Launch Event: Global Climate Change, Irish Forum for International Agricultural Development Farming and Food: How Ireland Can Help Address the Challenges

sharing knowledge | enhancing research | informing policy | enabling collaboration Cover image:2 Malidadi Chilonga grows rice on her land in a remote part of northern Malawi. Gorta-Self Help Africa. 2015. Launch of the Irish Forum for International Agricultural Development (IFIAD)

Global Climate Change, Farming and Food: How Ireland Can Help Address the Challenges 13 October 2016, RDS, Minerva Suite 09.00-13.45

Agenda

Official launch Chaired by Fergal Keane – RTE 08.30–09.00 Registration

09.00–09.15 Welcome and Introductory Remarks Forum Chair, Lance O’Brien, Head of Strategy and International Relations, Teagasc

09.15–10.00: Facilitating Evidence Based Agricultural Sector Policy Planning and Implementation for Improved Growth and Food Security Outcomes in Africa Ousmane Badiane, Co-Chair of the Montpellier-Malabo Panel of Experts and Africa Director for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) 10.00–10.20 Launch of the Forum Mr Joe McHugh TD, Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid

10.20–10.30 IFAD’s Rural Development Report 2016 Paul Winters, Director, Research and Impact Assessment Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 10.30–10.40 The Experience of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Boaz Keizire, Head of Policy, AGRA 10.40–10.50 Observations from the Floor and Q&A 10.50–11.10 Coffee Break

Workshop — roundtable format Chaired by Olive Moore — Trocaire

11.10–11.20 Information on Working Group Discussion

11.20–12.10 Working Groups Discussion on Thematic Priorities for the Forum

12.10–12.40 Reports of Roundtables to Plenary

12.40–13.00 Sector Perspectives: NGOs (Isabella Rae, Head of Policy and Research, Gorta-Self Help Africa), Private Sector (Hazel Chu, Head of Corporate and Trade Communications, DIAGEO), Teagasc (Prof Gerry Boyle, Director), Academia (Prof. Charles Spillane, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre, NUI Galway) 13.00–13.15 Commentary by Irish Aid, Nicola Brennan (Head of Policy) 13.15–13.30 Strengthening Household Resilience: An Eritrean-Irish Model of Partnership Ghebremeskel Tewolde Ghebreselassie, Director of Agricultural Infrastructure and Project Coordinator of Climate Change Adaptation, Ministry of local government, Anseba Regional Administration and Wenghelawit Asrat Tefera, Project Officer and Green Zone Coordinator, Vita Eritrea. 13.30–13.40 Observations from the Floor and Q&A 13.40–13.45 Close and Way Forward: Forum Chair

3 Working Groups

Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) for improved CSA impact- and outcome- pathways Lead: Charles Spillane (NUI Galway) to be developed and achieved through multi- stakeholder partnerships involving IFIAD members Area of Interest and partners in developing countries. Climate smart agriculture (CSA) approaches aim to sustainably increase productivity, enhance Purpose of the Working Group resilience (adaptation), reduce/remove GHGs The IFIAD CSA WG aims to develop and resource- (mitigation) while enhancing food security and mobilise for multi-stakeholder partnership development goals. To meet the climate change implementation, research and capacity building challenges facing agriculture and food systems, activities on climate smart agriculture with partner CSA will require a swathe of improvements and organisations in developing countries, particularly innovations in agricultural productivity, adaptation in Irish Aid partner countries. With partners in and mitigation to be rapidly developed and adopted developing countries, the IFIAD CSA WG will at scale by the world’s farmers and agri-food value develop workpackages/workplans that focus on: chains. 1. Supporting and strengthening existing national CSA planning, CSA portfolio assessment and Different farming and livelihood systems will CSA cost-benefit analyses for scale up/out. require different portfolios of CSA practices and 2. Strengthening CSA research, extension and approaches, that; (a) support commercially and innovation systems linkages. socially viable agriculture-based production 3. Generating robust in-country evidence of CSA systems; (b) ensure ecosystem services for practices that deliver both adaptation/mitigation sustainability, and (c) strengthen resilience of and development outcomes. farming systems and vulnerable households against 4. Development, identification, testing and the impact of climate-change related shocks. While deployment of CSA innovations to deliver some development stakeholders are promoting incremental or transformational adaptation CSA for mitigation and/or adaptation (including and/or mitigation benefits that strengthen rural resilience) goals, others emphasise social justice, livelihoods and food security. gender and empowerment dimensions of CSA 5. Capacity building (education and training) activities. Recognising that CSA practices in partnerships with individuals and institutions in one context may not be climate smart in another partner developing countries. context, participatory approaches involving 6. Identification and dissemination of policy farmers and rural communities will be necessary to and institutional options for generating more generate evidence of which CSA portfolios are most impactful CSA practices and innovations. transformative for different agro-ecosystems and 7. Critical analysis of CSA narratives, options and livelihood systems. The climate change challenges evidence for improved resource-allocation by facing agriculture, rural livelihoods and value-chains CSA implementers and funding agencies. will necessitate the development and deployment of 8. Fostering mutual learning and understanding evidence-based incremental and transformational between IFIAD members of differing positions, approaches to both adaptation and mitigation in interests, needs and value systems of different agri-food systems, particularly those of smallholder development stakeholders regarding CSA farmers and rural communities in developing activities focused on smallholder farming countries. systems and livelihoods. 9. Resource mobilisation for evidence-based CSA Relevance to IFIAD multi-partner projects and programmes with A range of IFIAD members are engaged in partners in developing countries. development, testing, deployment, capacity 10. Identify good practices, innovations and building, policy and planning in relation to research findings on CSA in Ireland that may be climate smart agriculture in developing countries applicable in developing countries. (and also in developed countries e.g. Ireland). 11. Provide inputs to the development and review Recognising that there may be both differences of national and international policies and plans and complementarities between the approach of related to CSA. different IFIAD members to CSA, there is potential 12. Bring case studies of CSA into focus in Ireland and present examples of successful CSA

4 approaches from developing countries that may In general terms, by shedding light on how disparate be applicable in Ireland. groups engage in agriculture and agri-business, 13. Identify how CSA practices, policies and plans this work provides valuable information on how in Irish agriculture and agrifood systems relate agricultural development impacts different people to CSA in other countries, particularly in relation in different ways. This kind of analysis can provide to poverty reduction and livelihood resilience in useful insight and contextual information on rural developing countries. markets, consumption and production, uptake of 14. Provide evidence-based talks and materials on innovative technologies, and use of inputs. It can also CSA to Irish academic institutions, development provide useful data on other agriculture-related areas organisations, government departments, including social protection. farming organisations, the private sector and schools A thorough understanding of these issues, and 15. Provide pre-service and in-service training and of the complex connections between agriculture briefings on CSA for the staff of government, development and inclusion, will be of benefit to all academic, private sector, farming bodies and those who are working in the agricultural sector, be non-government organisations. it in the private sector or on research, in programme planning or policy formulation and influencing. Membership Open to all IFIAD members, developing country Purpose of the Working Group partners and international agencies engaged in CSA The working group will be a space for Forum research, capacity building and/or development members to: activities. • Share and improve their understanding of the connections between agriculture and exclusion in developing countries, specifically links between agriculture and gender, poverty, ethnicity, age, Inclusion - Context Analysis for Pro-poor asset ownership, and political exclusion; and Empowering Agricultural Development • Discuss the analysis and research that Forum members currently undertake on agriculture; Lead: Kate Brady (Irish Aid) • Share evidence-based examples of ‘inclusion’ in the agriculture sector; Area of Interest • Outline further information/analysis that we feel Agricultural development has the potential to benefit we need for our work - on research, extension the millions of marginalized and vulnerable people work, development activities or commercial who depend on the sector for their livelihoods. projects; However, such benefits are far from guaranteed. • Disseminate and discuss methodologies, findings Policies and programmes often fail to account for the and implications of agriculture-specific analysis; complex connections between agriculture, poverty, • Source and share data and analysis of the and exclusion and, as a result, do not support agriculture sector in developing countries. sustainable and equitable advances in agriculture and food security. Membership Pro-poor and inclusive agricultural development The intention of this working group is to discuss the is relevant for all Forum members as it links the kinds of contextual analysis that can be undertaken, expertise of the Forum’s academics and researchers, and are being undertaken, to provide the information the interests of its private sector members, the that is needed for inclusive agricultural development, mandates of member NGOs, and the objectives of with a view to ensuring these are accessible and advisory services in the agricultural sector. Given this, widely-used by all IFIAD members. the working group is open to all members of the Irish Forum for International Agricultural Development. Relevance to IFIAD It will be of particular interest to NGOs and those The analytic tools discussed, and the improved working in academia, the private sector, or those understanding of agriculture-dependent livelihoods engaged in knowledge transfer in developing country these yield, will be useful to the members of the contexts. Forum in different ways.

5 Knowledge Transfer and Innovation in aimed at improving the livelihoods, food and nutrition Agricultural Development security of one million rural poor households in sub Lead: Larry O’Loughlin (Teagasc/Vita) Saharan Africa through increased productivity and sustainability of potato value chains, with a particular Area of Interest focus on small holders, women and vulnerable Agricultural development is central to the realisation groups. One of its main aims is to improve the quality of Agenda 2030 and the sustainable development of knowledge transfer within the programme. goals. The implementation of good farming practices based on knowledge as a result of agricultural Relevance to IFIAD research in sub-Sahara Africa has real potential to The topic Knowledge Transfer is relevant to the work of significantly increase agricultural output across the the forum as it addresses all the challenges raised in: region in Africa generally, in South America and in • VISION parts of Asia. transforming livelihoods of the poor in the developing world - by supporting sustainable Agricultural development aims at improving the agriculture, food and nutrition security livelihood of farm families in rural areas across the • MISSION developing world. The implementation of effective share experience, knowledge and innovation in extension services can and will make a major agriculture for development contribution to these efforts. • OBJECTIVES particular emphasis on small holder farmers While people and organisations will have different and promote impact oriented and needs driven views of extension – ranging from a vehicle for application on farms” transferring modern technology from research to farmers to a strategy for broad based participatory For example, there is good technical expertise on farm and community development, the real object potatoes in Ireland which has been applied in Africa is to support farming families in making the best through the engagement of Teagasc in research and possible use of the resources at their disposal. development projects in Ethiopia, Kenya and Eritrea. There is also existing engagement on potatoes (The The Irish Potato Coalition is an excellent example of Potato Coalition) by key Irish organisations in private, a programme involving many Irish NGO’S (see below) public and NGO sector: Teagasc, UCD, Concern Worldwide, Gorta-SHA, Vita, Irish Potato Marketing, Irish Potato Federation, Bord Bia and others.

Purpose of the Working Group To examine and agree key action points with a view to implementing cost effective extension services involving relevant organisations within the Irish Forum (IFIAD) and in partnership with existing organisations and structures at national and regional level in sub Saharan Africa.

Membership Initially, membership of this working group would consist of interested organisations and individuals who are already affiliated to IFIAD. In particular, organisations with a track record of running/assisting extension programmes either in Ireland or in sub Saharan Africa such as Teagasc, VITA, Gorta Self Help, Concern, Trocaire and Irish Aid. The Department of Agriculture, Sustainable Food Systems, Third Level Institutions, Private Organisations and individuals may also wish to be involved. Sunday Esrah and Flora Nyirangaba. Kamwenge District, Uganda. Gorta-Self Help Africa. 2015.

6 Agriculture-Nutrition Linkages nutritional goals into agricultural programmes Lead: Nick Chisholm (UCC) • Facilitate capacity-building opportunities for Forum members and developing country partners Area of Interest in the area of agriculture-nutrition linkages. The extent of global hunger and under-nutrition remains a major development challenge: almost 800 Membership million people worldwide go hungry and about 2 Membership will be open to all Forum members billion are micronutrient-deficient. It is obvious that as this is a core issue in current thinking and action agriculture needs to play a major role in addressing on agricultural development. It may be of particular this challenge; however, until recently agricultural interest to those with a direct involvement in design programmes have paid little direct attention to and implementation of agricultural and agri-food nutrition. This situation is starting to change: the activities in developing countries, and also to need for nutrition-sensitive agricultural programmes nutritionists involved in multi-sectoral programmes is becoming more widely recognised, and it is which include agriculture. notable that SDG2 combines these key issues into a single over-arching goal, to “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture”. However there is still relatively little evidence and practical experience on how to implement integrated agriculture-nutrition programmes.

Relevance to IFIAD The Forum brings together key Irish institutions and individuals involved in agriculture for development. It is important that agriculture’s role in addressing the challenges of hunger and malnutrition is well understood, and that this can be translated into appropriate policies and programmes for implementation in developing countries. Although the primary focus initially is likely to be on under-nutrition, many developing countries are experiencing the “nutrition transition” where over-nutrition is becoming a problem for some sections of the population. This is partly linked to the growing commercialisation of food systems in developing countries. Forum members have wide-ranging experience and expertise in these areas and the working group will create a space to bring together such expertise to focus on agriculture- nutrition linkages.

Purpose of the Working Group The Working Group will provide a space for Forum members to: • Share and improve Forum members’ understanding of the linkages between agriculture and nutrition in developing country contexts • Identify existing best practice in agriculture- nutrition policies and programmes • Share information on members’ activities and plans in this area • Develop guidance for members on integrating

Betty, Bohopa village, Central Uganda. Gorta-Self Help Africa. 2015. 7 Whole Value Chain Development attributable to export-led industrialisation, including in Lead: David Butler (Sustainable Food agri-food. Vietnam is now the world’s second-largest Systems Ireland) exporter of coffee and rice. However, growth in these commodities has been achieved while many of the Area of Interest smallholder producers remain with very low incomes; A common refrain we have been hearing from environmental degradation, emissions and pollution put governments, donors, researchers, institutions and future prosperity at risk; and much of the emphasis has NGOs in relation to agriculture and food in emerging been on the production of large volume but mid- to low- economies in recent years is a need to focus on quality product, increasingly at variance with consumer “whole value chain development” approaches. This demand. is perhaps a reaction to underperformance or uneven development – it is not hard to think of cases where Influencers and IFIs like African Development Bank are isolated pockets of success in aspects of the value also prioritising value chain development under their chain have been diminished in impact and benefit Feed Africa Strategy. This has identified 18 value chains, because they are disconnected from upstream or ranging from rice to livestock (with different emphases downstream participants. It is also perhaps inevitable if depending on the agro-ecology), and they expect one accepts that the private sector has a very important member countries to prioritise a number of VCs from role in development, as it treats all or most stages of the the list depending on their circumstances, probably value chain as commercial actors, and so investment by 4-6 per country. A key benefit of the approach from the private sector eventually demands development of the point of view of the Bank is that it makes it easier the whole chain. to leverage private sector co-financing. This is also the view of other proponents like Alliance for a Green Even in cases of economic transformation, a renewed Revolution in Africa (AGRA) as they see a clear path to emphasis on the value chain is being promoted. engaging private sector participation in inputs, off-take For instance, Vietnam has become a lower middle- and financing roles. Whole value chain development income country in the space of 30 years, with strong has much to recommend it, but a number of questions improvements in social indicators, reduction in poverty also need to be answered – perhaps most importantly, and better average incomes. Much of this success is is the approach sufficiently subtle and flexible to

Annex - What’s the Value Chain? Classic view

ENABLING ENVIRONMENT MACRO-ECONOMIC / POLITICS / LEGISLATION / REGULATIONS

FACILITATING INSTITUTIONS Policy, Commercial, Legal, Financial, Market Information, Standards, Markets, Technology, Food Safety, Innovation, IPR, etc.

Distribution Pre-production Post Industrial Production and Marketing Input Supply -production Processing

FACILITATING SERVICES Transport, Storage, Processing, Packaging, Imports, Exports, Dealers, Communications, etc.

INCENTIVE VALUE-ADDED BY EVERY FUNCTION FOR EACH PARTICIPANT

8 deliver sustainable growth, and how should the risks of inappropriate growth and over-reliance on individual product chains be mitigated?

Relevance to IFIAD If donors and governments in Africa and Asia are speaking of the need for whole value chain development, it is inevitably going to feature in any considerations of the design and effectiveness of technical assistance and development initiatives. Secondly, it could be argued that one of Ireland’s key strengths in agri-food is in making diverse stakeholders and participants at different stages of the value chain work towards common goals. This, rather than scale, is a powerful tool and a key reason why anyone else should regard Ireland as an example to follow.

Purpose of the Working Group To consider what Ireland can offer in respect of approaches and experience of whole value chain development. To ask the question, can we influence by identifying some of the best principles of whole value chain development so that it is sustainable. Are there process models that be made repeatable regardless of the product area?

Membership Relevant to all members of IFIAD – in particular we need more private sector voices on this topic.

Alternative view

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QUALITY & SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE

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9 Speakers

in the agricultural research for an SFI Principal Investigator, and development arena, having worked moved his research team to NUI at the at the scientific/technical Galway in 2010. In NUI Galway, level and also at the international Prof. Spillane has spearheaded policy level. During the 1990s, he establishment of the multi- Prof Spillane was based in Rome disciplinary Plant & AgriBiosciences working on agricultural research for Research Centre (PABC) which development for the United Nations has over 30 inter-disciplinary Food and Agriculture Organisation research teams comprising over (FAO) and also for members of the 100 full time researchers and PhD Prof. Charles Spillane Consultative Group on International students conducting advanced NUI Galway Agricultural Research (CGIAR: agri-research. The inter-disciplinary IFIAD Vice Chair IPGRI & CIAT). During this period PABC collaborates closely with a Prof. Spillane worked extensively range of CGIAR institutes (e.g. CIAT, Prof. Charles Spillane is Established on provision of technical and policy ICRISAT, IITA, CIP etc) and other Professor (Chair) of Plant Science advice for the inter-governmental development partners with research and Head of the multi-disciplinary political negotiations leading to the on crops, livestock, nutrition, soils, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research 2001 International Treaty on Plant climate change, gender and policy Centre (PABC) at the National Genetic Resources for Food and analysis underway in a range of University of Ireland Galway, Ireland. Agriculture. From 1998 onwards Prof developing countries. Prof. Spillane Prof. Spillane holds a degree from Spillane worked on crop genetics in is the Director of the MSc in Climate Dublin City University and a PhD in leading-edge crop and agricultural Change, Agriculture and Food crop genetics from Trinity College research centres globally such as Security (MScCCAFS) program Dublin. Following his PhD, Prof Cold Spring Harbor Labs (CSHL), established by the NUI Galway Spillane subsequently worked New York; The Friedrich Miescher PABC in close collaboration with the on genetics of potatoes, tobacco Institute, Basel, Switzerland and CGIAR’s global CCAFS program. and crop viruses in the Sainsbury the Institute of Plant Biology, Prof. Spillane is the Vice-Chair of Laboratory at the John Innes University of Zurich, Switzerland. the Irish Forum for International Center, Norwich, UK. Prof Spillane Prof Spillane returned to Ireland (to Agricultural Development (IFIAD). has over 30 years of experience University College Cork) in 2003 as Website: plantagbiosciences.org

of vocational education programmes in agricultural policy, with the World to the sector and is also a provider Bank on a number of their projects of courses in higher education. Gerry in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, is Emeritus Professor of Economics including Belarus, Moldova, Russia at the National University of Ireland and Tajikistan. Professor Boyle is a (NUI), Maynooth and former Head of past President of the Irish Economic its Economic Department. He also Association and of the Agricultural holds an Adjunct Professorship at Economics Society of Ireland. He the University of Missouri, Columbia. has also served as Editor of the Prof. Gerry Boyle He was previously a Senior Research Economic and Social Review, the Teagasc Officer with the Agricultural Institute European Review of Agricultural and an Economist with the Central Economics and the Irish Journal of Professor Gerry Boyle was Bank of Ireland. From 1995-1997 Agricultural Economics and Rural appointed Director of Teagasc – the he served as Economic Adviser to Sociology. Professor Boyle has agricultural and food development the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), published an extensive range of authority for Ireland – on 1st Mr John Bruton T.D. Prior to his papers and reports on public policy October 2007. Teagasc conducts position at Teagasc he was a issues in national and EU media. research on agriculture and food; Senior Associate with Farrell Grant He is a Member of the Royal Irish provides extension services to Irish Sparks Consulting and a Senior Academy (M.R.I.A.). agriculture; and is the sole provider International Consultant, specialising

10 Resource Policy, Planning and profile of the African Union Analysis and Rural Development. Commission in placing the institution as a leader in advancing Prior to joining AGRA he was political and policy agenda to working as a Head, Division of mobilize the global community and Agriculture and Food Security African Member States towards and Team Leader of a Pan African Agricultural transformation through Agricultural Reform Program, the CAADP. Specifically, Boaz has Boaz Keizire Comprehensive Africa Agriculture been instrument and using country AGRA Development Program (CAADP) specific models and examples to at the African Union Commission change the quality of leadership Boaz Blackie Keizire is the Head (AUC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. of CAADP provided by the African of Policy and Advocacy at the Earlier to this, Boaz was a Senior Union Commission. Alliance for a Green Revolution in Advisor on CAADP at the AUC and Africa (AGRA). He holds an MSc before as a Head of Agriculture Boaz has written and published in Agricultural Economics from and Natural Resource Planning, at papers for ACODE, UNEP, FAO Makerere University, Uganda, the National Planning Authority in and UNDP among others. He is a a BSc in Economics from the Uganda and previously a Principal Research Associate with Advocates same university and a Diploma Economist and a CAADP Lead Coalition for Development in Fisheries Policy, Planning and Person in Uganda. and Environment (ACODE)-an Management from United Nations Environment and Policy Research University, Iceland. Boaz has used the national skills Think Tank in Uganda- and and experiences to translate and also was a part time Lecturer of Boaz has over 15 years working in influence actions at continental Fisheries Economics in the Zoology the areas of Agriculture and Natural level. His work has raised the Department, Makerere University.

and project planning, foresight Teagasc, namely Teagasc 2030 development and research (2008) and Teagasc Technology management. He is a member of Foresight 2035 (2016). He was the Teagasc Senior Management also a member of the Third EU Team with specific responsibility for SCAR Foresight Expert Group, foresight and strategy development whose report-Sustainable Food and working with the management Consumption and Production in team to drive innovation in a Resource-Constrained World, Teagasc and to support Teagasc’s was published in 2011. He was a mission of driving innovation in member of an International Expert Dr. Lance O’Brien the agri-food sector and wider Panel which developed a long-term Teagasc bioeconomy, as well as managing science agenda for agriculture IFIAD Chair Teagasc’s Postgraduate Fellowship in Africa-Connecting Science-A Programme (The Walsh Fellowships Science Agenda for Transforming Lance O’Brien joined Teagasc Programme). Agriculture in Africa (2014). (The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority) from the He has contributed to national Lance has a particular interest in Irish Ministry of Finance in 1980, research policy initiatives in Ireland and commitment to agricultural having previously worked as a and to a number of Irish agricultural research for development and the researcher in the Irish Economic and and food policy developments, use of foresight in this context. Social Research Institute (ESRI). including the two recent industry- In this regard, he is responsible led strategies – Food Harvest for coordinating all of Teagasc’s Since joining Teagasc, he has 2020 (2010) and Food Wise 2025 overseas development activities worked in the areas of corporate (2015). He led the two major and contributing to various and strategic planning, programme Foresight projects undertaken by international organisations.

11 Deputy McHugh was elected as election. He amassed 22.6% to top Chairperson of the Joint Oireachtas the poll in the 2007 general election, Committee on the Implementation of and was elected to Dáil Éireann, re- the Good Friday Agreement. Deputy establishing a Fine Gael Dáil presence McHugh was re-elected to Dáil in Donegal North-East after 10 years Éireann as a Fine Gael TD for Donegal without Fine Gael Dáil representation North-East in February 2011. in the constituency.

Joe McHugh became a Fine Gael He was appointed as Fine Gael public representative in June 1999 Spokesperson on North-South Joe McHugh TD when he was elected to represent the Cooperation followed in October Minister of State for the Milford electoral area as a Member 2007and authored ‘The Fine Gael Diaspora and Overseas of Donegal County Council. Cllr Border Forum Report’ in July 2010. Development Aid McHugh proposed the establishment This 16-page policy document of Donegal Youth Council, which led set out the Party’s plans for North- Joe McHugh TD was appointed to the first democratically-elected South economic synergies and for Minister of State for Diaspora and youth forum in Ireland. Cllr McHugh job creation in the Border region. International Development at the was also appointed as Chairperson Proposals set out in the Report are Department of Foreign Affairs and of ERNACT (European Region being implemented as part of the Fine Trade on 19th May 2016. Network for the Application of Gael-Lab 2011-2016 Programme for He was previously appointed by An Communications Technology), where Government. He established the Fine Taoiseach Enda Kenny as Minister he placed emphasis on broadband Gael Border Forum in February 2010. of State at the Department of Arts, provision in border areas. Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs and Before being elected, Joe was the Department of Communications, He was elected to Seanad Éireann in a geography and maths teacher Energy and Natural Resources with 2002 and served as Fine Gael Seanad at Loreto Convent in Letterkenny Special Responsibility for Gaeltacht Spokesperson on Community, Rural, from 1993-95 and taught A-level Affairs and Natural Resources in July Gaeltacht and Marine Affairs from economics in Dubai in 1995-96. 2014. He was also Co-Chairperson 2002-2007. He was selected by Fine He worked as a Community Youth of the British Irish Parliamentary Gael as the Party’s Donegal North- Worker in Glenwood, Letterkenny Assembly in July 2011. In July 2012 East candidate for the 2007 general from 1996-1999.

an MA in Economics from the in Rome in the Economic and University of California at San Diego Social Division at the Food and and a BA in Non-Western Studies Agriculture Organization. from the University of San Diego. He has published numerous From 2004-2015, he was a journal articles and working Professor in the Department of papers in the areas of impact Economics at American University evaluation, migration, cash transfer in Washington, DC where he taught programmes, rural development courses on impact evaluation, and smallholder agriculture. Dr. Paul Winters development economics and IFAD environmental economics. He has conducted field work and managed surveys in Indonesia, Office in Charge, Strategy and Before American University, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Ethiopia Knowledge Department (SKD) and he worked at the International and Kenya. From 2008 to 2015 he Director, Research and Impact Potato Center in Lima, Peru, provided technical support to the Assessment Division (RIA), IFAD. the University of New England Office of Strategic Planning and in Australia, and the Inter- Development Effectiveness at the He holds a PhD in Agricultural and American Development Bank Inter- American Development Bank Resource Economics from the in Washington, DC. In 2002, he helping design impact evaluations University of California at Berkeley, was a visiting researcher here for IDB-funded projects.

12 Dr. Isabella Rae Dr. Ousmane Badiane Nicola Brennan Gorta-Self Help Africa IFPRI Irish Aid IFIAD Secretariat Dr. Ousmane Badiane is the Africa Nicola Brennan is the newly- Isabella Rae holds a Ph.D. in Director for the International Food appointed Director of Policy in Irish International Law and an LLM Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Aid, Department of Foreign Affairs in International Human Rights He coordinates IFPRI’s work and Trade. Irish Aid’s Policy Unit Law. She is Head of Policy and program in the areas of food policy is responsible for providing overall Research with Gorta-Self Help research, capacity strengthening, policy direction and technical Africa (GSHA). Prior to GSHA, and policy communications support in line with Irish policies and she worked with the Food and in Africa. Dr. Badiane was interests as set out in Ireland’s policy Agriculture Organization of the instrumental in developing and for international development, One United Nations (FAO), Bioversity guiding the implementation of the World One Future, and in The Global International, and the World Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Island; Ireland’s Foreign Policy for Food Programme (WFP). She Development Programme (CAADP). a Changing World. The Unit works has experience in the design Before his current tenure at IFPRI, to ensure quality programming in and management of technical Dr. Badiane, a national of Senegal, Ireland’s overseas development cooperation programmes, with was Lead Specialist for Food and work based on international best emphasis on Eastern and Agricultural Policy for the Africa practice. Nicola holds a BA in Western Africa, and with policy Region at the World Bank and Economics from Trinity College analysis and development. adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins Dublin and a Masters in International She is Peer Reviewer with University’s School of Advanced Development from the University the Interdisciplinary Journal International Studies. Dr. Badiane of Manchester. She has spent over of Human Rights Law, New received a PhD in agricultural 15 years in a number of countries in York, and is a visiting lecturer economics from the University of sub-Saharan Africa and South East in International Human Rights Kiel in Germany. His awards include Asia overseeing the implementation Law. She has designed and a Doctoral Degree Honoris Causa of large-scale development delivered training courses in food from the University of KwaZulu programmes covering a broad security and international law for Natal in South Africa and induction range of areas, including rural parliamentarians and the judiciary as Distinguished Fellow of the development, livelihoods, essential in Uganda, Mali, Senegal and African Association of Agricultural services and governance, human Togo. She has published in areas Economics. Dr. Badiane is the 2015 rights and equality. of women’s rights, food security laureate of the African Food Prize. and the right to food.

13 Ghebremeskel Olive Moore Wenghelawit Hazel Chu Tewolde Trócaire Asrat Tefera DIAGEO Ghebreselassie Vita Eritrea Anseba Regional Olive Moore is Head Hazel Chu-Head of Administration of Programmes at the Wenghelawit is Project Corporate and Trade development agency Officer and Green Communications in Ghebremeskel is Trócaire. Olive’s post Zone Coordinator, Diageo Ireland. Hazel Director of Agricultural graduate qualifications Vita Eritrea which qualified as a barrister Infrastructure & Project are in human rights and she joined in 2014. and previously worked Coordinator of Climate democratisation. In her She coordinates the in the non profit Change Adaptation, current role she provides Green Zone projects, sector, music and Ministry of local technical support to which intergrate also technology. After government- Anseba Trócaire’s work across improved cook stove voluntary teaching in Regional Administration. 16 countries in Latin construction, water China for a period she He has a leading role in America, Africa and point repairs and worked in Sydney and coordinating a UNDP Asia on resource rights the distribution of New York. She project Climate Change and use, women’s solar lights, as part currently oversees Adaptation in Water and empowerment, gender of the minimum communications for Agriculture in Anseba based violence, and household package all of Diageo Ireland Region, Eritrea. As a governance and human concept. Her role inclusive of brand, Ministry of Agriculture rights. Olive has lived involves community crisis, sustainability representative, he has and worked in East engagement and and CSR. provided Vita with Africa. Previously technical consultation technical support she has worked with home economists to implement dam with the World Bank in order to align construction, irrigation, in Washington DC, with Gold Standard catchment rehabilitation, Amnesty International protocols. She has food security, and and the Irish Department a Masters in English agriculture projects. of Foreign Affairs. Education. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Soil and Water Conservation and has more than 20 years experience in community development across Eritrea.

Contact

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