The Role of South-South Cooperation in Agricultural Development in Africa

This seminar discussed current trends and emerging issues in Brazil-Africa co-operation, including:

• co-operation policy and research in food security, inclusive green growth, agricultural growth and sustainable rural development
• China's agricultural development footprint in Africa
• other opportunities for international co-operation

This invite-only event brought together policymakers, researchers, civil society representatives and private entrepreneurs from Africa, Brazil, China and Europe. It was hosted by the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth in Brasília, and co-organised with the Future Agricultures Consortium, the UK Department for International Development, with support from UN Women, Articulação Sul and Cirad.

Final Reports:

- The Role of South-South Cooperation in Agricultural Development in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges

- The Roundtable Meeting on Policy and Research Implications

NEW

- With support from DFID, IPC-IG hosted an E-discussion between February 10^thand March 4^th 2013 on the topic of climate-smart agriculture. In particular, the e-discussion set out to share and strengthen knowledge and understanding of CSA practice and to inform ongoing debates on CSA, while recognizing the particular relevance for Brazil-Africa agricultural cooperation. A summary of outcomes is available in English and Portuguese. A list of participants for the E-discussion is available here.

 

Blogs

- Brazilian provision of cooperation in agriculture: politics and paths, by Iara Costa Leite, Articulação Sul

- Should traditional donors be interfering in South-South cooperation?, by Daniel Bradley, DFID

- After the honeymoon: what would a happy marriage between Brazil and Africa look like?, by Lídia Cabral, ODI/FAC

Contact information:  

Leisa Perch, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (Brasilia)
leisa.perch@ipc-undp.org

Lidia Cabral, Overseas Development Institute
l.cabral.ra@odi.org.uk