International Conference on Food security and sustainable agriculture in the Euro-Mediterranean area
9:15 - 17:00, Rome, Italy
The seminar will be organized around two sessions followed by a roundtable discussion. The first session will discuss major challenges to food security and sustainable agriculture in the Southern Mediterranean region such as food import dependency, deterioration of natural resource, biodiversity loss, climate change, water scarcity and urbanization. The second session will provide a critical assessment of agriculture and food policies in the Euro-Mediterranean area. Major issues to be discussed will be: the agricultural liberalization process, highlighting major implications, issues at stakes and challenges; the role of European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform and its implications for the Mediterranean region and the question of genetically modified food. To conclude, the roundtable will debate the opportunities to promote Euro-Mediterranean cooperation and common actions in the field of food security and agriculture.
Programme
| 09:30 - 09:45 |
Welcome coffee and Registration of participants |
| 09:45 - 10:00
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Introductory Remarks Ettore Greco, Director, IAI Mauro Ghirotti, Head, Food and Nutrition Security, Rural Development, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Karim El Aynaoui, Managing Director, OCP Policy Center, Rabat |
| 10:00 - 11:30
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First session: Challenges To Sustainable Agriculture In The Mediterranean Region Chair Maria Cristina Paciello, Senior Fellow at the Mediterranean and Middle East Programme, IAI Panelists Eugenia Ferragina, Senior researcher, Institute of Studies on Mediterranean Societies (ISSM), Italian National Research Council (CNR), Naples Geopolitical Implications Of Water And Food Security In Southern And Eastern Mediterranean Countries Rachid Doukkali, Senior Fellow, OCP Policy Center and Professor, IAV Hassan II Institute, Rabat Irrigation And Agriculture Development In The Southern Mediterranean Countries Cecilia Sottilotta, Adjunct Lecturer, LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome Urbanization, Food Security And Sustainable Agriculture In The Mediterranean Open discussion |
| 11:30 - 11:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:45 - 13:15
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Second session: Agriculture And Food Policies In The Euro-Mediterranean Area Chair Rachid Doukkali, Senior Fellow, OCP Policy Center and Professor, IAV Hassan II Institute, Rabat Panelists Michel Petit, Associate Professor, CIHEAM, Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen, Montpellier Liberalization Of Agriculture Trade, European Common Agricultural Policy Reform And Mediterranean Challenges Omar Aloui, Visiting Professor, Mohamed V University, Rabat Food Security And Agricultural Policies In The Euro-Mediterranean Area Daniela Corona, Senior Teaching and Research Assistant, College of Europe, Bruges Southern Mediterranean Region Facing The Eu Challenges Of Genetically Modified Food And Feed Open discussion |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Buffet - Lunch |
| 14:30 - 16:30
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Roundtable Discussion: Sustainable Agricultural Systems In The Euro-Mediterranean Area: What Policy Options? Chair Ettore Greco, Director, IAI Panelists Enrico Granara, Minister Plenipotentiary, Coordinator for Multilateral Affairs in the Mediterranean and the Middle East at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Alexandre Meybeck, Senior Policy Officer on Agriculture, Environment and Climate Change, FAO Angelo Riccaboni, Rector, University of Siena Graziella Romito, Head of Unit, Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies Claudia Sorlini, President, Scientific Committee for EXPO 2015 of Milan Open discussion |
| 16:30 |
End of the Seminar |
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