In April 2018, FAO hosted the Second International Symposium on Agroecology to Achieve the SDGs; the Symposium had an impressive level of attendance with a total of 768 participants, including representatives from 72 governments, 350 non-state actors and six United Nations (UN) Organizations.

Some of the outcomes of the Symposium are the Scaling up Agroecology Initiative, the validation of a set of 10 Elements of Agroecology and the presentation of 45 case studies, featuring successful agroecological experiences and innovations.

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The event featured a rich multi-disciplinary interaction on the opportunities offered by Agroecology applied to extensive integrated systems in medium- and large-scale farms, and presented insights on comprehensive financial and economic indicators that could be considered when assessing these systems.

The Seminar was hosted on 8 March 2019 by the FAO Technical Network on Sustainable Crop Production an Agroecology and was organized in close collaboration with RENAMA, Red Nacional de Municipios y Comunidades de fomentan la Agroecologia en Argentina.

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