Financing Agriculture in ACP countries Brussels Rural Development Briefings A series of meetings on ACP-EU development issues Briefing session n° 20: Financing Agriculture in ACP countries Brussels, 15th September 2010 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

Lluis Riera, Director, DG Development, European Commission Programme and Objectives of the Meeting Ms Isolina Boto, Head of CTA Brussels Office Introductory remarks Lluis Riera, Director, DG Development, European Commission Mrs Hélène Fiagan, Expert, ACP Secretariat Michael Hailu, Director, CTA

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

Chair: H.E.M. Abdou Abarry, Ambassador of Niger Panel 1: Aid targets and donor support This session will review the key challenges for financing the agricultural sector and the major assistance mechanisms at global and EU level in support of the agricultural sector in ACP countries and the achievements realized so far.

Chair: M. Ishmael Sunga, CEO, SACAU Panel 2:Beyond Aid: new financing mechanisms This panel will explore the potential for new or improved financing sources as well as the opportunity for new innovative sources of financing the agricultural sector.

Conclusions: H.E. Patrick Gomes Chair of the ACP Committee of Ambassadors and Ambassador of Guyana

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)

Next Briefing: Geopolitics of Food 17th November 2010 Centre Borschette