Brussels Briefing: Agricultural transformation

The next Brussels Development Briefing - Drivers of success for agricultural transformation in Africa -  will take place on 2 October 2013. To stay in permanent contact with us follow our Facebook group and Twitter account. *** The Brussels Development Briefings are regular events organized in Brussels by the Technical Centre for Agriculture (CTA) – in collaboration with the European Commission, … Continue reading Brussels Briefing: Agricultural transformation

Last Brussels Briefing: Fish-farming

The Brussels Briefing on the topic of "Fish-farming: The new driver of the blue economy" was held on 3rd of July, at the ACP Secretariat in Brussels. More than 70 participants discussed successes and shared lessons from the field of fish-farming, by emphasizing its role for the growth of the blue-economies of the ACP countries. The event consisted of … Continue reading Last Brussels Briefing: Fish-farming

Brussels Briefing on Fish-farming: 3rd July

The Brussels Briefing on the topic of "Fish-farming: The new driver of the blue economy" was held on 3rd of July 2013, at the ACP Secretariat in Brussels. More than 70 participants discussed successes and shared lessons from the field of fish-farming, by emphasizing its role for the growth of the blue-economies of the ACP countries. The event consisted of two … Continue reading Brussels Briefing on Fish-farming: 3rd July

Last Brussels Briefing: Linking food, geography and people

The Brussels Briefing ‘Geography of food: reconnecting with origin in the food system’ was held on 15 May, at the ACP Secretariat in Brussels. More than 120 participants discussed traditional agricultural products (geographical indications or "GIs”) and other origin marketing tools in the context of ACP countries. The event had three panels, which featured several … Continue reading Last Brussels Briefing: Linking food, geography and people

Webstream of Briefing “Agricultural Resilience in the Face of Crisis and Shocks”

On 4th March 2013 from 8.45 a.m. to 1 p.m (Brussels time) you will be able to follow live our Brussels Briefing on "Agricultural Resilience in the Face of Crisis and Shocks” in our webstream by clicking here. This service (English and French languages) is FREE and requires simply the use of a computer connected … Continue reading Webstream of Briefing “Agricultural Resilience in the Face of Crisis and Shocks”

12th May 2010: “Humanitarian Assistance and Rural Development in ACP countries”

The 18th Brussels Development Briefing on natural disasters, humanitarian assistance and rural development took place on 12th May 2010 (8h30-13h00) at Borschette Center.  108 participants discussed the Humanitarian needs and responses looking  at recent trends and challenges.  In fact, the earthquake in Haiti as many other recent natural disasters have highlighted the fragility of some States and the … Continue reading 12th May 2010: “Humanitarian Assistance and Rural Development in ACP countries”

Briefing “From Global Food Crisis to Local Food Insecurity”: video material on line!

The video recordings of the 15th Briefing session (“From Global Food Crisis to Local Food Insecurity”) are now available! (please click on the name of the speaker to watch his/her intervention): Presentation: Mrs Isolina Boto, CTA Introductory remarks: Mr Philip Mikos, European Commission Dr Hansjörg Neun, CTA Panel 1 - The domino effects of increased … Continue reading Briefing “From Global Food Crisis to Local Food Insecurity”: video material on line!

9th December 2009 – “From Global Food Crisis to Local Food Insecurity”

The 15th Brussels Development Briefing took place at Berlaymont on 9th December 2009 (8h30-12h30) on the question "From Global Food Crisis to Local Food Insecurity",  in the context of the new EC policy on Food security to be released. The Briefing examined the domino effects of increased speculation in food markets (How has the global food and … Continue reading 9th December 2009 – “From Global Food Crisis to Local Food Insecurity”

Briefing “ACP Rural Development: why Media matters?”: interviews of participants

  Mr Kole Odutola is teacher at the University of Florida. He emphasizes the need to concentrate the attention of the media on the people working in the agricultural area as they need not only mainstreaming but also support for growth. Professor Odutola questions whether the causes of the weak relationship farmers-media are due to … Continue reading Briefing “ACP Rural Development: why Media matters?”: interviews of participants