REPLAY - FARM Conference at the OECD - January 17, 2023
REPLAY – On January 17, 2023, the FARM Foundation organized a major conference around the theme “Agriculture(s): Time for Mobilization.” It brought together all stakeholders – politicians, researchers, funders, farmers, students, citizens, etc. – wishing to make their contributions to the essential transformations of agriculture and food systems.
This event was supported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, from Apexagri, of Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and ofEURACTIV France
THE PROGRAM
OPENING : 01:31
With the presence of Marc FESNEAU (Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty), of Pascal LHEUREUX (Farmer, President of the FARM Foundation) and Kako NUBUKPO (WAEMU Commissioner for Agriculture).
1st sequence: QUESTION : 24:25
The world in 2030 raises questions: its dynamics (demography, urbanization and rural areas, etc.), its changes (climate, geopolitical and geoeconomic insecurities, etc.) and its opportunities (transformation, jobs, etc.). What will be the impacts on the agricultural and food sectors?
Guests:
Introductory conference of Gerda VERBURG (United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement),
- Paxina CHILESHE-TOE, (Climate Expert, IFAD),
- François MORICONI-EBRARD (Geographer, research director at the CNRS)
- Tania SOLLOGOUB (Senior Economist, Crédit Agricole)
This roundtable is moderated by Matthieu BRUN (Scientific Director of the FARM Foundation).
2nd sequence: INTENSIFY : 2:03:17
Ecological intensification of production and increased productivity are necessary first steps, but they are insufficient to address multiple crises. Cooperation between stakeholders must also be intensified.
Guests:
- Nadine ANDRIEU (researcher, CIRAD)
- Kolyang PALEBELE (Farmer, President of PAFO)
- Bernard LEHMANN (HLPE Chair at the UN Committee on Food Security and Nutrition and Member of the Executive Board of the Global Crop Diversity Trust)
This sequence is moderated by Sibiri Jean ZOUNDI (Deputy Director of the Secretariat of the Sahel and West Africa Club)
3rd sequence: UNDERTAKE : 3:05:49
The transformation of agriculture and food worldwide cannot be achieved without the mobilization of private stakeholders, entrepreneurs, and businesswomen. The chosen focus is on digital technology, with examples illustrating how the use of new technologies can contribute to the transformation of agricultural systems.
Guests:
- AGRABAH Company
- Adel BEN ROMDHANE (Bioliva)
- Marc DEBETS (CEO of APEXAGRI)
- Christian HUYGHE (Director of Agriculture INRAE)
- Etienne NIYIGABA (YEAN Rwanda)
4th sequence: MOBILIZE : 4:18:49
Many farmers still lack access to financing, banking, and agricultural services. The war in Ukraine and its economic consequences have only exacerbated the situation. In this context, private and public investment, as well as the definition and implementation of coherent public policies for the transformation of agriculture, are therefore essential.
Introduction on theObservatory of public support for agriculture of Matthieu BRUN (Scientific Director of the FARM Foundation).
Guests:
- Mariem DKHIL (Director of the Cooperation and Sustainable Development Division, Crédit Agricole du Maroc)
- Matthieu LE GRIX (Head of Agriculture and Biodiversity at AFD)
- Carmine PAOLO DE SALVO (Inter-American Development Bank)
- Karima ESSABBAK (Head of Social Engagement in Sustainability)
- Testimony of Josephine GEORGE FRANCIS (President of the Farmer Union Network (Liberia) and Vice-President of ROPPA).
This sequence is moderated by Matthieu BRUN (Scientific Director of the FARM Foundation).
CONCLUSION : 5:37:25
With the plea of a group of students from theIEDES-University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (course “Agricultural Development and Economic Policies” of the Master’s in Development Studies) and the testimony of Laure TALL (Research Director at IPAR – Senegal) and Catherine MIGAULT (director of the FARM Foundation)
The whole day was hosted by Capucine GRABY (Journalist).
