The APPG seeks to bring together Parliamentarians concerned with agriculture, nutrition and wider food security in the developing world. This cross-party group aims to engender progressive and informed debate within Westminster and beyond by bridging the gap between policy makers and practitioners in the field whilst also giving a voice to the 700 million smallhold farmers worldwide.
| Event | Date | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| Agroecology and Environmental Approaches to Agriculture Download Agenda |
Wednesday 24th February | Prof. Martin Wolfe, Research Director — Organic Research Centre, Elm Farm. Download Presentation Dr. Julia Wright, Research Associate — Garden Organic. Download Presentation Patrick Mulvany, Senior Policy Adviser — Practical Action and co-chair UK Food Group. Download Presentation Michel Pimbert, Principal Researcher, Natural Resources Group, Food and Agriculture, Biodiversity — International Institute for the Environment and Development. Download Presentation |
| A Roundtable Meeting on The Global Partnership for Hunger and Food — One Year On | Wednesday 20th January | John Barrett, Head of DFID Food Group. |
| The Farms Race: Foreign Land Acquisitions in Africa | Wednesday 27th January |
Her Excellency Mwanaidi Sinare Maajar, Tanzania High Commissioner; His Excellency Antonio Gumede, Mozambique High Commissioner; Richard Morgan, CEO Sun Biofuels; Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food; Tim Lang, University of London; Paul-Munro Faure, Chief Land Tenure and Management Unit the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation; Rob Mahoney, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Chair of the RICS Knowledge Board; Mike Taylor, International Land Coalition; Lorenzo Cotula, International Institute for Environment and Development. |
| Conservation and Poverty Reduction: Conflict or Sustainable Governance of Fisheries in Developing Countries (Joint with APPG DAT) | Tuesday 8th December |
Prof Allister MacGregor, Team Leader of the Vulnerability and Poverty Reduction Team, Institute of Development Studies; V.Vivekanandan, South Indian Federation of Fisherman Societies. |
| Launch: Save the Children's Hungry for Change Report | Thursday 26th November |
Sally Keeble MP, Member of APPG Agriculture and Food for Development; Mike Foster MP, International Development Minister; Malcolm Bruce MP, Chair of the International Development Committee; David Mepham, Director of Policy at Save the Children; Andy Reed MP, Member of APPG Agriculture and Food for Development. |
| Launch Event of ‘Climate Frontline: African Communities Adapting to Survive’ | Tuesday 24th November |
Colin Challen MP, Chair of the APPG on Climate Change; Sigurd Jorde, Head of Information, The Development Fund; Saleemul Huq, Senior Fellow IIED - Climate Change Group; Christie Peacock, Director Farm Africa; Roger Williams MP, Member APPG Agriculture and Food for Development. |
| UK Launch Event of the new book ‘Millions Fed’ | Monday 23rd November |
Camilla Toulmin, Director International Institute for Environment and Development Christie Peacock, Director Farm Africa; Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research; Peter Hazell & Peter Roeder, UK Authors. |
| A Roundtable Meeting on DFID’s Research Strategy | Tuesday 17th November |
Prof Chris Whitty, Head of Research, DFID and; Prof Wheeler, Senior Research Fellow leading on Agricultural Development |
| The DFID White Paper | Monday 26th October | Gareth Thomas, Minister of State for DFID |
| Water and Agriculture: Turning the Tide | Tuesday 2nd June |
Colin Chartres, Director-General of the International Water Management Institute Presentation Richard Carter, Professor of International Water Development, Cranfield University. Presentation |
| The Fifth Oral Evidence Session included the following witnesses | Thursday 21st May |
Jane Kennedy, Minister of State for Farming and the Environment, DEFRA Ivan Lewis, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, DFID |
| The fourth Oral Evidence Session included the following witnesses | Wednesday 1st April |
David Nabarro, Coordinator UN Secretary General's High Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis Professor Richard Mkandawire, Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme; Sir David King, Former UK Government Chief Scientist Professor Callum Roberts, Marine Conservation Biologist York University; John Thompson, Institute of Development Studies; Brian Baldwin, Global Partnership for Donors; Professor Simon Blackmore, Precision Farming and agricultural robotics expert Vanessa Adams, Director of Business Development West Africa Trade Hub |
| The third Oral Evidence Session included the following witnesses | Wednesday 25th March |
Dr Jacques Diouf, Head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation Tom Arnold, CEO Concern Worldwide Joachim von Braun, Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute William Otim-Nape, Director General of the Ugandan National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) Dr Camilla Toulmin, Director International Institute for Environment and Development |
| The second Oral Evidence Session included the following witnesses | Wednesday 11th March |
Josette Sheeran, Executive Director UN World Food Programme Professor Beddington, UK Government Chief Scientist Dr Andre Carter, Director UK Collaborative on Developmental Science Professor Malcolm Potts, Berkeley University |
| The first Oral Evidence Session included the following witnesses | Wednesday 25th February |
Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Michael Gidney, Director of Policy, Traidcraft Renwick Rose, Co-ordinator Windward Island National Farmers’ Association Geoff Tansey, Author, Consultant and Joseph Rowntree Visionary Janice Jiggins, Author: International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development |
| Africa: Sustaining Success in the Face of Global Turmoil | Thursday 5th February |
Antoinette Sayeh, Director, Africa Department, IMF and former Liberian Finance Minister Charles Abugre, Head of Global Policy and Advocacy, Christian Aid |
| - | Wednesday 21st January | Matthew Wyatt, Assistant President for External Affairs for IFAD |
| A Review of DFID’s Agricultural Policy | Thursday 11th December |
John Barrett, Head of DFID’s Food Group and Deputy Director of DFID’s Policy and Research Division. Presentation available here. Audio available soon For further details on the DFID Informal Consultation or to send your comments to DFID please contact Bernadette Hensen at Bernadette.Hensen@htspe.com |
| Launch of the APPG on Food and Agriculture for Development | Tuesday 21st October |
Professor Robert Watson, Chief Scientific Officer for DEFRA. Presentation for Download Sir Gordon Conway, Chief Scientific Officer for DFID. Presentation for Download Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. |