The video recordings of the 12th Briefing session (“The role of livestock for ACP countries: challenges and opportunities ahead”) are available (please click on the name of the speaker to watch his/her intervention): Welcome remarks: Mr Marc Debois, European Commission Dr Hansjörg Neun, CTA Panel 1 - The role of livestock for ACP Economies and … Continue reading Briefing ‘The role of livestock for ACP countries’: video material
11th May 2009: “Meeting Food Safety Standards: implications for ACP agricultural exports”
The 11th Brussels Development Briefing took place on 11th May 2009 on “Meeting Food Safety Standards: Implications for ACP agricultural exports” (Centre Borschette, European Commission). This Briefing reviewed the product standards and technical regulations of importance to promoting economic growth and protecting the health and safety of consumers and the challenges posed by rising private … Continue reading 11th May 2009: “Meeting Food Safety Standards: implications for ACP agricultural exports”
29th April 2009 – Fighting against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU): impacts and challenges for ACP countries
The 10th Brussels Development took place on 29th April 2009 (ACP Secretariat, Brussels) on “Fighting against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU): Impacts and challenges for ACP countries”. The Briefing reviewed the main economic, social and environmental challenges that IUU poses at global and regional levels, especially in the ACP context, and the existing global … Continue reading 29th April 2009 – Fighting against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU): impacts and challenges for ACP countries
Briefing ‘Land access’: Reader and Report available!
The Report and the Reader prepared for the Briefing on “Land access and rural development: New challenges, new opportunities” held on 25th February 2009 give a summary of the subject as well as resources and references available online. Consult the Reader Consult the Report
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
Land access: an African Land Policy Initiative
Ms Joan Kagwanja (UN Economic Commission for Africa - ECA), illustrated the AU-ECA-AfDB Land Policy Initiative (LPI) aimed at developing a framework and guidelines for land policy in Africa. The Initiative embarked on a rigorous roadmap involving assessment studies and consultations on land policy in Africa. That process, which involved a variety of stakeholders and … Continue reading Land access: an African Land Policy Initiative
Land access: farmers want well negociated land reforms
Marius Dia (ROPPA, West African Farmers Network) stressed that for peasant farmers, the three main justifications of land reform are: - The recognition of genuine land rights for peasant farmers; - The creation of a land tax system in favour of rural communities; - The response to the land needs of urbanisation and the country’s … Continue reading Land access: farmers want well negociated land reforms
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
