Africa-Europe: What partnership to ensure food security?

The stalemate of the war in Ukraine results in supply difficulties for the world and increase food prices. This inflation exacerbates the food insecurity already present in the Horn of Africa but also in West Africa and in the Sahel where in the coming months millions of people could be the collateral victims of this war.

For this reason, the EU must assert itself as a major partner in food security. In addition to food aid, the EU must also invest in development and food production in Africa. This situation highlights the need for a greater strategic autonomy for the two continents and to ensure that their partnership yields tangible results in times of crisis.

ESI organized an expert conference to assess the impact of the war in Ukraine on the Africa-Europe partnership and to consider ways to strengthen its resilience.

Moderator

Viwanou GNASSOUNOU, Senior policy advisor, Former Assistant Secretary-General, Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States

Speakers

Raschad AL-KHAFAJI, Director, Liaison Office with the EU and Belgium, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Nicola BELLOMO, Head of Division Africa 1, European External Action Service

Roberto BERUTTI, Member, Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski, European Commission

Vsevolod CHENTSOV, Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the European Union

Emile FRISON, International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food)

Catherine GESLAIN-LANÉELLE, Coordinator, Food and Agriculture Resilience Mission (FARM)

Leonard MIZZI, Head of sustainable agri-food systems and fisheries, European Commission