ISARA - Annual training module since 2002 on "Economy and Agricultural and food exchanges: international issues"

Start
May 2002
End
June 2021
Project cost
5 000 €
Role in the project
Conception & coodination of the training module

Countries

France

Fields

Agriculture Market

Sectors

Cotton Rice

Partners

Main goals

In-depth knowledge of 4th year engineering students on:

  • Global trade in agricultural and food products
  • Strategies and the role of large firms at the international level
  • The agricultural policies of the main countries or groups of countries and their consequences on international markets
  • International negotiations and conflicts, modes of regulation at the world level (notably in the context of the WTO)

Beneficiaries

Étudiants de 4e année

Results

R1. Design of a module for 5 weeks of training
R2. Speakers identification
R3. Coordination of external speakers, trainers, teachers
R4. Training Interventions
R5. Supervision of student work

Activities

A1. Interventions by experts Nitidæ - Rongead and external speakers (in French and English) on:

  • World Market, WTO and agricultural policies
  • Market risk coverage in agricultural products trade
  • Public policies, the CAP and the WTO: stocktaking and prospects for agricultural holdings (application to the milk / meat sector)
  • From Commodities Pool to Sovereign Wealth Funds: The Issue of Access to Natural Resources and Food
  • Intellectual property and geographical indications in commercial exchanges
  • The cotton crisis in Central Asia and trade policies
  • Kosovo: the implementation of agricultural policies in a regional context of crisis and competition
  • Algeria: staying out of the WTO to develop its agriculture?
  • Social Responsibility of Organizations (RSO) in the international trade of agri-food products
  • Major international retail groups
  • EU / ACP agreements in the agricultural field
  • Animation of the educational role play (editor: RONGEAD) on the rice sector
  • ...
    A2. Supervising groups of students for the preparation of presentations on the different themes.

Related people

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Project officer / Agriculture & Market / France

Pierre Ricau

Holder of a Master Degree in "Agricultural Development and Economic Policies" from the Institute of Development Studies (IEDES), Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne University and AgroParisTech. He brings his expertise in agricultural market analysis (especially cashew, sesame, shea, cocoa, hevea, corn, rice and onion), development of agro-food sectors, training engineering and consultancy on public agricultural/agro-industrial policies

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Co-Director

Cédric Rabany

Holder of a Master of Science, "Agricultural Engineer and territories development" from the Institut Supérieur d’Agriculture (ISARA Lyon), he brings his expertise in agro-food/agricultural sectors' analysis and development, strengthening of supplychain actors (producers, private/public actors, agro-food industries...), socio-economic analysis of agricultural chains and his great knowledge of companies in these markets

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