Europe, Africa and Food Security : European policies, biofuels and land grabbing.

Date, lieu, heure :
 Tuesday 28 February 2012
 9.15 – 16.30 pm
 Brussels, House of Dutch Auditorium (Philippe de Champagnestraat, 23)

A dialogue between European authorities and Civil Society

Co-organised by EuropAfrica-toward food sovereignty and CONCORD European Food Security Group

  Introduction (10:00-10 :45)
 Official welcome – Danish presidency of the European Union (to be confirmed)
 Food Security and Rural development in Africa : EU priorities and new policy guidelines - Rural Development, Food Security and Nutrition Unit, Directorate General Development and Cooperation (DEVCO)
 European policy coherence targeting food security in Africa : monitoring exercise by European civil society organisations in partnership with African farmers organisations - EuropAfrica
 Influence on land grabbing in Africa of European policies related to biofuels (10:45 – 12:30)
 The EuropAfrica 2011 report : the influence of European policies on land grabbing in Africa with a focus on biofuels – Food First Information and Action Network (FIAN)
 Presentation of African case studies African continental and regional producers’ networks (PAFO, ROPPA, EAFF)
 Responses by European and African Authorities and debate (14:00-16:00)
 Directorate General Development and Cooperation
 Directorate General Energy and Transport
 Directorate General Trade
 Directorate General Agriculture and Rural Development
 European External Action Service
 European Investment Bank
 EU Working Group on Land Issues
 European Parliament
 ACP Committee of Ambassadors
 Concluding session (16.00 -16.30)
 Proposals emerging from the presentations and the debate and follow-up
 Closing remarks by the CONCORD and European Union presidencies