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Future of agriculture in AME: key trends and their significance

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11:05 am April 2022
Add to Calendar 2022-04-06 11:05:00 2025-05-24 11:05:38 Future of agriculture in AME: key trends and their significance Description Location Policy Center Policy Center Africa/Casablanca public

In this closed-door session organized by Syngenta, Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub, Senior Economist, will be analyzing the key trends impacting the future of agriculture in Africa, Middle East and Turkey and look at its implications.Agriculture is a key industry in the geography spanning from Turkey to South Africa, with a massive social and economic impact. It is also at the center of the discussions around the achievement of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Developments Goals due to the industries footprint. AME is home to the world’s fastest growing economies and populations. Six out of 10 fastest growing economies in the world are in Africa and it is also home to the world’s largest free trade area, connecting almost 1.3bn people across 54 countries. However, climate change, ongoing instabilities and barriers to trade are all among the factors impacting the industry.

Speakers
Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub
Senior Economist
Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub, researcher, development specialist, and policy analyst, is a Senior Economist at the Policy Center for the New South. She holds a PhD. in Economics applied to agriculture and an engineering degree in agricultural economics both from the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Sciences. Her research addresses agricultural and rural development including agricultural growth analysis, economic structural change, inter and intra-regional agricultural trade, water management, and food security. She has also taught macroeconomics, microeconomics, and decision-making courses at the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Sciences (IAV), the School of Governance and Economics (EGE), and the Faculty of Governance, Economics, and Social Sciences (FG ...