Álvaro Toledo

    Deputy Secretary of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO

    Agricultural engineer with a strong track record in the management of agricultural biodiversity. He has been part of the FAO since 2003, playing a key role in the development of policies and programmes related to the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources.

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    • Day 1: 29 April 2025


    • 10:00  - 11:00

      This session will address the scope and contribution of cultivated biodiversity and how municipalities can promote local seed systems through food policies to face its challenges.

      Moderator: Adrián Rodríguez Burruezo, Director of the Preservation and Improvement of Valencian Agro-diversity University Research Institute, Spain.

      Speakers:

      • Mariateresa Lazzaro – Senior Scientist in Plant Breeding for Organic Agriculture at FiBL - Switzerland and Scientific Co-Coordinator of the LiveSeeding Project.
      • Álvaro Toledo – Deputy Secretary of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO.
      • María Carrascosa García – LiveSeeding Project manager, Red de Municipios por la Agroecología.
      Where
      Roca Umbert, Sala NAUB1



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    Fostering Cultivated Biodiversity
    Through Local Food Policies

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    Álvaro Toledo