Participants Council PR 13 th October 2011

1. Participants Council PR 13thOctober 2011 A Warm Welcome to all!

2. 13.00u - Regular issues Participants’ Council Welcome Introduction new members: Soil & More; ICRA; The Hunger Project; MDF; (Heineken International) Draft Report PR 14 April 2011 Update Agri-ProFocus - Hedwig Bruggeman APF’s knowledge agenda – Peter Gildemacher (KIT) 14.30u - Break (Arrival of additional participants) 15.00u - APF and the Food Security agenda APF’s possible contribution to Food Security agenda – Position of the Board Knowledge agenda APF on Food security & Climate Change Food Security Support Initiative, process and outcome Current views of MINBUZA/MINEL&I on Food Security as thematic policy focus Questions & Discussion Guided brainstorm on challenges, opportunities & risks regarding Food Security for APF partnership. 17.00u - Closure and drinks Programme

3. Member organisations Agri-ProFocus

4. New members

5. Progress Highlights • Management partnership and external relations • input SER • input top sector Agro&Food • Management issues – support team Arnhem and Agri-Hub coordinators • Core group meeting • APF-events meetings in the Netherlands • Who Will Feed the World expert meeting • Lobby and Advocacy

6. Core team – July 2011

7. Progress Highlights (continued) • Agri-Tracks • Knowledge Agenda • Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation (ToC) • Agri-Hubs – Agri-Hub events/ Highlights

8. 9 countries and their lead organisations

9. Challenges Agri-Hub Level • Assuring the functioning of the Agri-Hubs term with 1-1.5 FTE • Ambition: adding knowledge & private sector professionals to the Agri-Hub team • Resource mobilization for joint programming at country level • Increased network intensity & deal flow with local and international (agri-) private sector • Local ownership and membership commitment expressed by financial and in-kind contributions

10. Challenges (continued) Agri-ProFocus partnership level • The dilemma of (con-)colleagues or how to play the ‘black and white game’ & end WIN-WIN • Increase membership of those Dutch private sector players that source/operate/partner on local markets • Assured & increased financial & programmatic commitment beyond 2012 by “Dutch” members • Jointly evaluating the past 4 years & programming the next 4 year phase 2013 -2015

11. Opportunities APF network 2012 and beyond • Contributing to implementation of Food Security Policy MINBUZA & MINEL&I • On demand of Dutch Government: agreed responsibilities & tasks Food Security Support Initiative & MASP’s MINBUZA & MINEL&I (Proposal was sent to DDE/MINBUZA) • Connecting & sharing knowledge development within APF network & MINBUZA initiated knowledge agenda “Food security”. • Branding, marketing & promoting Agri-Hub model & methodology beyond present countries, network & priorities. • Prepare proposal for APF network contribution to IS chapter of top sector Agro&Food (on demand)

12. Opportunities (continued) • Organise an APF-”result day” in September 2012 • Coherent advocacy & lobbying on Food Security in the Netherlands

13. Feedback needed from PR • ‘Go/ No go’ proposal top team Agro&Food • ‘Go/ No go’ proposal MINBUZA • Ambition & unique selling point for APF in implementation of Food Security Policy Dutch Government • Should APF organise facilitation & exchange capacity for lobbying & advocacy on Food Security? • ‘Go /No go’ after 2012 • Ideas for the evaluation & programming exercise in 2012

14. Knowledge Agenda • Peter Gildemacher-KIT

15. Discussion APF & Food Security Agenda • Ambition & unique selling point for APF in implementation of Food Security Policy Dutch Government • Which clear distinction between roles & responsibilities for individual members, coalition of members, the Agri-Hubs & the Arnhem team

16. Thank you for your attention & participation!