other “sustainable agriculture” systems. T here is an increasing recognition that we leave off a vast scope of knowled ge by ignoring or not validating diverse sources of information: the knowle dge and experience of farmers\, local communities\, and many community-leve l initiatives with a depth of knowledge far beyond the bounds of experiment al stations and controlled environments. In the context of providing a rapi d review of such realms of knowledge to support the ongoing Committee on Wo rld Food Security High Level Panel of Experts project report on Agroecology \, we have explored methods to facilitate better capturing of local experie nces and impacts that ultimately reflect larger patterns\, seeking to expan d observations and inferences from individual case studies beyond their spa tial and temporal boundaries.

Dr. Barbara Gemmill-Herren – Senior Asso ciate\, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) & World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

Bio: Bar bara Gemmill-Herren served as Delivery Manager for the Major Area of Work o n Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity at the UN Food and Agriculture Organi zation (FAO). She coordinated the International Pollinator Initiative\, bui lding a global project on Pollination Services. She was responsible for FAO ’s work on Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Production and was engaged in FAO’s new focus on Agroecology. She presently works as a senior associate to the World Agroforestry Centre\, supporting the United Nations’ work on agroecology and true-cost accounting in agriculture. In April 2018 she was appointed to the UN Committee on Food Security’s High Level Panel of Expert s project team on ‘Agroecological approaches and other innovations for sust ainable agrifood systems that enhance food security and nutrition’.

< strong>Co-hosted by: The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UB C Farm\, the Diversified Agroecosystems Research Excellence Cluster\, the P eter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies\, and the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.