n°2: Advancing african agriculture

On 17 October, CTA and other partners organised the second ‘Brussels Development Briefing’ - part of a series of discussion meetings on ACP-EU development issues. This briefing focused on ‘Advancing African Agriculture‘.

Welcome remarks

- Sir John Kaputin, ACP Secretariat [speech]
- Dr. Hansjörg Neun, CTA

Background to and main lines of the EC Communication on “Advancing African Agriculture” - Lluis Riera, European Commission

Panel 1: What is needed to advance African Agriculture?

- James Tefft, FAO [executive summary; presentation]
- Steve Wiggins, ODI [executive summary; presentation]
- Ides DeWillebois, IFAD [executive summary; presentation]
- Martin Bwalya, NEPAD/CAADP [executive summary; presentation]
- Gerhard Schmalbruch, Concord [executive summary]
- Angel Elias Daka, COMESA [executive summary; presentation]

Discussant: Philip Mikos, DG Development, European Commission

Panel 2: The way forward: How to implement the AAA proposals?

- Mohamed Béavogui, IFAD [executive summary; presentation]
- John Okidi, IFPRI [executive summary; presentation]
- Denis Kyetere, FARA [executive summary; presentation]
- Philip Kiriro, EAFF [executive summary; presentation]
- Hansjörg Neun, CTA

Discussant: H.E. Mrs Maria Manuela Dos Santos Luca, Ambassador of Mozambique [video interview]

More:

Video material

Video interviews

Background note

Key documents and organisations

Profiles of panelists and discussants

List of participants

Report of the meeting (pdf)

For more information please contact Romano Purro (rp@euforic.org)

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