Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

7th Africa Ireland Economic Forum 2022

30 June 2022. The 7th Africa Ireland Economic Forum 2022 (AIEF 2022) was a one-day conference brought business and political leaders together with public and private sector stakeholders from across Ireland and the continent of Africa to share thinking and ideas and explore new opportunities to strengthen and diversify our relationships and increase trade and investment in both directions.

Extract of the programme + list of speakers and panellists.

Session Two: Green growth for food, agriculture, infrastructure and energy: Sustainable development in emerging markets

  • Opening Remarks: A recorded message from H.E. Ms. Josefa Sacko, African Union Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture
  • Shane Hamill – Interim Director of Global Business Development, Bord Bia
  • Catherine Keogh, Chief Corporate Affairs and Brand Officer, Kerry Group
  • David O’Halloran, Managing Director, africa JUICE, Ethiopia, and Power Ventures Africa
    africaJUICE was established in 2007, when its founders saw the opportunity for sustainably growing and processing tropical fruits in Africa to meet the growing international, regional and local demand for processed tropical fruits and to provide an alternative to the traditional supply sources of Latin America and Asia.
  • Michel Davitt, Director, International Development, Nicholas O’Dwyer Ltd
    Nicholas O'Dwyer Ltd is a Consulting Engineering in Ireland, providing water engineering, environmental engineering and civil and structural engineering services to public and private sector clients alike. 

    See picture: Morogoro Water Supply Scheme, Tanzania
    The goal of the project was to rehabilitate and upgrade the Mafiga Water Treatment Plant to bring production to 27 MLD from its present maximum of 19 MLD, expand pumping and transmission from the plant, and refurbish/replace the Mambogo water treatment plant, expanding it from 4 MLD to 6 MLD.

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