Schola Campesina and the Grassroots Innovations Assembly for Agroecology hosted an informal conversation on entitled Grassroots Innovations lead to Resilient Food Systems – The Agroecology approach with key actors from FAO, academia and civil society organisations (the 17th of October 2025, in Rome, Italy) to critically explore and strategize on how to place grassroots innovations at the center of public policies, challenging dominant innovation narratives and drawing on recent reports that identify grassroots innovations as a key element for food system sustainability and resilience. It will also be an opportunity to highlight ongoing efforts to strengthen grassroots innovations across the globe.