International Forum on Family Farming and Traditional Communities
Solutions for the Climate Transition in the Global SouthNovember 13-17, 2025
Agrizone, Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Condurú Auditorium
A space for dialog and collective construction to strengthen fairer agriculture,
sustainable and resilient to climate change.
About the Forum
The International Forum on Family Farming and Traditional Communities will take place during COP30 in Belém. It will focus on sustainable agriculture in the context of climate change and will bring together family farmers and traditional communities, public managers, researchers and international partners.
The event aims to strengthen the role of rural and traditional territories in the climate transition, promoting the exchange of experiences and concrete solutions for adaptation, mitigation and sustainable production in the Amazon and other regions of the Global South.
More than just a meeting, the Forum is a space for dialogue, collective construction and valuing knowledge, recognizing agriculture as a pillar for a fair, diverse and sustainable future. At one of the most decisive moments in the history of the Amazon, the event sheds light on the different contributions of rural and traditional populations in the responses to the climate crisis, putting the forest, food and life at the center of the international agenda.
Main information
November 13 to 17, 2025
Condurú Auditorium, AgriZone
Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Travessa Dr. Enéas Pinheiro, Belém (PA)
General programming
The program will be divided into thematic panels, bringing together national and international initiatives that present innovative solutions and sustainable practices in different areas of family farming.
Check out the dates and times below!
Source: Alliance Bioversity International
November 13 - Opening
- 10:00 – Registration
- 10:30 – Opening table
- MDA (Ministry of Agrarian Development)
- SEAF (State Secretariat for Family Farming)
- SEMAS (State Secretariat for the Environment and Sustainability)
- IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute)
- EMBRAPA (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation)
- CONTAG (National Confederation of Rural Workers and Family Farmers)
- CONTRAF (National Confederation of Workers in Family Farming in Brazil)
- CNS (National Council of Extractivist Populations)
- CONAQ (National Coordination for the Articulation of Quilombos)
- 11:30 – Conference: Family Farming and Resilience to Climate Emergencies – Paulo Petersen, Executive Coordinator of AS-PTA, member of the Executive Nucleus of ANA (National Articulation of Agroecology) and Special Envoy for Family Farming to COP30.
- 12:15 – 12:30 – Plenary
- 14:00 – 15:40 – Panel 1 – Agroforestry Systems and Restoration
- Moderator: Débora Veiga (EMBRAPA)
- Syntropic agriculture – Vicente Cirino (Instituto Vida em Sintropia da Amazônia)
- SAFTA Tomé-Açu – Michinori Konogato
- International presentation
- Debate Participants
- Moderator: Débora Veiga (EMBRAPA)
- 15:50 – 17:30 – Agro-industrialization
- Moderator: Lucionila Pimentel (Pará State Agricultural Defense Agency)
- Industrialization of socio-biodiversity – Manoel Edivaldo (Cooperativa dos Trabalhadores Agroextrativistas do Oeste do Pará)
- International presentation
- Vanildo Quaresma (COFRUTA)
- Debate Participants
- Moderator: Lucionila Pimentel (Pará State Agricultural Defense Agency)
November 14
- 10:30 – 12:20 – Payments for Environmental Services
- Moderator: Lucimar Souza (IPAM)
- AFCT Initiative (Family Farming and Traditional Communities)
- Diana Castro (SEMAS – PA)
- International presentation
- Maria Gabriela Poticami (Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change)
- Debate Participants
- Moderator: Lucimar Souza (IPAM)
- 12:10 – 12:30 – Video presentation by the Ministry of Fisheries
- 14:00 – 15:40 – Fishing, Aquaculture and Breeding Systems
- Moderator: Sueila Malcher (Movement of People Affected by Dams)
- Pirarucu Management on the Juruá River (Carauari Rural Producers’ Association)
- Anderson Serra (SEAF)
- International presentation
- Debate Participants
- Moderator: Sueila Malcher (Movement of People Affected by Dams)
- 15:50 – 17:30 – Water Resource Management for Sustainable Production
- Moderator: Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
- Water Supply Microsystems in the Tapajós River Channel – Health and Happiness Project
- UEAP’s Water Collection and Treatment Experience
- Water Resources Management in the Bogotá region – Colombia. Carlos Costa
- Debate Participants
- Moderator: Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
November 15
- 10:30 – 12:20 – The Role of Social Movements in Achieving Public Policies for Family Farming
- Moderator: Cássio Pereira (SEAF)
- João Batista Uchoa (Fundação Viver Produzir e Preservar)
- Larissa Sacramento (Fishermen’s and Fisherwomen’s Movement)
- International presentation
- Debate Participants
- Moderator: Cássio Pereira (SEAF)
- 12:10 – 12:30 – Video presentation by the Ministry of Fisheries
- 14:00 – 15:40 – Socio-productive organization and the role of cooperatives and associations
- Moderator: Thais Penna GIZ (German Agency for International Cooperation)
- COOPATRANS and the CocoaWay Chocolate Factory
- International presentation
- Domingas (Artisanal Mixed Flours)
- Debate Participants
- Moderator: Thais Penna GIZ (German Agency for International Cooperation)
- 15:50 – 17:30 – Women, Youth and Family Succession
- Moderator: Carolina Domenico (NATURA)
- Andirobeiras women from Combu Island
- Edson Azevedo President (FECAFAR)
- International Presentation
- Josiele Seixas (APROCAMP)
- Debate Participants
- Moderator: Carolina Domenico (NATURA)
November 16
- 10:30 – 12:10 – Agricultural Technologies and Mechanization Adapted to Family Farming
- Moderator: EMBRAPA
- Joel Linhares (COAFRA – Cooperativa Agroindustrial Frutos da Amazônia for the production of cassava, cocoa, açaí and black pepper)
- Pablo Radamés (IFPA Castanhal)
- International presentation
- Debate Participants
- Moderator: EMBRAPA
- 12:10 – 12:30 – Video presentation by the Ministry of Fisheries
- 14:00 – 15:40 – Sustainable Production Chains
- Moderator: Gracialda Ferreira (Federal Rural University of Amazonia)
- Teofro Lacerda (MANEJAI Portel – Santo Ezequiel Moreno Community)
- Oswaldo Kato Embrapa (Oil Palm in Biodiverse SAFs)
- International Presentation
- Debate Participants
- Moderator: Gracialda Ferreira (Federal Rural University of Amazonia)
- 15:50 – 17:30 – Market opportunities and marketing strategies
- Moderator: Rosane Silva (Popular Peasant Movement)
- Armazém do Campo (Landless Rural Workers’ Movement)
- Rosana Vallinoto CONAB (Food Acquisition Program – PAA Purchase with Simultaneous Donation)
- Renata da Paz Ataide (Tipitix Project – Peabiru Institute)
- Debate Participants
- Moderator: Rosane Silva (Popular Peasant Movement)
November 17 - Closing
- 10:30 – 12:10 – Energy and Rural Connectivity
- Moderator
- Women electricians of the sun
- Renata da Paz Ataide (Forest Peoples Connection in Quilombola Territories)
- International presentation
- Debate Participants
- Moderator
- 14:00 – 15:40 – Land Regularization to Promote Sustainable Development
- Moderator: José Carlos Silva (Federation of Rural Workers and Family Farmers of the State of Pará)
- AFCT Initiative
- International Presentation
- Debate Participants
- Moderator: José Carlos Silva (Federation of Rural Workers and Family Farmers of the State of Pará)
- 15:50 – 17:30 – Technical Assistance and Rural Credit
- Moderator: Elisângela Trzeciak (IPAM)
- Rural credit activators (Conexsus)
- International presentation
- National Articulation of Agroecology
- Dr. Joniel Abreu (EMATER Pará – Launch of SISATER Paidegua Pará)
- Debate Participants
- Moderator: Elisângela Trzeciak (IPAM)
- 17:10 – 17:30 – Closing table
Source: UN Women/Lianne Milton
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