FAO would like to send a notification of the Regional Meeting on Agroecology in Sub-Saharan Africa scheduled to take place on 5 and 6 November 2015 in Dakar, Republic of Senegal. This meeting aims to encourage dialogue around the scientific basis and the experiences of implementing Agroecology. The meeting has the following specific objectives:

• To enhance better understanding of agroecology in the African context;
• To help to assess the current status of agro-ecological agricultural development, identify challenges in the adoption of agroecology and future opportunities for its development in Sub-Saharan Africa including access to technology and productive resources, social inclusion, delivery of support services, value chain, including processing and marketing in the context of food and nutrition security;
• To exchange and share knowledge, experience, encountered problems, and available technologies and methods in order to learn from each other’s experience and lessons on agro-ecological agriculture;
• To strengthen and develop regional and possibly sub-regional networks /forum on Agro-ecological agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, and to better link it with similar network all over the worl
• To identify priority action, relevant policy options and recommendations for advocacy and promotion of agro-ecological agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Considering your vast experience in this field, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),has the pleasure to notify you of this Symposium.

If you are interested, please send your application by 10 October 2015, through this link: http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/thematic-sitemap/theme/spi/sharp/agroecology-registration-self-funded-participants/en/. Upon receipt of your submission, FAO will confirm your participation and provide you with more detailed information on the logistical details of the Symposium.

Please note that this notification does not imply any financial commitment from FAO's side. FAO will not be able to fund your participation, travel or visa costs.

For further information, please send a message to agroecology-symposium@fao.org.