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:
Key documents and organisations
Profiles of panelists and discussants
Report of the meeting (pdf)
For more information please contact Romano Purro (rp@euforic.org)






