Tuesday 16 July 2024 | 12.15 - 13.15 CEST 

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Main organizer: The Government of Kenya, Federal office for Agriculture Switzerland and the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL) 

Location: Sheikh Zayed Centre 

Description: This side event will use case studies across different regions to highlight the contribution of women’s initiatives and enterprises in sustainable livestock transformation and its development outcomes.   

Focusing on the thematic area “Sustainable livestock systems for food security, nutrition and inclusive economic growth”, the event will highlight the crucial role that women play within pastoralist and other livestock-keeping communities, more so now than in the past, within an even-faster rate of change in the environment, economies, and society. 

Light lunch provided 

Tuesday 16 July 2024 | 12.15 - 13.15 CEST 

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Main organizer: FAO Core Team for the Programme Priority Area 4 (Small-scale producers’ equitable access to resources) of Better Production 

Location: Red Room 

Description: Since its First Session in 2022, the Sub-Committee has been discussing the development of a dedicated voluntary guidance tool for the sustainable enhancement of small-scale livestock productivity. The side event, will contribute to the discussions by exploring the contributions of small-scale producers to sustainable agrifood systems and the challenges they face. It will feature global, regional and national instruments and options – including from other sectors – which contributed to improving the livelihoods and resilience of small-scale producers. 

Agenda: 

Moderator: Thanawat Tiensin, Director, Animal Production and Health Division, FAO 

• 12:15-12:20
  Opening remarks
  Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director-General, FAO 
  
  
• 12:20-12:30
  Presentation: Small-scale livestock production: Importance, challenges and solutions – An experience from Panama 
  Jesus David Ocampo Gonzalez, Secretary of Rural Youth, National Association of Goat Farmers, Panama 
  
  
• 12:30-12:40
  Presentation: Implementing the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries: The experience of the United Republic of Tanzania 
  Lilian J. Ibengwe, Principal Fisheries Officer, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, United Republic of Tanzania 
  
  
• 12:40-13:00
  Moderated panel discussion 
  Varsha Joshi, Additional Secretary, Cattle & Dairy Development, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, India
  Abouba Seydou, Consultant, Land, livestock and pastoralism; Former Under-Secretary-General of the Ministry of Agriculture of Niger; President of the technical committee in charge of the land reform, Niger 
  Stefano Mori, General Coordinator, Secretariat, International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) 
  
  
• 13:00-13:10
  Q&A from the audience 
  
  
• 13:10-13:15
  Closing remarks
  Thanawat Tiensin, Director, Animal Production and Health Division, FAO 

Light lunch provided 

Wednesday 17 July 2024 | 12.15 - 13.30 CEST 

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Main organizer: U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) 

Location: Sheikh Zayed Centre 

Description: Livestock plays an important role in cycling nutrients, feeding soil microorganisms, and improving the aggregation and structure of soils, leading to healthier ecosystems that in turn support healthier diets.  This side event will explore actions to support soil health that include diverse ruminant systems to further healthy soils, biodiversity and nutrient adequate diets. Soils management underpins our land-based ecosystems, can impact our marine ecosystems, and thus provides our food system with multiple benefits. 

Agenda:

• 12:15-12:20
  Introduction
  Laurence Rycken, Director General, International Dairy Federation
  
  
• 12:20-12:50
  Opening remarks
  H.E. Jeffrey Prescott, Ambassador to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture, U.S.A.
  H.E. Fredrick L. Matwang’a, Ambassador to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture, Kenya
  Agung Suganda, Director of Breeding and Livestock Production, Director General of Livestock and Animal Health Services, Indonesia (pre-recorded remarks)
  
  
• 12:50-13:20
  Introduction of Panel, Moderated Panel Discussion, Q&A
  Laurence Rycken, Director General, International Dairy Federation (Moderator)
  Lifeng LI, Director, Land and Water Division, FAO
  Mary Kraft, U.S. Dairy Farmer and USDEC Representative
  Bob Lowe, President, Global Roundtable on Sustainable Beef, Rancher and member Canadian Cattle Association
  Sophie Bertrand, Director, Communication and Environment, French Dairy Inter-branch Organisation (virtual participation)
  
  
• 13:20-13:25
  Closing Remarks
  Manuel Otero, Director General of the Inter-American Institute of Cooperation on Agriculture (pre-recorded remarks)
  
  
• 13:25-13:30
  Closing Statement
  Laurence Rycken, Director General, International Dairy Federation

Light lunch provided 

Wednesday 17 July 2024 | 12.15 - 13.45 CEST 

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Main organizer: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) 

Location: Red Room 

Description: This session will highlight technical practices that can address both mitigation and adaptation objectives, while outlining potential synergies and tradeoffs. However, successful adaptation and mitigation requires that practices also appeal to producers’ socio-economic objectives for profitability and productivity. In addition to identifying technical practices to achieve climate change mitigation and adaptation, this session will elaborate mechanisms to promote socio-economically inclusive scaling of climate solutions in the livestock sector. 

Agenda: The session will open with a keynote presentation that lays out a range of issues relating to the session topic. This will be followed by a facilitated panel discussion. 

Light lunch provided 

Thursday 18 July 2024 | 12.15 - 13.45 CEST

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Main organizer: European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety

Location: Sheikh Zayed Centre

The side event will provide an opportunity to inform, clarify and discuss a recently adopted legislative proposal on the protection of animals during transport in the context of the EU policies and the international trade dimension.

A panel discussion with leading experts in animal welfare will exchange on the needs and opportunities for further global cooperation on animal welfare.

The European Commission will welcome to hear and discuss the views of the FAO members, partner organizations such as FAO, WOAH, industry, and NGOs.

Agenda:

• 12:15-12:25
  Opening remarks
  Ambassador Alexandra Valkenburg, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Holy See, Order of Malta, UN Organisations in Rome, Republic of San Marino
  
  
• 12:25 -12:40
  Presentation of the proposal for a Regulation of the Council and European Parliament on the protection of animals during transport
  Lucie Carrouée, Deputy Head of Unit, Animal Welfare, DG SANTE, European Commission
  
  
• 12:40-12:50
  World Organisation for Animal Health presentation on transport activities
  Tomasz Grudnik, Veterinary Officer, WOAH Sub-Regional Representation in Brussels
  
  
• 12:50-13:05
  Questions and Answers
  
  
• 13:05-13:40
  Panel discussion
  Moderated by Andrea Gavinelli, Head of Unit animal welfare, DG SANTE, European Commission
  
  Huyam Ahmed Mohammed Elamin Salih, African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources, Director
  Shirley Tarawali, International Livestock Research Institute, Assistant Director General, Chair of Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock
  Tomasz Grudnik, WOAH
  Daniela Battaglia, FAO
  Ana Maria Popa, European Commission
  Hugo Alejandro Araya Veliz, Head of Department of Animal Health Livestock Protection Division, Chile
  Representative from Thailand (tbc)
  
  
• 13:40-13:45
  Closing remarks
  Thanawat Tiensin, Director, Animal Production and Health Division, FAO

Light lunch provided

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Thursday 18 July 2024 | 12.15 - 13.15 CEST 

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Main organizer: Compassion in World Farming 

Location: Red Room 

Description: With more than 1.3 billion people relying on livestock for their livelihoods and food security there is an urgent need to prioritize actions and policies targeting agriculture induced AMR.  As highlighted by the AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform, improved animal health and welfare plays an important role in reducing the need for antibiotics and promoting responsible use. 

With the FAO RENOFARM initiative launched and the UNGA High-Level Meeting on AMR set for September, the side event will examine effective and humane pathways to better manage this silent epidemic. 

Speakers:  

• Moderator: Arjan van Houwelingen, Chief, Strategic Policy and Public Affairs, World Federation for Animals. 

• Junxia Song, Senior Animal Health Officer, Animal Production and Health Division, FAO.  

• Federica di Leonardo, Global Manager of Food Systems Advocacy, Compassion in World Farming. 

• Dr Benezeth Lutege Malinda, Director Of Veterinary Services (DVS), Tanzania. 

• Dr Emmanuel Isingoma, Senior veterinary Officer, National AMR Focal Person for Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Uganda. 

• Dr Akram Mohammad, Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Pakistan.  

• Dr Fraser Broadfoot, Head of antibiotic sales, use and stewardship, Veterinary Medicines Directorate, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, United Kingdom. 

• Nelea Motriuc, AMR Multistakeholder Partnership Platform, FAO.  

• Tiensin Thanawat, Director Animal Production and Health Division, FAO. 

Light lunch provided