Francesco Rampa
- Food Security
- Trade
- Agriculture
- Sustainable food systems
- Climate-resilience
Biography
Francesco Rampa, an Italian national, is Head of Programme at ECDPM. He heads the Sustainable Food Systems team of ECDPM’s Economic and Agricultural Transformation programme.
With a background in economics and international trade (graduated at Bocconi University and Master in Economics for Development at Oxford), his expertise and publications are in the fields of trade policies and development, political economy, innovation, food security and sustainable food systems.
He worked on trade policy and negotiations for two years as ODI Fellow at the Department of Trade and Industry of Papua New Guinea. He worked for ECDPM in the Economic and Trade Cooperation Programme from 2005 until 2008, and was seconded in 2008-2009 to the Prime Minister’s Office of Italy, G8 Sherpa Office, as technical advisor on Africa & Development dossiers within the G8, G20 and G8-G5 Dialogue processes. There he focused on ‘agriculture and food security’ as well as on ‘water and sanitation’. In 2010-11 he was a consultant for FAO, at the Land & Water Division, to support African countries on water management policies and strategic investment frameworks for agricultural water. At ECDPM he now leads the Sustainable Food Systems team, focusing on ‘regional value chain development for food security’ in Africa, climate-resilience in agriculture, as well as the economic, social and environmental sustainability of food systems.
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Sustainable food systems through diversification and indigenous vegetables
Ending hunger and malnutrition: The role of public-private partnerships
Diversification for sustainable food systems and the role of ECDPM
Minister Martina and Italy's experience in green farming policies
Investing in agricultural transformation to achieve sustainable food systems
Options and opportunities to make food value chains more environmentally sustainable and resilient in Sub-Saharan Africa
Publications
Sustainable food systems through diversification and indigenous vegetables
Ending hunger and malnutrition: The role of public-private partnerships
Options and opportunities to make food value chains more environmentally sustainable and resilient in Sub-Saharan Africa
The nexus between food and nutrition security, and migration: Clarifying the debate and charting a way forward
Promoting regional trade in pulses in the Horn of Africa
The political economy around regional food market integration and policies in Africa
The new EPAs: Comparative analysis of their content and the challenges for 2008
Making agriculture in Africa climate-smart: from policies to practice
Blog
Stuck in the middle: Agriculture and climate change at COP22
Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture: A renewed research and dialogue agenda is needed
CAADP's future? Focus on informal private sector and politics!
The future of African farming? Regionally integrated, climate-smart, public-private and properly-financed
The 11th CAADP Partnership Platform: Much positive talk, but little walk
11th CAADP Partnership Platform: “Walking the Talk" on regional cooperation?
Assisting Regional Institutions and Farmers’ Organisations for Inclusive Regional Value Chain Development
Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security
GREAT Insights Magazine
Diversification for sustainable food systems and the role of ECDPM
Minister Martina and Italy's experience in green farming policies
Investing in agricultural transformation to achieve sustainable food systems
European farmers and African food security
Charting the way for a new decade of CAADP
Food and nutrition security: inclusive partnerships
COMESA fully behind CAADP Vision 2025
Food and nutrition security: inclusive partnerships
Francesco Rampa
Head of Programme Sustainable Food Systems | Economic and Agricultural Transformation Programme
Nationality
Italian
Languages
English, Italian, French
Location
Maastricht office
Onze Lieve Vrouweplein 21
6211 HE Maastricht