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Research Interests
Participatory action research
; Agroecology and food sovereignty
; Deliberative democratic processes
; Sustainable agriculture and livelihoods
; The political ecology of natural resource and biodiversity management
Biography
Professor Michel Pimbert previously worked at the UK-based International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India, the University François Rabelais de Tours in France, and the World Wide Fund for Nature in Switzerland. He has also done research for the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), The World Conservation Union (IUCN). Professor Pimbert has been a Board member of several international organisations working on food sovereignty, sustainable agriculture, environment, and human rights. He has worked in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and West Africa.
His research interests include: enabling policies and practices for agroecology and food sovereignty; the governance and adaptive management of biodiversity and natural resources; participatory action research methodologies; and deliberative democratic processes. Over the last 30 years he has published extensively in these areas, linking theory and practice to inform policy making on food, agriculture, environment, and human well being. He was recently nominated as member of the High Level Panel of Experts of the Committee on World Food Security of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
Vision Statement
Establishing inclusive governance of food systems — where farmers and other citizens play a central role in designing and implementing food and agricultural policies — is not just a matter of equity or social justice. Evidence shows that it can also lead to more sustainable livelihoods and environments. And yet, across the world, food system governance is marked by exclusionary processes that favour the values and interests of more powerful corporations, investors, big farmers and large research institutes. How can we tip the balance and amplify the voice and influence of marginalised citizens in setting the food and agricultural policies that affect them? This question has inspired my research and also indicates what I hope to achieve.
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Research Output
Agroecology now - connecting the dots to enable agroecology transformations
Anderson, C. R., Pimbert, M. P., Chappell, M. J., Brem-Wilson, J., Claeys, P., Kiss, C., Maughan, C., Milgroom, J., McAllister, G., Moeller, N. & Singh, J., 27 May 2020, In : Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 44, 5, p. 561-565 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Open Access
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Scaling Agroecology from the Bottom up: Six Domains of Transformation
Anderson, C., Kiss, C., Bruil, J., Chappell, M. J. & Pimbert, M., 21 Feb 2020, Food First Backgrounders and Issue Briefs, Spring 2020, 1 10 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Agroecology and food sovereignty: charting a way to a radical transformation of the food system
Pimbert, M., 29 Nov 2019, Politics of Food. Burrows, D. & Cezar, A. (eds.). 1st ed. London: Sternberg Press , p. 86-97 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
Aprendizaje agroecológico transformador en Europa: Creación de conciencia, habilidades y capacidad colectiva para la soberanía alimentaria
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Food Sovereignty
Pimbert, M., 2019, Encyclopaedia of Food Security and Sustainability. Ferranti, P., Berry, E. & Jock, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Elsevier, Vol. 3. p. 181-189 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
Activities
Domains of transition between niche and regime: The globalization of agroecology as a case study
Michael Jahi Chappell (Speaker), Colin Anderson (Speaker), Janneke Bruil (Speaker), Csilla Kiss (Speaker), Jessica Milgroom (Speaker), Michel Pimbert (Speaker)3 Apr 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Global Alliance for the Future of Food’s International Dialogue
Michel Pimbert (Keynote Speaker)18 May 2015 → 19 May 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
International Conference on Food Security and Nutrition
Michel Pimbert (Keynote Speaker)16 Mar 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
International Forum on Agroecology
Michel Pimbert (Keynote Speaker)24 Feb 2015 → 27 Feb 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Oxford Real Farming Conference
Michel Pimbert (Keynote Speaker)6 Jan 2014 → 7 Jan 2014
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference