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| Is big business a force for good for African farmers? - event | |
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| Fast-forward 30 years, will Africa be feeding the world with an efficient and productive food and farming sector? Or will it be struggling against challenges including water, climate change, poor investment and missed opportunities? | Fast-forward 30 years, will Africa be feeding the world with an efficient and productive food and farming sector? Or will it be struggling against challenges including water, climate change, poor investment and missed opportunities? |
| These questions are the basis for our public discussion about what role, if any, big business can play in ensuring the successful development of Africa’s agri-food sector. Sign up to be in the audience using the form below. | These questions are the basis for our public discussion about what role, if any, big business can play in ensuring the successful development of Africa’s agri-food sector. Sign up to be in the audience using the form below. |
| We’ll discuss | We’ll discuss |
| This seminar will bring together an expert panel to explore the role of multinationals in Africa’s agri-food sector. Topics for consideration will include: | This seminar will bring together an expert panel to explore the role of multinationals in Africa’s agri-food sector. Topics for consideration will include: |
| Our panel | Our panel |
| Chair – Eliza Anyangwe, former editor of the Guardian’s Global Development Professionals Network and writer on international development and gender | Chair – Eliza Anyangwe, former editor of the Guardian’s Global Development Professionals Network and writer on international development and gender |
| Na Ncube, director, Global Native, a charity supporting agriculture and development in Africa | Na Ncube, director, Global Native, a charity supporting agriculture and development in Africa |
| Bill Vorley, principal researcher, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) | Bill Vorley, principal researcher, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) |
| John O’Keeffe, president, Diageo Africa, a global consumer beverage company with breweries and subsidiaries across Africa | John O’Keeffe, president, Diageo Africa, a global consumer beverage company with breweries and subsidiaries across Africa |
| Catherine Krobo Edusei, managing director, Eden Tree, a fruit, herbs and vegetable business, based in Ghana. | Catherine Krobo Edusei, managing director, Eden Tree, a fruit, herbs and vegetable business, based in Ghana. |
| Event information | Event information |
| Wednesday 7 December 2016, 6pm-8.30pm (GMT) | Wednesday 7 December 2016, 6pm-8.30pm (GMT) |
| The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU | The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU |
| *Tickets for this event have sold out. However a write-up of the event will be published in January 2017 on Guardian Sustainable Business | *Tickets for this event have sold out. However a write-up of the event will be published in January 2017 on Guardian Sustainable Business |