Konference: Handel, udvikling og landbrug

TIME: Tuesday, 28 February, 10-15

VENUE: Axelborg, Axeltorv 3, 1609 København V

TIME: Tuesday, 28 February, 10-15

VENUE: Axelborg, Axeltorv 3, 1609 København V

The relationship between trade, development and agriculture is complex and increasingly interlinked. Trade can be a powerful engine for economic growth and development, but many developing countries have not yet gained from global trade. During the Danish EU Presidency the EU Commission will launch a revision of its Trade and Development Strategy, which aims to increase the integration of developing countries into the global trade.

Furthermore, negotiations on the reform of EUs Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are currently ongoing. Both could potentially have a significant impact on developing countries.

The global food crisis in 2008 showed that policy responses in trade, development and agriculture are intertwined and mutually reinforcing. Political decisions in one part of the world affect other parts of the world.

The objective of this conference on Trade, Development and Agriculture is therefore to identify and discuss the positive and negative synergies between trade, development and agriculture – from the perspective of farmers in the EU and the developing countries.

The conference is jointly hosted by Concord Denmark and the Danish Agriculture & Food Council. The purpose of this unique collaboration is to further a strong and inclusive dialogue on these important issues between all relevant stakeholders.

Programme:

10.00: Registration

SESSION I: TRADE, DEVELOPMENT AND AGRICULTURE – Moderated by Danish Agriculture & Food Council

10.30: Post-2013 EU Common Agricultural Policy, Trade and Development: A way forward?; By Paul Goodison, European Research Office

10.50: Barriers and possibilities created by EU’s trade and agricultural policies; By Spokesperson from the ACP (tbc)

11.10: The EU’s CAP on the move in a changing world; By Leonard Mizzi, Head of Unit, DG-Agri, European Commission

11.30: Barriers and possibilities in sourcing food products from developing countries to European consumers; By Thomas Bagge Olesen, CEO, FDB (FDB owns Coop, Denmark’s largest consumer goods retailer)

11.50: Ensuring a sustainable CAP in Europe which takes developing countries into consideration; By Mette Gjerskov, Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries

12.10: Questions from the audience

12.35: Lunch

SESSION II: EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S INITIATIVE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT – Moderated by Concord Denmark

13.20 The contribution of EU’s Trade and Development Communication to development and its interaction with the CAP; By Peter Thomson, Director DG Trade, European Commission (tbc)

13.40 European farmers’ view on how to achieve coherence between agriculture, trade and development; By Pekka Pesonen, Secretary-General, Copa-Cogeca

14.00: Civil society perspectives on Trade and Development and how to ensure coherence in EU’s trade, development and agricultural policies; By Oliver Consolo, Director, Concord Europe (tbc)

14.20: Increasing the future impact of Trade and Development; By Christian Friis Bach, Danish Minister for Development Cooperation

14.40: Questions from the audience

For participation please send an e-mail with your name and company/organisation to Ms. Eva Friis Mortensen, Danish Agriculture & Food Council, [email protected], no later than Monday February 20th 2012.