The next Brussels Development Briefing on “Promoting responsible and sustainable sourcing through Fair Trade” will take place on 22 June 2016 from 9:00 to 13:00, at the ACP Secretariat in Brussels, Belgium. This Briefing is co-organised by CTA, the European Commission / DEVCO, the ACP Secretariat, CONCORD and the Fair Trade Advocacy Office.
Full ArticleEuropean Development Days 2016
Tour et Taxis (Brussels): 15-16 June, 2016
On 15-16 June, CTA will be collaborating with various international organisations on five events at The European Development Days 2016 in Brussels. Topics to be discussed at the events include: sustainable development goals, agribusiness and food standards in ACP countries. Please follow the links below for further information:
Developments in agricultural trade and the Sustainable Development Goals in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries:
The Treatment of Food Standards in Mega-Regional Trade Agreements:
https://www.eudevdays.eu/sessions/treatment-food-standards-mega-regional-trade-agreements
Gender and Agricultural Entrepreneurship:
https://www.eudevdays.eu/sessions/gender-and-agricultural-entrepreneurship
Supporting local and sustainable food production in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries:
Ending hunger and undernutrition: It can be done faster:
https://www.eudevdays.eu/sessions/ending-hunger-and-undernutrition-it-can-be-done-faster
PLEASE REGISTER HERE: https://eudevdays.eu/register-anonymous
Special Event - Going the Last Mile: Accelerating Progress in Food Security and Nutrition
Organized by IFPRI; ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation(CTA); Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission (EC); HarvestPlus; Joint Research Centre of the EC (JRC)Date & Time: June 14, 2016 - 9:00-17:30 CEST
Location: Espace Baudouin at the Palais des Académies, Rue Ducale 1 / Hertogstraat 1, Brussels Belgium
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), the Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development of the European Commission (EC), HarvestPlus, and the EC’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) will co-host an all-day workshop on "Going the Last Mile: Accelerating Progress in Food Security and Nutrition." The event will take place in Brussels, Belgium on the eve of the European Development Days and will focus on translating investments into action. The workshop program includes thematic sessions and moderated discussions on: Translating Analysis into Action, Scaling up Technologies, Delivering from Data, Enhancing Policy Performance & Going the Last Mile.
Source: ifpri.org
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