The Annual General Assembly is taking place every year and was hosted this time by the European Commission (DG DEVCO).

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Leonard Mizzi Head of Unit, Rural Development, Food Security and Nutrition (Directorate C) DG DEVCO |
The Platform document The Future of Donor Programmes in Rural Development induced a debate about the current shift from an integrated approach towards rural development to a more overarching systems approach1. The systems approach should ultimately lead to targeted, evidence-based interventions by donors and international finance institutions that increase development effectiveness.
Resources:
AGA2017_GDPRD_BOOKLET_LOWRES-FINAL.PDF (PDF, 5.4 MIB)
CONCEPT NOTE (PDF, 388.4 KIB)
PARTICIPANTS LIST (PDF, 839.6 KIB)
- A well-designed legal and regulatory framework, supported by strong institutions and efficient administrative procedures, is a bedrock for a prosperous agricultural and agribusiness sector
- Globally comparable data and indicators offer meaningful tools that can enable countries, policymakers and stakeholders to identify barriers that impede growth of agriculture and agribusinesses, share experiences and develop strategies to improve the policy environment anchored in local contexts
- The Enabling the Business of Agriculture indicators and analysis not only help strengthen the information base that can be used for informed policy dialogue but can also encourage regulations that ensure safety and quality of agricultural inputs, goods and services while minimizing costs and time burdens.
- “Bilateral collaboration is often hijacked by national political agendas”
- “We have to demonstrate that migration is positive (when regular)”
- “There is a need for a returnable capital fund to finance the CGIAR”
Initiative Adaptation of African Agriculture – Mohamed Badraoui, National Agricultural Research Institute, Morocco and ASEAN Climate Resilience Network – Imelda Bacudo, ASEAN/GIZ.
- Global environmental and social changes like climate change, high pressure on natural resources and globalization of trade are impacting on 20% GDP and 50% of employment in developing countries and inducing massive migration;
- The degree of resilience and adaptation to such big changes is becoming more difficult to achieve because both public domestic investments and international aid for development to African agriculture was decreasing during the last 30 years, making African economies more and more vulnerable.
- UNFCCC COP22 (Marrakech 2016) was the COP of actions to implement Paris agreement – Morocco launched a new initiative for the adaptation of African agriculture to climate change (AAA or Triple A).
The Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) project focuses on identifying and monitoring regulations that negatively affect agriculture and agribusiness markets. EBA aims to inform and encourage policy decisions that support inclusive participation in agricultural value chains and foster an environment that is conducive to local and regional businesses in agriculture. The project is supported by several donors, namely United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), the Government of Denmark, the Government of the Netherlands, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Eighteen indicators, covering six topics, have been developed to address aspects related to production inputs and market enablers that facilitate farmers, firms and producers to sell their goods and services. The indicators developed and measured in last year’s report covered the following topics: Seed; Fertilizer; Machinery; Finance; Transport; Markets.
27-28 April 2017. Berlin. “The Future of the Rural World” Innovation – Youth – EmploymentIm Rahmen der deutschen G20 Präsidentschaft möchte das Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) mit Ihnen und anderen zentralen Akteuren aus dem In- und Ausland erörtern, wie wir eine innovative, wettbewerbsfähige, nachhaltige und gerechte ländliche Entwicklung – vor allem für die junge Generation – fördern können.
Source: PAEPARD FEED