Agricultural Development and Poverty Reduction in Africa

A Joint OECD, FAO, IFAD, World Bank
Global Forum on Agriculture

 

                                   

                                                                                                           The World Bank

 

This Forum was hosted by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance

 

This meeting was held on 12-13 November 2007 in the Sala Biblioteca of CNEL (Consiglio Nazionale dell'Economia e del Lavoro), Viale David Lubin, 2, Rome, Italy. 

Forum announcement: Forum Announcement (English version) / Français
Agenda: English Draft Agenda /  Français / Italian Draft Agenda as at 12 November 2007

Chair's report: English version / Français

 

 

Presentations: 

Session I: Setting the Stage

• Overview of the 2008 World Development Report (English version / Français) - Derek Byerlee, World Bank 
  Link to the publication / PPT presentation - Derek Byerlee
• PPT presentation - Prabhu Pingali
• PPT presentation - Steven Were Omamo

 

Session II: African Agricultural Markets and Trade

• PPT presentation - Alexander Sarris
• PPT presentation - Stephen Karingi
• PPT Marie-André Tall
• PPT presentation - Stefan Tangermann

 

Session III: African Agricultural Development and Poverty Reduction

• Background document, IFAD
• PPT presentation - Joe Dewbre
• PPT presentation - Rabelais Yankam
• PPT Gyiele Nurah

 

 

Session IV: Presentation and discussion of the results of the Forum

• PPT Mohamed Beavogui
• PPT Ndiogou Fall
• PPT Kevin Cleaver
• PPT Mayaki

 

Other Documents:

OECD and Africa  / L'OCDE et L'Afrique

Promoting Pro-Poor Growth- Agriculture: Executive Summary / Vers une croissance pro-pauvres- agriculture : résumé