Designing trade policies in food and agriculture that can address the trade-offs between economic, environmental and social objectives and strengthen the resilience of food systems to shocks is vital. To ensure that trade contributes to more sustainable food systems, trade policies should be based on evidence, consultation mechanisms with stakeholders and effective institutional capacities for implementation.
There is a growing body of analytical work examining how trade and trade policy influence diets and nutrition-related outcomes. However, as far as trade-offs with the environment are concerned, the effects of environment-related provisions (ERPs) in regional trade agreements (RTAs) on the sustainability dimensions of food production remain unclear, as empirical evidence is scarce despite the widespread use of such provisions.
FAO, with the support of the Federal Office of Agriculture of Switzerland, carried out analysis under a project on ‘Trade and Sustainable Agrifood Systems’. This edition of FAO in Geneva Agriculture Trade Talks will present the project's results with two policy dialogues: Policy Dialogue I on ‘Contributing to sustainable agrifood systems through ERPs in RTAs’ and Policy Dialogue II on ‘Agrifood trade, trade policy and nutrition’.
Speakers
Alwin Kopse, Head International Affairs and Food Systems, Federal Office for Agriculture, Switzerland
Dominique Burgeon, Director, FAO Liaison Office in Geneva
Policy Dialogue I ‘Contributing to sustainable agrifood systems through ERPs in RTAs’
Cosimo Avesani, Trade Policy Analyst, FAO
Edona Dervisholli, Economist, FAO
Elizabeth Schere, Law Consultant
Clara Brandi, Professor, IDOS
Policy Dialogue II ‘Agrifood trade, trade policy and nutrition’
Jakob Rauschendorfer, Doctoral Researcher, Sciences Po
José Solorzano, Trade Analyst, FAO
Kibrom Abay, Senior Economist, IFPRI
Programme
09:00-09:30: Coffee/tea + Croissant
09:30-09:35: Opening remarks by Alwin Kopse
09:35-10:20: Policy Dialogue I-Technical presentations
10:20-11:20: Policy Dialogue I-Country Experience and interactive discussion
11:20 - 11:35: Coffee Break
11 :35-12 :05: Policy Dialogue II-Technical presentations
12:05-12:50: Policy Dialogue II-Country Experience and interactive discussion
12:50-12:55: Concluding remarks by Dominique Burgeon
For more information, please contact Pinar.Karakaya@fao.org
Please ensure that you register by 13 November 2023 if you plan to attend the event in-person, to facilitate planning.
