DeSIRA videos

Recording of the DeSIRA webinar of 8 September 2020

Round Table: Role of Agricultural Research and Innovation for Development to address Food Systems Transition.

Introduction by Carla Montesi, Director for Planet and Prosperity Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development: Role of research and innovation in agriculture, importance of DeSIRA in DEVCO

Introduction by Christophe Larose - Head of Sector: Sustainable agriculture, DEVCO C1.

Role of agricultural research and innovation for development to address food systems transition and the contribution of the DeSIRA initiative.

Elizabeth Nsimadala is a young agriprenuer, the President of the Pan Africa Farmers Organization (PAFO) and the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF).

Ravi Khetarpal is Executive Secretary of APAARI - Asia - Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions

Carolin Callenius, Managing Director of Hohenheim research center for Global Food Security and Ecosystems (GFE)

Alexander Muller (Managing Director of TMC) Think Tank for Sustainability, Berlin/Germany and Study Leader of “The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food (TEEBAgriFood)” hosted by UN Environment. He is Member of the German Council for Sustainability.

Next steps for DeSIRA:

Christophe Larose - Desira state of play, new projects to be signed, new call, Agrinatura support, etc.

Hanneke Lam Director Agrinatura, The European Alliance on Agricultural knowledge for Development. Presentation of the LIFT project to support DeSIRA.

Closing remarks

Dr. Leonard Mizzi, Head Unit on Rural development, food security and nutrition