Draft agenda v Agribusiness investments in partnership with farmers' organisations. in ACP countries. Milan, October 2015

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1 Draft agenda v Agribusiness investments in partnership with farmers' organisations in ACP countries Milan, October 2015 Conference organised by the European Commission, in partnership with the African Union Commission, the ACP Secretariat, the Pan African Farmers' Organisation (PAFO), the European Investment Bank, the COLEACP and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) Wednesday, 14 October 2015 WORKSHOPS Languages: EN and FR Location: NH Milano Congress Centre (NH Milanofiori) 08h30-09h30 Registration and welcome coffee 09h30-10h40 Opening panel: Private sector investment for development in ACP countries The aim of this session is to share insights on how the new political and financial commitments and responsible investments in support of agribusiness will be beneficial also for farmers' organisations in ACP countries. This session will provide an overview of the trade and agribusiness sector globally and in ACP regions. It will give trends, achievement as well as new opportunities in the agri-food sector, tackling investments but also Public-Private Partnerships. Setting the scene. Agribusiness and agricultural transformation: trends, opportunities and challenges, Professor Jo SWINNEN, Development Economics, KU Leuven TBC Encouraging multi-stakeholders partnerships in ACP countries to boost, Mr Viwanou GNASSOUNOU, Assistant Secretary General in charge of Sustainable Economic Development and Trade, ACP Group of States Secretariat 1

2 Strengthening competitiveness and farm-agribusiness partnerships, OECD TBC Women and smallholder farmers involvement in agricultural investment, Ms Laura SULLIVAN, Director for Europe and the Americas, ActionAid Creating sustainable growth and development in agriculture: the role of the private sector, Mr Roberto RIDOLFI, Director for Sustainable Growth and Development, Directorate general for International Cooperation and development, European Commission 10h40-11h00 Coffee break 11h00-12h45 Workshops first part Three workshops on Trade, Value adding and Access to Finance: three concurrent session tracks, in three workshop rooms. The objective of the working groups is to highlight business experiences and partnerships with farmers which could be transferred to other regions or scaled up, highlighting reasons for success, challenges overcome or inhibitors to growth. Workshop topics are not mutually exclusive but approach the issues of increasing private investment from three directions: value addition as an end in itself, trade on regional and international (principally EU) markets, access to finance. Workshop 1: Facilitate trade and market access for agricultural products through improved organisation of actors Facilitator: Mr Yihenew ZEWDIE, Senior Technical Advisor for Policies and Markets, CTA Rapporteur: Ms Isolina BOTO, Manager CTA Brussels Office Presentation of case studies: Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union, Ethiopia, Mr Dessalegn JENA, Acting General Manager, Oromia Coffee Farmers Co-operative Union Women in Business Development Inc, Samoa, Ms Alberta VITALE, Associate Director Partnership between Women Smallholder Famers in Kenya and Finlays, Mr Philip KILONZO, Technical Advisor Natural Resources and Livelihoods, ActionAid Kenya Walkers Wood Caribbean Foods, Jamaica, Mr Winston STONA Workshop 2: Investing in value added agri-food chains for sustainable and inclusive development Facilitator: Mr Akin SAWYER, Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Fresh produce growers & Exporters Association of Nigeria (AFGEAN) Rapporteur: Ms Morag WEBB, COLEACP Policy Adviser 2

3 Presentation of case studies: SCS International, Mali, Ms Marlène AMEGANKPOE, Director INTERVEG, Kenya, Ms Purity NAISHO, Founder Milky Way to Development, West Africa, Ms Line RASMUSSEN, CARE Denmark, Mr Kasper NIELSEN, ARLA, Mr Dodo BOUREIMA, Billital Maroobe Network African Cashew Initiative (ACi), Benin, Mr Benjamin KOUAZOUNDE, General Secretary of the Federation of Cashew Producers of Benin (FENAPAB) Workshop 3: Financing to facilitate agribusiness investments Facilitator: Ms Heike RÜTTGERS, Head of Division, ACP Policy and Portfolio, European Investment Bank (EIB) Rapporteur: Ms Jacqueline CHURCH, Policy Officer, Institutional Strategy Department, European Investment Bank (EIB) Presentation of case studies: FEFISOL Microfinance Fund, Kenya, Ms Jane MAINA, Managing Director of VERT, Ms Caterina GIORDANO, Alterfin Finance project for agribusiness, Nigeria, Mr Chukwuma Ikechukwu EZEDINMA, National Programme Officer, UNIDO Nigeria Office NUcafe, Uganda, Mr David MUWONGE, Deputy Executive Director, Mr. Vincent MULINDWA, Farmers' Leader, Ms Josien SLUIJS, Director NpM, Platform for Inclusive Finance 12h45-14h15 Lunch 14h15-15h00 Workshops second part bringing ideas together "Harvesting" sessions in each workshop; discussions around the three key topics per section key elements of success, challenges and strategies; open debate, comments, additional points. Facilitators will synthetize key ideas/points on cards to be put on boards. Each participant to the workshops will be given a number of dot-stickers to allocate to the cards on the boards. 15h00 15h15 Coffee break 3

4 15h15-16h15 Plenary session: Agribusiness perspective in Europe and ACP countries. European agribusiness: change makers for agribusinesses and farmers in ACP countries, Mr Louis HINZEN, Senior Manager Economic Affairs, FoodDrink Europe Inclusive agribusiness development, name TBC, Pan-African Farmers' Organisation Overview of agribusiness in the Pacific, Ms Mereia VOLAVOLA, CEO, Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO) Overview of agribusiness in the Caribbean, Mr Vassel STEWART, President, Caribbean AgriBusiness Association (CABA) 16h15-17h15 Plenary session: Key insights from the 3 Workshops. Workshop 1: Trade, rapporteur Ms Isolina BOTO, Manager CTA Brussels Office Workshop 2: Value adding, rapporteur Ms Morag WEBB, COLEACP Policy Adviser Workshop 3: Access to finance, rapporteur Ms Jacqueline CHURCH, Policy Officer, Institutional Strategy Department, European Investment Bank (EIB) Q&A & open discussion on the actions proposed by each workshop. Closing of the day. 19h30 Cocktail and networking event 4

5 Thursday, 15 October 2015 HIGH POLITICAL LEVEL SEMINAR Location: EU Pavilion, EXPO MILANO 09h30-10h30 Registration and welcome coffee 10h30-11h45 Way forward to a common blue-print for agribusiness investments in partnership with farmers' organisations in ACP Countries part 1 Chair: Mr Michael Hailu, Director of the Technical Center for Agricultural and rural Cooperation 11h45-12h00 Coffee break Main findings of the workshop day, Professor Jo SWINNEN, Development Economics, KU Leuven TBC Ms Rhoda Peace TUMUSIIME, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Mr Philippe SCHOLTÈS, Managing Director of Programme Development and Technical Cooperation Division, UNIDO Mr Charles OGANG, President of the Uganda National Farmers' Federation and board member of World Farmers' Organisation Mr Phil HOGAN, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development 12h00-12h45 Way forward to a common blue-print for agribusiness investments in partnership with farmers' organisations in ACP Countries part 2 Chair: Mr Michael HAILU, Director of the Technical Center for Agricultural and rural Cooperation Mr Pim VAN BALLEKOM, EIB Vice-President Ms Marike DE PEÑA, Chair of the Board of Fairtrade International Mr Stephen MINTAH, Chairman of COLEACP Mr Neven MIMICA, European Commissioner for International Development and Cooperation 12h45-13h00 Concluding remarks Mr John CLARKE, Deputy Director General (ff), Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission 13h00-14h00 Lunch 5