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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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Agricultural Resilience in the Face of Crises and Shocks

European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

Rue Belliard 99-101, room JDE 62

Brussels, Belgium

March 4, 2013

  • 1:45 – 6:00 pm (Europe/Brussels)
  • 7:45 – 12:00 pm (US/Eastern)
  • 6:15 – 10:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

Une agriculture résiliente face aux crises et aux chocs

Brussels Development Briefing, organized by CTA in collaboration with the ACP Secretariat, the EC/DEVCO, Concord and IFPRI

Which are the key challenges posed to strengthen resilience in agriculture?

This Briefing will discuss the concept and approaches to resilience and highlight proven approaches and instruments around some key areas of special benefit to the small-scale farmers in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.

Panelists will address approaches and instruments for building resilience in agriculture and examine proven successes and best practices to decrease vulnerability to these shocks.

The Briefing will be opened by special guest, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Honorable Minister for Agriculture, Nigeria, and will feature a range of expert panelists including Thierry Kesteloot, Policy Advisor, Oxfam-Solidarité, Dominique Burgeon, FAO, Director of Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division, Girma Tesfahun, Researcher Socioeconomics Programme, CIMMYT, Zimbabwe, and Kingsley Kwenani, Kingsley Kwenani, Disaster Management Manager, Namibia Red Cross Society.

You will be able to follow the Briefing live by webstream at http://brusselsbriefings.net/

La question de la résilience agricole face aux crises et aux chocs sera abordée au cours de la prochaine Briefing de Bruxelles sur le développement, organisé par le CTA à Bruxelles en partenariat avec la CE/DEVCO, le Secrétariat ACP, Concord et l’International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Le 4 mars 2013, nous organisons un Briefing sur le thème clé de la résilience agricole pour discuter des approches et instruments pour renforcer la résilience de l’agriculture ainsi que réussites avérées dans le renforcement de la résilience dans certains secteurs prioritaires pour les petits producteurs des pays d’Afrique, Caraïbes et Pacifique (ACP).

Le Briefing aura lieu au Comité économique et social européen (CESE),Rue Belliard 99-101, 1040 Bruxelles, salle JDE 62 de 8h45 à 13h00.

L’inscription est obligatoire.

Voir programme et enregistrement en ligne : http://bruxellesbriefings.net

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