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

Biodata of panelists and discussants

List of participants

Report of the meeting

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

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