Opening

Introduction by Mr. François-Xavier de Donnea, SWAC/OECd President

Mr. Charles Michel, Belgian Minister for Development Co-operation
(nature of intervention to be confirmed)

  Respecting human rights in land acquisition negotiations

  8:45 - 9:00

How to apply the 11 principles on the right to food in relation to large-scale land acquisition?

> by Prof. Olivier de Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food

  9:00 - 9:15

> by Mr. Mahamoudou Kiemtoré, Member of the interministerial Commition in charge of proofreading legal texts of the agrian and land reform (RAF) in Burkina Faso

  9:15 - 9:30

What leverage do have West Africa's regional institutions to better integrate human rights in negotiations on West African land investments?

> by Mr. Moussa Djiré, Legal expert, Faculty of Economics and Law at the University of Bamako

Debate facilitated by Prof. Olivier de Schutter

 10:00 - 10:15

Promote responsible foreign investment in agriculture across the developing world

> by H.E. Yukiko Nakagawa, Ambassador of Japan to Mali

Debate facilitated by Prof. Olivier de Schutter

  Positionning of West African farmers

  11:00 - 11:45

Round table panelists include representatives from:

• the Network of Farmer Organisations and Agricultural Producers of West Africa (ROPPA);
• the All Farmers Association of Nigeria;
• the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) and West African agricultural producers' organisations (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali et Niger) > SNV presentation (French)

Debate facilitated by Mr. Laurent Bossard, SWAC/OECD Director a. i. and Mr. Michael Taylor, International Land Coalition (ILC)

> by M. Hugo Verkuijl, CEO Mali Biocarburant

 14:30 - 14:45

  14:45 - 15:00

> by Mr. Steinar Kolnes, CEO and Director, Biofuel Africa ltd, Ghana

Foreign direct investments in agricultural land in Mali
> by Dr. Godihald Mushinzimana, « Programme d'Appui aux Collectivités Territoriales » (PACT), GTZ office, Mali

Roundtable with parliamentarians to provide information on ogoing actions and actions to be taken to promote responsible investment in West African land.

Towards a regional roadmap for West Africa

Debate facilitated by Mr. François Xavier de Donnea, SWAC/OECD President with the participation of regional/continental institutions (AU, CILSS, ECOWAS, NEPAD and UEMOA)