Bernard Hubert
President of Agropolis International
Eric Fargeas
Director of Agropolis International
Sabrina Deforge
Agropolis International
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| Conference - Debate Hosted by Eric ANDRIEU, S&D Coordinator for Agriculture and Rural Development « Rural employment and agricultural models: Issues and experiences shared from Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and Africa » European Parliament, Brussels 10th May 2017 - 18h30 (Room ASP3G3) |
This event is organised by Agropolis International Association and its members -Bioversity International, CIHEAM/IAM.M, CIRAD, CNRS, INRA, IRD, IRSTEA, Montpellier SupAgro-.
Open to the 750 Euro MPs, European officials of the various DG of the European Commission (Agricultural and Rural Development ; Research & Innovation ; International Cooperation and Development)and to permanent representatives member states.
Objectives of the event :
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Show the contribution of the scientific community research actions regarding the global issues related to agriculture for development, food security and fight against malnutrition linked to climate change,
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Highlight the link between science and rural employment directly related to production as well as indirect and induced employment,
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Present some achievements of the regional Agropolis scientific community in Montpellier, focusing of flagship projects.
Discover the program (program on 03/05/17)
On the occasion, several posters presenting projects of the scientific community will be exhibited:
Name of the project |
Web site |
| NIPN: National Information Platforms for Nutrition: Strenthening capacity to analyse data to track progress, inform policies and improve programmes for better nutrition |  |
| PROIntensAfrica: Harnessing the potential of various intensification pathways for food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture | |
| HNV Link: A European Network on High Nature Value farming. Learning, Innovation, Knowledge | |
| An innovative concept: Laboratories Without Walls, an instrument to pave the way to new synergies | |
| CoOPLAaGE - Coupling innovative tools for sharing change in socio-environmental systems | |
| Digit'Ag: The Digital Agriculture Convergence Lab | |
| Increasing agriculture productivity and resilience in West Africa: Dryland cereals improvement strategies in WA for diversified agricultural models and adaptation to changing environments | |
| Which agricultural model for youth employment? | |
| Initiative 4 pour 1000, les sols pour la sécurité alimentaire et le climat | |
| E-SPACE: Improving epidemiosurveillance of Mediterranean and tropical plant diseases | |
| Similar social and ecological mechanisms underpin the sustainability of two traditional floodplain fisheries separated by an ocean and by thousands of years of history | |
| Greater banana diversity contributes to capacity development and improved rural livelihoods in Africa | |
The organization of this conference-debate is being organised by Agropolis, hosted by Eric Andrieu, European Deputy for the South-West constituency of France and S&D Coordinator for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Parliament, following his visit to Agropolis International, Montpellier, in May 2015.
Update on 5/9/17
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