Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies are seeping into the lives of small-scale food producers, Indigenous Peoples and the general population, becoming acceptable, unquestioned, normalized, and seemingly inevitable.
But what are the costs – to society, to the environment, to self-determination, to national and food sovereignty, to the future of humanity? How do we address the contradictions that arise in regards to the known risks and the potential benefits? And can these technologies be used to advance food sovereignty and agroecology? If so, under what conditions and with which regulations and governance frameworks?
Join us to unpack these questions!
The CSIPM webinar cycle on digitalization, artificial intelligence and data governance is a space for exchange and collective reflection among social movements, civil society organizations, Indigenous Peoples, researchers, and allies. It will bring together diverse experiences and perspectives to explore key questions related to digitalization and its implications across different contexts. You can find more information below.
All webinars will have simultaneous interpretation to Spanish, English and French, and will take place from 3:00 to 5:00 pm CEST (Rome time).
Recordings and resources
- Date & time: June 1st 2026, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm CEST (Rome time)
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The webinar took place on June 1st 2026. It explored how AI, digitalization and data-based technologies impact food sovereignty and the right to food in communities and territories. Speakers also shared experiences of how communities and organizations are using digital technologies in ways that support self-determination, as well as peasant and Indigenous knowledge and innovation.
Agenda and speakers
Theme 1: Impacts of digitalization on communities’ territories and rights
- Jim Thomas, AI and market Power Fellow – European AI and society Fund (Canada)
- Afsar Jafri, GRAIN (India)
- Soledad Vogliano, ETC Group (Argentina)
Theme 2: Community-led innovation and grassroots uses of digital technologies
- David Otieno, Kenyan Peasant League (Kenya)
- Natalia Lobo, World March of Women and IARAA – Artificial Intelligence for Agrarian Reform and Agroecology (Brazil)
- Dorn Cox, Farm Hack (USA)
Resources:
- Date & time: June 24, 2026 | 3:00 to 5:00 pm CEST (Rome time)
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In this webinar, we heard from Indigenous Peoples, small-scale farmers, and researchers who exchanged on the current trends in AI, digital technologies and data, as well as the policy processes shaping their regulation and governance.
Agenda and speakers
Theme 1: Digitalization, AI and Data Governance in Food Systems and Beyond
- Jennifer Clapp, IPES-Food (Canada)
- Nandini Chami, IT for Change (India)
- Matthew Canfield, Leiden University (USA/Netherlands)
Theme 2: Regulation, Governance and Accountability
- Tai Pelli, International Indian Treaty Council – IITC (USA)
- Jean Thévenot, European Coordination Via Campesina – ECVC (France)
- Ana María Suárez Franco, FIAN International (Colombia/Germany)
Resources
- Presentation slides
- Reports
More information coming soon
