This panel dives into the critical questions surrounding the rapid development of agricultural technology. This panel brings together civil society leaders, global network builders, and researchers to critically assess the upstream and downstream risks of AgTech - from agricultural machinery and biotechnology to corporate digital enclosures. Moving beyond abstract critique, each speaker will share concrete frameworks and field methodologies illustrating how communities can evaluate, resist, or actively co-design tools that champion true food sovereignty and regional technical autonomy.

In this talk, we will present the LABLAB experience: a participatory prototyping process held in Southeast Brazil that culminated in the LABLAB Camp, bringing together practitioners of agroecology, community technologies, open-source and decentralized approaches to strengthen our practices and networks.