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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.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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F4CJ: Farming for Climate Justice: Transforming policy and practice towards agroecological transitions for resilient and just food and farming systems in a changing climate
Pimbert, M. (Principal Investigator), Dieppois, B. (Co-Investigator), McAllister, G. (Co-Investigator) & Moeller, N. (Co-Investigator)
24/02/21 → 30/04/22
Project: Research
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Agroecology for Europe (AE4EU)
Schmutz, U. (Principal Investigator), Conroy, J. (Co-Investigator), Hilmi, A. (Co-Investigator), Moeller, N. (Co-Investigator), Pimbert, M. (Co-Investigator), Bandakova, T. (Researcher), Binder, L. (Researcher), Burbi, S. (Researcher) & Dinc, S. (Researcher)
1/01/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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A cog in the capitalist wheel: co-opting agroecology in South India
Ramdas, S. & Pimbert, M., 28 Jul 2024, In: Journal of Peasant Studies. 51, 5, p. 1251-1273 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Food Sovereignty
Pimbert, M. & Claeys, P., 22 May 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) Oxford Research Encyclopaedia of Anthropology . Aldenderfer, M. (ed.). New York: Oxford University Press (OUP), (Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Anthropology).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Nature-Based Solutions and Agroecology: Business as Usual or an Opportunity for Transformative Change?
Wynberg, R., Pimbert, M., Moeller, N. I., McAllister, G., Bezner Kerr, R., Singh, J. & Ngcoya, M., 2023, In: Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. 65, 1, p. 15-22 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reclaiming Diverse Seed Commons Through Food Sovereignty, Agroecology and Economies of Care
Pimbert, M., 12 Feb 2022, Seeds for Diversity and Inclusion : Agroecology and Endogenous Development. Nishikawa, Y. & Pimbert, M. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 21-39 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Transforming food and agriculture: Competing visions and major controversies
Pimbert, M., 28 Dec 2022, In: Mondes en Développement. 199-200, 3-4, p. 361-384 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus)
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Domains of transition between niche and regime: The globalization of agroecology as a case study
Chappell, M. J. (Speaker), Anderson, C. (Speaker), Bruil, J. (Speaker), Kiss, C. (Speaker), Milgroom, J. (Speaker) & Pimbert, M. (Speaker)
3 Apr 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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International Forum on Agroecology
Pimbert, M. (Keynote Speaker)
24 Feb 2015 → 27 Feb 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Global Alliance for the Future of Food’s International Dialogue
Pimbert, M. (Keynote Speaker)
18 May 2015 → 19 May 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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International Conference on Food Security and Nutrition
Pimbert, M. (Keynote Speaker)
16 Mar 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Oxford Real Farming Conference
Pimbert, M. (Keynote Speaker)
6 Jan 2014 → 7 Jan 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference