VII EU-LAC AGRI-FOOD DIALOGUE

14:30 - 14:50 | OPENING

• Elisabetta Siracusa. Director, Directorate General G - International Affairs, DG AGRI, European Commission.
• Sibelle de Andrade. Special Adviser to the Minister, Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.
• Muhammad Ibrahim. Director General of IICA.

14:50 - 15:00 | CONCLUSIONS OF THE EU-LAC AGRI-FOOD DIALOGUES

Lessons learned and priorities for advancing the sustainable transition of agri-food systems

• Projection of a summary video.

15:00 – 15:10 | PRESENTATION ON THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: IMPROVING ACCESS TO AND UNDERSTANDING OF EVOLVING EUROPEAN REGULATIONS – THE AGRINFO CASE

• Sophie Primot. Sustainable Agri-Food Systems and Fisheries, DG INTPA, European Commission.
  
  

15:10 - 16:10 | TECHNICAL FORUM: MAIN WAYS FORWARD FOR THE SUSTAINABLE TRANSITION OF AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS IN THE EU AND ALC

• Sustainable livestock farming
  
  • Pedro Rosado Martín. Market Manager, Unit E3 - Products of Animal Origin, DG AGRI, European Commission.
  • Josefina Eisele. Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Global Roundtable for Sustainable Meat, Argentina.
    
    
• Efficient water management in agriculture
  
  • Gregorio Dávila Díaz. Deputy Head of Unit B2, DG AGRI, European Commission.
  • Ángela Penagos, Chief of Water and Biodiversity, Natural Resources Division, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
    
    
• Organic production
  
  • Luis Carazo. Head of Unit for Organic Production, DG AGRI, European Commission
  • Israel Vaca. President of the Inter-American Commission for Organic Agriculture (ICOA).

Moderator: Miltiades Krimizis, Deputy Head of the Unit, The Americas, DG AGRI, European Commission.

16:10 - 16:40 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 

16:40 - 16:50 | BI-REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES FOR THE FUTURE DIALOGUE ON THE SUSTAINABILITY OF AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS IN THE EU AND ALC

• Maciej Golubiewski. Policy Officer, Unit G2 - The Americas, DG AGRI.

16:50 - 17:00 | CLOSING CEREMONY 

• Diana Montero Melis. Acting Head of Unit B1 – Latin America and the Caribbean, DG INTPA, European Commission