RESNET is a pilot project of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). The broader aim of this pilot project is to create a global collaborative research network (RESNET) to foster South-South and Triangular partnerships and connections around issues associated with agri-food system transformation. Participants are invited to contribute to this effort by shaping RESNET’s agenda as a platform for dialogue and discussion around agri-food system transformation in the areas of capacity strengthening (individual, institutional, and inter-institutional), and research, and pedagogical approaches. The RESNET is envisaged to be a resource to deliver impactful and applied research on agri-food system transformation by building on existing networks and experience.

To follow up on our initial endeavours to establish the RESNET pilot project, we are scheduling 3 virtual meetings to discuss the themes identified below. Please ensure that you sign up for the appropriate meeting and date.

1. Agri-food System Transformation and Climate Change, 24 May 2024; (9.30-17.00 -London, Greenwich time)

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Meeting ID: 892 9443 0216

Passcode: 305962

2. Health, (Mal)Nutrition, Diets and Food Awareness in the Agri-Food System, 31 May 2024 (9.30-17.00 -London, Greenwich time)

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Meeting ID: 820 5839 5092

Passcode: 917243

3. (Re)Valuing Food, Generational Change and Wellness, 7 June 2024 (9.30-17.00 -London, Greenwich time)

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Meeting ID: 818 0458 2316

Passcode: 151971

Informing these discussions we will also address the cross-cutting themes:

A. Research Approaches in the Agri-food System

B. (In)Equity in Agri-food Systems

C. Agri-food systems Policy and Capacity-building

Each meeting is organised as follows. The first session will address the ways in which the ACU could support the efforts of its members by leveraging its experience in delivering projects and programmes to strengthen capacity, fostering international mobility through funding awards and administration, and representing the sector through policy and advocacy. ACU is well-placed to facilitate capacity strengthening given its extensive experience delivering transformative educational and research opportunities, brokering national and global partnerships, and strengthening institutional capacity through individual, institutional, and inter-institutional support.

The second session of the meeting(s) will focus on further distilling cluster research topics under each of the themes identified for each meeting. Here, the aim is to gain a better understanding of pressing issues that require research attention and the ways in which loosely formed clusters could aid in their advancement through clearly identifiable and achievable steps within the ACU’s purview.

The third session of the meeting(s) will engage in a discussion around pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning about the agri-food system, curriculum-building, fostering critical thinking, and sharing best practice among others.

Each session will be approximately 90 minutes.

*Session 1: 9.30AM -11AM -Capacity Strengthening in the area of Agri-food Systems

*Session 2: 13:00 PM-14:30 PM -Research and Cluster Formation

*Session 3: 15:00-16:30PM - Critical and Transformational Pedagogies and Experiential, Place-based, and Global Learning in/of the Agri-food System

You are welcomed to join any of the sessions or attend any of the meetings for the entire day. Please double check that you are reserving a space for the correct meeting(s). If your plans change and can no longer attend, please cancel your ticket so that someone else can use the space.

RESNET virtual meetings