Brussels Rural Development Briefings A series of meetings on ACP-EU development issues Briefing session n° 7: Rising Food Prices: an opportunity for change? Brussels, 16 th October 2008 8h30 – 12h30 http://brusselsbriefings.net Co 2 offset through

Brussels Rural Development Briefings A series of meetings on ACP-EU development issues

Briefing session n° 7:

Rising Food Prices: an opportunity for change?

Brussels, 16 th October 2008

8h30 – 12h30

http://brusselsbriefings.net

Rising Food Prices: an opportunity for change? Introductory remarks Dr Hansjörg Neun, Director of CTA Prof. Lluis Riera, Director, DG Development, European Commission Sir John Kaputin, Secretary General of the ACP Secretariat Jacques Diouf, Director -General FAO from Rome Programme and Objectives of the Meeting, Ms Isolina Boto, CTA Co 2 offset through

Rising Food Prices: an opportunity for change?

Introductory remarks

Dr Hansjörg Neun, Director of CTA

Prof. Lluis Riera, Director, DG Development, European Commission

Sir John Kaputin, Secretary General of the ACP Secretariat

Jacques Diouf, Director -General FAO from Rome

Programme and Objectives of the Meeting, Ms Isolina Boto, CTA

Context – Alarming signs for ACP The world food prices have doubled in the past 3 years, while witnessing alarming peaks A lthough more cereal per capita is produced, some one billion people can no longer afford it Competition between food and fuel and combined effects of climate We face a global fuel, food and financial crisis and financial crash could deepen food crisis Will support measures/safety be in place?

Context – Alarming signs for ACP

The world food prices have doubled in the past 3 years, while witnessing alarming peaks

A lthough more cereal per capita is produced, some one billion people can no longer afford it

Competition between food and fuel and combined effects of climate

We face a global fuel, food and financial crisis and financial crash could deepen food crisis

Will support measures/safety be in place?

Context – New threats According to FAO, countries most affected, especially in Africa, will need at least a total of US$1.7 billion to start reviving agricultural systems that have been neglected for several decades. And this amount is just for immediate and short term measures during 2008-2009. Will funding follow?

Context – New threats

According to FAO, countries most affected,

especially in Africa, will need at least a total of

US$1.7 billion to start reviving agricultural systems

that have been neglected for several decades. And

this amount is just for immediate and short term

measures during 2008-2009.

Will funding follow?

New Opportunities? Reversing the decades-long decline in investment in agriculture Pushing for investment in agriculture and irrigation, access to technology and well-functioning marketing and credit systems Strengthening the key role of information and cooperation related to food and markets Will political will follow?

New Opportunities?

Reversing the decades-long decline in investment in agriculture

Pushing for investment in agriculture and irrigation, access to technology and well-functioning marketing and credit systems

Strengthening the key role of information and cooperation related to food and markets

Will political will follow?

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

Objectives of this Briefing

To raise awareness on key challenges

To promote exchange of information and expertise

To feed in the debate on food crisis by bringing various perspectives

Programme Panel 1: Rising food prices: trends and impacts What are the causes, trends and impacts of the food prices crisis with a special focus on ACP countries and on the small-scale farmers. What are the immediate actions taken or needed to respond to the most urgent needs?

Programme

Panel 1: Rising food prices: trends and impacts

What are the causes, trends and impacts of the

food prices crisis with a special focus on ACP

countries and on the small-scale farmers.

What are the immediate actions taken or needed

to respond to the most urgent needs?

Panel 2: Food for all: achieving a long term resiliency What are the best policy options and actions at international, regional and national level for the medium and long term to ensure food security for the most vulnerable households and market stability for ACP economies?

Panel 2: Food for all: achieving a long term resiliency

What are the best policy options and actions at

international, regional and national level for the

medium and long term to ensure food security for

the most vulnerable households and market stability

for ACP economies?

Target group 145 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.

Target group

145 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.

Participants

Inputs/Outputs A Reader/Resources on Food crisis Summary of key issues Documents available online Websites Acronyms Glossary … To be complemented and further developed

Inputs/Outputs

A Reader/Resources on Food crisis

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)

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)