Agricoltura Vita: Italian Farmers for a Sustainable Development - - PDF document

Rome 15th February 2019, 10.30 am Sala dell’ISMA - Istituto di Santa Maria in Aquiro Senate of the Italian Republic Piazza Capranica, 72

On the initiative of Sen. Alan Ferrari jointly with

Agricoltura è Vita:

Italian Farmers for a Sustainable Development

• f the Mediterranean

Official Presentation

ITALIAN AGRIAGENCY MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL AGRICORD NETWORK

Accreditation and info for participants: agriagency@agricolturavita.it The opinions and contents expressed in the context of the initiative are the sole responsibility of the proposers and speakers and are not attributable in any way to the Senate of the Republic or to bodies of the Senate itself. Access to the hall - with suitable clothing and, for men, compulsory jacket and tie - is allowed up to the maximum capacity. Journalists must be accredited according to the usual procedures sending a fax to the number +39 06 67 06 29 47

The Association “Agricoltura è Vita” (Agriculture is Life) will publicly launch its new training and consulting services in favour of the Me- diterranean Farmers’ Associations for the development of young and women farmers. The event will be attended by the President of Cia-Italian Farmers, stra- tegic partners of the Association, representatives of the Agricord net- work and members of the institutions. Representatives of the diploma- tic, associative and entrepreneurial network will join the event.

Agricoltura è Vita

Agricoltura è Vita is the Association of Cia-Italian Farmers and Italian Agriagency member of the international Agricord network, speciali- zed in the creation of highly professional services in the fjeld of trai- ning, start-up and consolidation of agricultural enterprises, dissemina- tion of innovations and digitalization for young people and women, in partnership with farmers’ organizations in the Mediterranean countri- es and Sub-Saharan Africa. Strategic focus:

• Start-up of agricultural enterprises for the production of agricultural

products and services related to the agricultural activity

• Dissemination of technological and digital innovations
• Women’s empowerment
• Creation of job opportunities for young people in rural areas
• Internal and international migration

Contacts agriagency@agricolturavita.it

10.30 am Opening Institutional Welcome Alan Ferrari | Industry, Commerce and Tourism Committee Member, Senate Moderator Eugenio Occorsio | Journalist La Repubblica Speakers Hassan Abouyoub | Ambassador of The Kingdom of Morocco in Italy The Diplomatic Advisor of the MIPAAFT “The Mediterranean and the agriculture development: challenges and prospects” Armando Sanguini | ISPI Senior Advisor “Investments and sustainable development for agrifood systems” Roberto Ridolfi | Assistant Director-General, Programme Support and Technical Cooperation Department, FAO “CIHEAM and the partnership for the projects in the Mediterranean” Maurizio Raeli | CIHEAM Bari Director “The global Alliance of Agriagencies for farmers fighting poverty” Jean-François Isambert | Agricord President “Presentation of the Italian Agriagency Agricoltura è Vita” Cristina Chirico | AèV Agriagency Director

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Closing Dino Scanavino | Cia-Agricoltori Italiani and AèV President Invited to participate Emanuela Claudia Del Re | Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Will join the event Vincenzo Sanasi d’Arpe | President of the World Food Programme Italy Leonardo Carmenati | Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation Vincenzo De Luca | Director Promotion Country System MAECI Roberto Cociancich | Centro Studi Grande Milano Working language: Italian with interpreting in EN and FR

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