implications for ACP countries Brussels Rural Development Briefings A series of meetings on ACP-EU development issues Briefing session n° 21: Geopolitics of Food: implications for ACP countries Brussels, 2nd February 2011 8h30 – 13h00 http://brusselsbriefings.net

Brussels Rural Development Briefings A series of regular meetings on ACP-EU development issues since 2007 http://brusselsbriefings.net

Half a day ACP-EU policy-dialogue meetings held every two months Targeting Brussels based development community: ACP-EU policy makers, representatives of EU and ACP Member States, European Parliament, civil society groups, researchers and development practitioners, international organisations

Aimed at sensitising, promoting information sharing and networking Bringing different perspectives around the table Multiactors partnership: CTA, the EC/DG Development and EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat, Concord

Holistic approach to rural development Food security and food crisis Trade and development Environment and climate change Aid effectiveness and rural governance Migration and development Health and safety in agriculture Cross-cutting issues: gender, ICTs for development, research, youth

Michael Hailu, Director, CTA Programme and Objectives of the Meeting Ms Isolina Boto, Head of CTA Brussels Office Introductory remarks Michael Hailu, Director, CTA Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Secretary-General of the ACP Group

Objectives of this Briefing To raise awareness on key challenges To promote exchange of information and expertise To feed in the debate by bringing various perspectives

Moderator: Jean-Pierre Boris, Journalist, Commodities specialist, RFI Panel 1: New challenges in the global food system and ACP agricultures This session will review the complexity of the global food system in the context of the crises, the effects of climate change, the global agricultural and trade policies and the consequences for the ACP agriculture and small farmers.

Panel 2: What policy options and future governance to secure food for all? This panel will explore how will farming systems be in future, especially in ACP countries and the policy actions and changes able to promote food security and resilient food systems that generate growth in the poorest countries while protecting and empowering small-scale farmers

Target group 200 ACP-EU policy makers, representatives of EU and ACP Member States, European Parliament, civil society groups, researchers and development practitioners, international organisations based in Brussels and some ACP researchers and farmers coming from ACP countries.

Inputs/Outputs A Reader/Resources on Financing Agriculture in ACP countries Summary of key issues Documents available online Websites Acronyms Glossary …To be complemented and further developed

Online resources Read presentations, consult documents, listen to interviews, view videos, make comments before, during and after the meetings at: http://brusselsbriefings.net/ (English) http://bruxellesbriefings.net (French)

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