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This topic covers a wide range of issues relevant to agriculture and rural development, extending to climate change, water, land, territorial development, innovation, risk management, commodities, livestock, SPS, access to markets, farmers' organisations, etc. and cross-cutting issues. It provides access to essential reading materials on these themes, EC practical tools and seminar contents, and links to partners and experts in the field.

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(CC) – Theme 4 – P.Worms - World Agroforestry Centre & food security

Capacity4dev Team uploaded a new Document | 9 July 2012

theme_4_-_case_3_-_worms_-_about_2012_05.pdf 1015.46 KB

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
(CC) – Theme 4 – P.Worms - Creating an EverGreen Agriculture in Africa

Capacity4dev Team uploaded a new Document | 9 July 2012

theme_4_-_case_3_-_worms_-_ega_4pager_2012_04.pdf 2.11 MB

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
(CC) – Theme 4 – R.Cooke - IFAD’s Country Strategy for Viet Nam

Capacity4dev Team uploaded a new Document | 9 July 2012

theme_4_-_plenary_presentation_-_cooke_-_cc_agriculture_-_ifad_-_22june2012_final.pdf 1.07 MB

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
(CC) – Theme 4 – R.Cooke - Climate Smart Investment Frameworks: Integrating Climate Change Concerns into IFAD’s Country Strategy for Viet Nam

Capacity4dev Team uploaded a new Document | 9 July 2012

theme_4_-_plenary_presentation_-_cooke_-_ifad_abstract_for_ec_hot_topics_on_cc_agri_-24june2012.pdf 91.67 KB

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Luc Hellebuyck commented on an article | 5 July 2012

The EU Supports Adaptation Strategies of Ten Banana Producing Countries

Please move: Ghana looking forward to more EU banana exports Ghana's Minister of Trade and Industry, Hannah Tetteh, has said that she expects the country's banana exports to the EU to increase over the next few years. This is as a result of the EU removing the quota and tariff that was imposed on...
Luc Hellebuyck commented on an article | 5 July 2012

The EU Supports Adaptation Strategies of Ten Banana Producing Countries

The ACP ministers made a clear statement on more flexibility in the programs: http://www.acp.int/sites/acpsec.waw.be/files/ACP25006%2012%20ENG.pdf
European Satellite Navigation Systems Could Foster Development in Africa

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 19 June 2012

While the European Union is developing Galileo and operating EGNOS, the two first European satellite navigation systems, the potential benefits of using these technologies for the socio-economic development of the African continent were presented recently in Brussels.

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The EU Supports Adaptation Strategies of Ten Banana Producing Countries

Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 5 June 2012

With an erosion of their preferences to enter into the EU banana market, banana-exporting countries in the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) need to adapt. 2012 heralds the launch of the programming stage of the Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM), which provides a variety of...

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The Critical Role of Global Food Consumption Patterns in Achieving Sustainable Food Systems

Gervase Poulden uploaded a new Document | 19 April 2012

unep_global_food_consumption.pdf 2.59 MB

Publication Date: 2012 If current population and consumption trends continue, humanity will need the equivalent of two Earths to support it by 2030 (Global Footprint Network, 2012). These consumption trends are of particular concern when related to food. The most vital of all sectors and yet the...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Europe, Africa and Food Security: European policies, biofuels and land grabbing

Sylvain Aubry created a new event | 27 February 2012

28 Feb

From 28 February 2012
in Brussels (Belgium)

Conference to launch the last EuropAfrica/FIAN International report on the responsility of the EU and its Members States for the impact of their biofuel policy on land grabbing in Africa. Tuesday 28 February 2012 – h 9:15 – 16.30 pm Brussels, House of Dutch Auditorium Philippe de Champagnestraat,...

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Group: EU Working Group on Land Issues

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