The twelth Brussels Development Briefing was held on 1st July 2009 (European Commission, Berlaymont Building) and dealt with “The Role of Livestock for ACP countries: challenges and opportunities ahead”. This Briefing discussed key issues on livestock for ACP countries and reviewed the role of livestock for ACP economies and the drivers of change. Programme Key documents Sources of … Continue reading “The Role of Livestock for ACP countries: challenges and opportunities ahead”
Briefing “Fighting against IUU fishing”: Report and Reader available
The Report and the Reader prepared for the Briefing on “Fighting against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU): Impacts and challenges for ACP countries” held on 29th April 2009 give a summary of the subject as well as resources and references available online. Consult the Reader Consult the Report Read more about the Briefing "Fighting … Continue reading Briefing “Fighting against IUU fishing”: Report and Reader available
Briefing ‘SPS standards’: interviews of participants
Relationship between private standards and the WTO’s SPS Agreement Mr Robson de Moura Fernandes (World Trade Organisation) presents the relationship between private standards and the WTO’s Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement. He mentions the development of discussions in the SPS Committee to date, how the issue emerged in the SPS Committee and is now … Continue reading Briefing ‘SPS standards’: interviews of participants
Briefing ‘SPS standards’: video material
The video recordings of the 11th Briefing session (“Meeting food safety standards: implications for ACP agricultural exports”) are available (please click on the name of the speaker to watch his/her intervention): Welcome remarks: Mr Michael Scannell, European Commission Mr Guy Stinglhamber, PIP Dr Hansjörg Neun, CTA Panel 1 - Meeting food safety standards and the … Continue reading Briefing ‘SPS standards’: video material
Briefing “Land access and rural development: New challenges, new opportunities”: some reactions
What do participants to the 9th Briefing think about the discussions? We gathered some reactions H.E. Mr Ibrahim Bocar Ba, Ambassador of Mali to the European Union, chaired the first panel, which focused on "Land tenure and rural development: key issues". H.E. Ba shares with us his views on the theme of the Briefing. (interview … Continue reading Briefing “Land access and rural development: New challenges, new opportunities”: some reactions
Improving food security and right to food through land access
Given the increasing recognition of land issues in the development debate and the major challenge posed by the phenomenon of land acquisition, Mr Michael Taylor (International Land Coalition) concluded the meeting by stressing the importance to focus on people and notably on local land users. In this framework, he emphasized not only that local people … Continue reading Improving food security and right to food through land access
Increased pressures on available land
Panel 2 of the briefing focused on the recent massive increase in global commercial interest in land and natural resources and on the unprecedented pressures this is creating on land resources and land tenure systems. Lorenzo Cotula from IIED stressed the surge of investment flows to sub-Saharan Africa notably in the agri-food sector, driven by … Continue reading Increased pressures on available land
Secure tenure, proper administration and farmers involvement are key
As President of the Eastern African Farmers Federation, Mr. Philip Kiriro provide a farmers perspective on the current challenges linked to land access and tenure security issues. He pointed out that for the poor in the rural areas access to land is vital for food production and employment creation, since not only it helps reducing … Continue reading Secure tenure, proper administration and farmers involvement are key
Tri-lateral EU-Africa-China cooperation for the development of the continent
Taking the floor in the second panel of the Brussels briefing on “New drivers, new players in ACP rural development”, Mr. Uwe Wissenbach, Coordinator for Africa-China relations at the EU Commission, presented the EU approach to the emergence of China in Africa. In line with the presentations of his two fellow panelists (Mr. Wang and … Continue reading Tri-lateral EU-Africa-China cooperation for the development of the continent
Climate change @ EDD07
How climate changes agriculture in rural ACP countries? Voices from the field In the context of the European Development Days 2007, DG Development of the European Commission, CTA, UNITAR, Euforic, and IIED organised on 7 November a parallel event on the challenges of climate change for development with particular reference to the ACP countries. Welcome … Continue reading Climate change @ EDD07
