Women entrepreneurs in ACP agribusiness

The Briefing on 17th September 2015, will discuss the key challenges and new opportunities to enhance women’s led agribusiness. The Briefing will: i) review women’s entrepreneurs successes and the lessons learned from research and practice; ii) promote the exchange of information on best practices and drivers of success; iii) feed into the debate various perspectives on policy options. http://brusselsbriefings.net/ Introductory remarks: Viwanou Gnassounou, Assistant-Secretary General of the ACP Group of States in charge of Sustainable Economic Development and Trade; European Commission/Europaid; Michael Hailu, Director of CTA Panel 1: Enhancing women’s-led agribusiness development – Gender dimensions of agribusiness development Stephanie Barrientos, Professor, Institute of Development Policy and Management and Associate Director, Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester – Factors of competitiveness of women entrepreneurs and their participation in trade Aicha Pouye, Director, Division of Business and Institutional Support, ITC – Agribusiness development in the Pacific: challenges and opportunities for women Mereia Volavola, CEO, Pacific Island Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO) – Advocacy for the economic empowerment of women Elisabeth Atangana, President, Regional Platform of Farmers’ Organisations in Central Africa (PROPAC) – Developing business solutions for women entrepreneurs Mandla Nkomo, Country Manager, TechnoServe, Zambia Panel 2: Women’s entrepreneurs successes in ACP regions – Adding value locally through differentiated fish product Lovin Kobusingye, Managing Director, Kati Farms Uganda – Pioneering a local food processing industry for improved nutrition Simone Zoundi, CEO, Sodepal, Burkina Faso – Organic Farm to Table: creating a sustainable supply chain supporting women Alberta Vitale, Associate Director, Women in Business Dev. (WIBDI), Samoa – Production and Trade of Coconut Oil in Guyana Rosemund Benn, President, Pomeroon Women Agro-Processor Association, Guyana – Cattle and maize production supplied to local market Tepsy Ntseoane, Eve’s Eden Farming Enterprise, South Africa