Programme

Taru Sandén
AGES, Austria

Tiffanie F. Stone (Aarhus University, Denmark)

Tiffanie F. Stone will present a critical review developed by an interdisciplinary team of research in work package 7 of the Agroecology Partnership describing key characteristics and possibilities of transformative agroecology Living Labs (LL). Sustainable transition and innovation theories, and literature on agricultural knowledge and innovation systems were reviewed and connected with three core components of transformative agroecology LL: 1) aligning methods with agroecology principles, 2) utilizing place-based transformation approaches and 3) supporting a paradigm shift to participatory knowledge production. The team then identified three seeds of transformation which hold potential for supporting transformative agroecology LL as a new participatory paradigm at the science-policy-society nexus in Europe.

Ana Allamand (Soil Association, Scotland)

Ana Allamand will bring LLs concept to practice, highlighting common challenges and opportunities when implementing LLs and suggesting tools to address these challenges and maximise LL potential and impact. She will also explore how to plan for LLs long term viability (beyond limited funding) to leverage them in the long run to sustain agricultural and food systems transformation.

Taru Sandén and Julia Fohrafellner