SCIENCE WITH, NOT FOR: Co-Constructing Knowledge and Innovations with Mangrove Swamp Rice Farmers and Fisherfolks
PART I
Science With, not For: Co-Constructing Knowledge and Innovations with Mangrove Swamp Rice Farmers and Fisherfolks
PART II
Engaging Civil Society and the Diaspora in Dialogue with Researchers
Workshop Objectives
• Present and discuss the main scientific findings of the MALMON project.
• Highlight innovations co-produced by farmers, fishers, and researchers.
• Reflect on lessons from participatory and transdisciplinary research.
• Strengthening links between science, farming communities, civil society, and policy-makers.
Friday, 27 June, 2025
Lisbon
09:00 - 17:30 | Scientific Presentations & Debate
09:00 - 10:10 | Opening Session
• Welcome – Prof. António Guerreiro de Brito (ISA Presidente)
• Keynote – Prof. Paul Struik (WUR): People, Technology and Science: Lessons learned and un-learned from co-production of innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Introduction – Dr. Marina Temudo (ISA): Engaged Scholarship: Malmon´s challenges in doing transdisciplinary R4D
PART I
SCIENCE WITH, NOT FOR: CO-CONSTRUCTING
KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATIONS WITH MANGROVE SWAMP
RICE FARMERS AND FISHERFOLKS
10:10 - 12:30 | Cluster 1 – Knowledge, Learning & Local Innovation Systems
10:10 - 10:30 | Merlin Leunda – Bridging knowledge and people to empower mangrove swamp rice smallholder farmers in strengthening an endogenous AKIS in Guinea-Bissau
10:30 - 10:50 | Pieter-Jan Keleman – Net gains or enmeshed losses? descaling mangrove fishing transformations among the Balanta across coastal Guinea-Bissau
10:50 - 11:05 | COFFEE BREAK
11:05 - 11:25 | Joseph Sandoval – Muddy knowledge: Learning with mangrove swamp rice farmers
11:25 - 11:45 | Viriato Cossa – Trying to beat the water: Understanding mangrove swamp rice production in Guinea-Bissau
11:45 - 12:30 | DEBATE 1: Can farmer knowledge and local innovation drive sustainable change? Chair Prof. Paul Richards (WUR)
12:30 - 14:00 | LUNCH BREAK
14:00 - 16:50 | Cluster 2 – Agroecology, Soil Systems & Food Security
14:10 - 14:20 | Gabriel Garbanzo – Soil hydric–saline balance in mangrove swamp rice production in Guinea-Bissau
14:20 - 14:40 | Matilda Merkohasanaj – Navigating soil fertility and toxicity challenges in Guinea-Bissau’s mangrove swamp rice
14:40 - 15:00 | Sofia Conde – Who is hiding among the grains of rice? Pests and diseases of mangrove rice in Guinea-Bissau, from storage to the field
15:00 - 15:20 | Dr. Boshra Varastegani – Nutritional safety and organoleptic characterization of rice in Guinea-Bissau: the impact of varieties, processing, and local preferences for food security
15:20 - 15:50 | DEBATE 2: Agroecological transitions and food security in MSR systems. Chair Prof. Luís Goulão (ISA)
15:50 - 16:05 | COFFEE BREAK
16:05 - 16:45 | Cluster 3 – Climate Stressors, Vulnerability & Tools for Adaptation
16:05 - 16:25 | Orlando Mendes – Variability and trends in the rainy season in West Africa, with a special focus on Guinea Bissau
16:25 - 16:45 | Emanuel Céspedes – An approach based on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and optical images for monitoring rice growth in mangrove swamp rice sites in Guinea-Bissau
16:45 - 17:30 | Scientific Synthesis and Debate
Where do skills reside? A commentary on the Malmon project’s transdisciplinary insights into MSR farming and the surrounding AKIS (Dr. Dominic Glover, IDS)
Saturday, 28 June, 2025
Lisbon
09:00 - 12:00 | Final Scientific Session
09:00 - 10:30 | Cluster 3 – Climate Stressors, Vulnerability & Adaptation Tools09:00 - 10:30 | Cluster 3 – Climate Stressors, Vulnerability & Adaptation Tools
09:00 - 09:20 | Magaly Reid – Gendered and socio-ecological dynamics of mangrove ecosystem services in Guinea Bissau’s coastal communities
09:20 - 09:40 | Dr. Ibrahima Diba & Dr. Jules Basse – Future changes in extreme precipitation over Guinea-Bissau under the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs)
09:40 - 10:00 | Dr. Arame Dieye – Flood Early Warning System (EWS) for spring tides and storm surges to improve sustainability in rice production in Guinea-Bissau
10:00 - 10:45 | DEBATE 3: Which tools can support anticipation, inclusion and decision-making? Chair Prof. Tiago Ramos (IST)
10:30 - 10:45 | COFFEE BREAK
10:45 - 12:00 | Final Reflections & Highlights
• Special presentation by Dr. Bela Teeken (CGIAR): What farmer-led research priorities support resilient, inclusive and adaptive development pathways for farming systems in Sub-Saharan Africa?
• Closing remarques, scientific synthesis, and policy recommendations
12:00 - 14:00 | LUNCH BREAK
14:00 - 18:00 | Outreach Activities / Atividades de extensão
PART II
ENGAGING CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIASPORA IN DIALOGUE WITH RESEARCHERS
Envolvendo a Sociedade Civil e a Diáspora em Diálogo com os Investigadores
14:00 - 18:00 | Dialogue with Civil Society and Diaspora - Diálogo com a Sociedade Civil e a Diáspora
14:00 - 14:30
Students' Voices: Learning Through Science & Action
[Vozes dos Alunos: Aprender através da Ciência e da Ação]
Presentations and testimonies from Guinea-Bissau undergraduate students researching with the MALMON Project
[Apresentações e testemunhos de estudantes de licenciatura da Guiné-Bissau que investigam com o Projeto MALMON]
14:30 - 17:00
Participatory Films & Communication for Change
[Filmes Participativos e Comunicação para a Mudança]
> Screening of participatory films
[Exibição de filmes participativos]
> Debate on visual tools, farmers' voices, and
Dissemination [Debate sobre ferramentas visuais,
vozes dos agricultores e divulgação]
Chair / Moderadores
Dr. Marie-Yvonne Curtis (U.Conakry),
Prof. Albert Roca (U.Lleida)
17:00 - 18:00
Roundtable [Mesa Redonda]
Society, Science & Sovereignty: Dialogue between researchers, civil society, and diaspora
[Sociedade, Ciência e Soberania: Diálogo entre investigadores, sociedade civil, e a diáspora]
Chair / Moderadores
Prof. Raul Mendes Fernandes (UAC-Bissau),
Sumaila Djaló (Ph.D. Student, U.Coimbra)
18:00 | Snacks & Drinks
Petiscos e bebidas
Visit to Tapada da Ajuda
Passeio na Tapada da Ajuda
Registration link / Link de inscrição:
https://forms.gle/xVCgs8MPF7J7x3fu5
