Events

EXPO – CASCINA TRIULZA, Milan, Italy

In the context of the Expo Milano 2015, OCP Policy Center and the Istituto Affairi Internazionali (IAI) are hosting a series of convening around one of the central themes of Expo 2015: Feeding the Planet. This series will consist of three events in which different stakeholders will discuss the link between food security and sustainable agricultural policies in the Mediterranean.

Agriculture for Sustainable Growth: Challenges and 
Opportunities for a New 'Green Revolution'
11-13 June 2015, Casablanca, Morocco

In partnership with OCP Policy Center, Economic Research Forum

OCP Policy Center is hosting a presentation on Development Opportunities in Agribusiness for Sub Saharan Africa at OCP Headquarters in Casablanca.

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.