Abstract:

On the 2nd and 3rd February 2015, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a technical meeting between indigenous peoples’ representatives and FAO staff. The meeting was attended by twenty indigenous peoples from the different socio-cultural regions1, including members of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), political leaders, technical experts, indigenous food producers and traditional knowledge-holders. In addition, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the International Land Coalition (ILC), civil society and academia also attended the discussions.