Events of 'Jean-Marc GRAVELLINI'

On October 4, Jean-Marc Gravellini, Head of the FERDI Chair on ‘Agricultural Modernisation Policies in Africa’, will lead a FERDI-ALFA roundtable on food security at FrancoTech, on the sidelines of the Francophonie Summit.

Roundtable organised by FERDI in partnership with CIRAD and CERDI Université Clermont Auvergne CNRS IRD on 3 October 2024 at the Sommet de l'élevage (Livestock Summit) in Cournon d'Auvergne.

How can public/private finance (blended finance) support the development of agricultural value chains in Africa?

Jean-Marc Gravellini, the Head of the "Agricultural Modernization Policies in Africa" Chair at Ferdi, participated in the workshop on natural resource governance, during which he emphasized the challenges related to natural resources in Africa. A report of his presentation is accessible (in French).

Jean-Marc Gravellini, the Head of the "Agricultural Modernization Policies in Africa" Chair at FERDI, delivered a presentation on "Agriculture in Africa: Achieving Food Self-Sufficiency."

La Fondation pour les Études et recherches sur le développement international (Ferdi) a organisé avec le soutien du Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, une conférence sur l’entrepreneuriat agricole privé en Afrique et son financement.

Première table ronde organisée par la Chaire "Politiques de modernisation agricole en Afrique" de la Ferdi à l'occasion du Sommet de l'élevage de Cournon (France).

This year, the topics were: Agriculture, economy, entrepreneurship, climate, and new technologies. With the participation of Patrick Guillaumont (opening remarks), Jean-Marc Gravellini (moderator of the round tables on agriculture), Jean-Michel Severino (intervention in the session "African entrepreneurship: A key player in Africa's economic takeoff."

Introduction par Tertius Zongo (Chaire Sahel de la Ferdi) et intervention de Jean-Marc Gravellini (Senior Fellow Ferdi) dans la table ronde 1 sur la jeunesse et les enjeux pour la région Sahel.

This webinar by FERDI was organised in the framework of the Summit on Financing African Economies. This event was aiming to draw concrete recommendations to donors to improve the financing of private enterprises in Africa as part of the Summit on Financing African Economies.