On February 2nd 2011, the CTA organized a Brussels Briefing on the “Geopolitics of Food” in cooperation with DG DEVCO of the European Commission, Concord and other partners. 159 policy-makers from the European Commission, the Council and EU and ACP embassies followed the discussions live in the European Commission, with another 80 followers of the internet webstream.

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CTA Policy Brief: From food crisis to food security

 

a list of useful websites.

 

Introductory remarks
Isolina Boto, Head of CTA Brussels Office [Video|Presentation]; Michael Hailu, Director of CTA [Video]; Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Secretary General, ACP Secretariat [Video]

Panel 1: New challenges in the global food sytem and ACP agricultures 

Chair Jean-Pierre Boris, RFI [Video|Video Interview]
Panelists:

– Hans Herren, President of the Millenium Institute, co-chair, IAASTD [Video|Video Interview|Presentation]
– Sylvie Brunel, Professor of Sustainable Development, Paris IV, Sorbonne [Video|Video Interview]
– Jethro Greene, Chief Coordinator, Caribbean Farmers Network (CaFAN) [Video|Video Interview|Presentation]

– Panel 1 Debate

Panel 2What policy options and future governance to secure food for all?

Panelists:

– Olivier de Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food [Video|Video Interview]
– Hafez Ghanem, Assistant Director-General, Economic and Social Development Department, FAO [Video|Video Interview]
– Ousmane Djibo, Agribusiness advisor, NEPAD [Video|Presentation]
– Doaa Abdel Motaal, Counsellor, Agricultural and Environmental issues, Office of the DG, WTO [Video|Video Interview]

– Panel 2 Debate

Conclusion

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