Introduction: ECDPM
     • Established in 1986 as an independent foundation to improve 
      European cooperation with the group of African, Caribbean and 
      Pacific countries (ACP)
     • Our main goal today is to broker effective partnerships between 
      the European Union and the developing world, especially Africa, 
      across a broad range of issue areas: peace and security, trade 
      and economic transformation, food security, etc.
     • Our work involves dialogue and facilitation; evidence-based 
      policy research, knowledge management and networking; 
      capacity development through strategic partnerships; long-term 
      engagement with transformative policy processes
                      
     Introduction: ECDPM
     • “Think and Do tank”
     • Some of our “mantras”
       “From policy to practice”
       “Process/Policy facilitation”
       “Knowledge brokerage”
       “Closing the implementation gap”
                      
            Some examples of ECDPM work
                •   Share policy analysis and information to key audiences in both 
                    Europe and the developing world
                •   Facilitate policy dialogue amongst global actors in 
                    development and international relations
                •   Provide practical and tailored policy research and independent 
                    advice
                •   Focus on the practice of international cooperation
                •   Support capacity and institutional development for 
                    government and non-governmental organisations
                •   Engage for the long-term with the policy processes and adopt 
                    a long-term perspective to development
                •   Get “things done” and results with stakeholders on the 
                    ground.
                                                           
     ECDPM and Food Security Programme
     CAADP:
     Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme
      Framework for stimulating and guiding national, regional and 
       continental initiatives on enhanced agricultural productivity and food 
       security
      Aims to eliminate hunger and reduce poverty through agriculture
      Centered around development of national and regional plans 
       (‘Compacts’) and investment programmes
                        
           ECDPM and Food Security Programme
           Objectives:
            •   To foster the implementation of the regional dimensions of 
                CAADP
            •   To contribute to more effective regional integration, combining 
                broad regional policy frameworks and business-driven 
                initiatives
            •   To bridge trade and agricultural policies and programmes at 
                the regional level and to create synergies for food security
            •   To improve public-private cooperation for trade and 
                agricultural development