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July 2008	Food for the Hungry - Aprodev Discussion Paper on Rising Food Prices by the Aprodev Working Group on Trade, Food Security and Gender
2 July 2008	Expert Panel on Food for the Hungry - Findings from the UN Assessment on Agriculture (IAASTD Report) http://blip.tv/file/1063425 - Hans Herren, co-chair of the IAASTD, presents the key findings of the International Assessment on Agricultural Science and Technology for Development. In his words, the report underlines the need for a more sustainable agriculture that takes into consideration production, water, soil and biodiversity. In particular the report identifies gender as an important cross-cutting issue. http://euforic.blip.tv/file/1063472 Hans Herren reacts to the positions expressed by Akin Adesina, vice-president of AGRA, during the Brussels Development Briefing. IPS Article on African Agriculture needs Green Growth IAASTD report on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com
24 June 2008	BRIEFING on Preventing Dumping of Agricultural Surplus Aprodev - ACDIC - EED - ICCO - SOS Faim Policy Paper on Preventing dumping of surplus meat parts on vulnerable developing country markets (French version) Fact Sheet on surplus exports to West and Central Africa Proposals for new anti-dumping rules and effective protective mechanism & Technical Discussion Paper : Solutions for dealing with import surges and dumping Background: Question and Answers on Poultry Meat Exports - Comments by the EU Answers to Aprodev Questions Links www.acdic.net and www.eed.de
28 May 2008	Statement on targets and sustainability standards for agrofuels
May 2008	Fact sheet on pigmeat exports to Africa Aprodev Article in European Voice - Making a pig's ear of African agriculture (click here for pdf version)
November 2007	No more chicken please How a strong grassroots movement in Cameroon is successfully resisting damaging chicken imports from Europe....
June 2007	NGO Position Paper : The Role of Agriculture and Rural Development in Poverty Reduction
February 2007	Deadly combination : The role of Southern Governments and the World Bank in the rise of hunger
26 January 2006	Aprodev Article in European Voice Democracy takes wing in Africa
January 2005	Aprodev Memo on the debate on GMO Food Aid - January 2005
23-25 June 2004	Workshop on Dumping of Frozen Chicken Press Release: EU chicken meat exports 'Ruining African Farmers' SAILD study on imports of frozen chicken into Cameroun (French) For further information, see also the website of ACDIC - Citizens Association for the Defense of Collective Interests: www.acdic.org
28-29 April 2004	Anti Dumping Seminar, Brussels: « Promote Food Security by ending agricultural dumping – the unfinished agenda » Results of the NGO Conference on 28 April 2004 by Bart Bode - Broederlijk Delen (member of CIDSE) Summary report of the conference by Paul van den Berg, BBO Agenda of the meeting
18 March 2004	NGO EU-Conference on Human Rights, Maastricht, the Netherlands Workshop on the Implementation of the Right to Food in Trade policies in the EU
13 November 2003	Seminar on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO): Gene technology in food and agriculture for developing countries Letter to Commissioner Wallström on the Pivotal European Directive on GMO-Thresholds for Seed
March 2003	PES Seminar on the Agreement on Agriculture Motion for a resolution on WTO trade negotiations by the PES Group.
February 2003	Geneva Conference on the Harbinson Draft Modalities: a hearing on the draft WTO agreement on agriculture
September 2002	Aprodev Conference on “No security without food security – No food security without gender equality” Content: Gender dynamics of food security –Impact of trade liberalisation on food security and gender relations – Tools and frameworks for mainstreaming gender in programmes and budgets - Case studies from India, Mexico, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia.