As the global platform for land issues, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the leading forum where governments, businesses, and civil society address today's challenges and plan for a sustainable future for land.
Below are some extract of the (CGAIR) Food & Agriculture Pavilion and the IFPRI events.
Food & Agriculture Pavilion
09/12 Harnessing science and public-private partnerships to advance agri-tech innovations for drought resilience and sustainable land use in the Middle East and North Africa
This side event explored how science and public-private partnerships can help tackle drought, desertification, and food insecurity in the MENA region. By encouraging multi-stakeholder engagement, it seeks to develop actionable strategies to advance agricultural technology adoption. Industry experts covered topics such as scientific research, partnerships, funding mechanisms, and policy recommendations to enhance resilience and promote sustainable land use. Core discussions focused on agri-tech case studies, effective collaboration models, and ways to integrate technology into traditional farming practices.
Speakers
- Ramy Boujawdeh - Berytech
- Sandrine Jauffret - Senior natural resources management specialist, The World Bank
- Malak Chabar (see picture) - Communication for climate advocacy and youth inclusion | Youth4Climate, UNDP Rome Centre
She referred to Timbuctoo – UNDP’s bold, pan-African innovative and far-reaching initiative to spark a start-up revolution in Africa.
This programme was initiated by UNDP Africa in 2021. Its primary aim is to get a lot of private and public sector partners to help set up eight Timbuktoo Hubs in places that are known to have strong startup ecosystems, such as Accra, Nairobi, Cape Town, Lagos, Dakar, Kigali, Casablanca, and Cairo. - Theophilus Dela CEO Ento Organics Ghana
Also known as E-Organics, is dedicated to empowering small-scale farmers in drought-prone areas through innovative precision agriculture and regenerative practices. Its mission is to enhance agricultural productivity, sustainability, and resilience, particularly focusing on women farmers who constitute a significant portion of the agricultural labor force in rural Ghana. - Angela Bonato - BeadRoots, BeadRoots is one of 7 startups in the FoodSeed program. FoodSeed is a joint initiative of promoters and investors CDP Venture Capital, through the Accelerator Fund, Fondazione Cariverona and UniCredit. The project also involves Eatable Adventures, one of the largest accelerators specialized in the sector worldwide, as co-investor and operational manager of the program.
- Abd El Hamid Sherief - Agrican.
- Martino Melli, Head of Cairo Office/Carmelo Armetta, Team Leader for Rural Development and Environment, Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development AICS Cairo
- Moderator: Claudia Zaccari, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
IFPRI @ UNCCD
12/12 Gene Banks and Legal Frameworks: Building Resilience in Agricultural Systems
Co-organized by the Seed Center & Plant Genetic Resources Bank of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Panelist: David Spielman, Director, Innovation Policy and Scaling (IPS), IFPRI
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