Cirad event on Family Farming
Tuesday December 2, 2014
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5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
First edition of Cirad’s annual event ‘See You in Brussels’, this year dedicated to the “International Year of Family Farming: lessons learnt and post-2014 priorities”. An opportunity to: sum up the current situation; share innovative approaches; illustrate the impact of agricultural research; and propose actions.
Opening speech
5:00-5:10 pm
Michel Eddi, Executive chairman, CIRAD
Discussions
5:10-6:30 pm
- “The International Year of Family Farming : achievement and prospects” – José Antonia Osaba, Civil Society Coordinator of the International Year of Family Farming, World Rural Forum
- Report “Investing in small holder agriculture”, of the High Level Panel of Experts of the FAO Committee on Food Security – Pierre-Marie Bosc, Agroeconomist, CIRAD
- “Family Farming and Research: Montpellier encounters perspectives”, Jean-Michel Sourisseau, Socioeconomist, CIRAD
- Q&A
Concluding remarks
6:30-7:00 pm:
- Achille Bassilekin III, Assistant Secretary General, Head of department of sustainable economic development and trade
- Patrick Caron, Director for Research and Strategy, CIRAD
Cocktail
Up to 9:30 pm
For more information and to register, please visit the website of See you in Brussels.
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