Isolina Boto
Responsable du bureau de Bruxelles, CTA

Biographie
Isolina Boto a plus de 20 ans d’expérience dans le domaine du développement. Elle a travaillé pour la Commission européenne, différentes ambassades de la région ACP et des ONG actives dans les domaines de la sécurité alimentaire, du développement rural et du commerce. Depuis 2004, elle dirige le bureau du CTA de Bruxelles. Elle coordonne et organise les Briefings de Bruxelles sur le développement relatifs aux questions d’actualité en matière de politique de développement.
Articles
Reproduire les réussites des organisations paysannes à plus grande échelle
par Chris Addison , Isolina Boto et Jorge Chavez-Tafur
En septembre 2019, le CTA a organisé un atelier de capitalisation d'expériences pour son programme de partenariat « Préparer la prochaine génération d’agriculteurs en Afrique », autour de quatre domaines d’impact : plaidoyer, chaîne de valeur, digitalisation et capitalisation.
Lire la suiteSolutions innovantes et opportunités commerciales pour les organisations paysannes
par Didier Muyiramye , Isolina Boto , Fatma Ben Rejeb et Chris Addison
Les innovations technologiques et les progrès de l'agriculture digitale se poursuivent à un rythme élévé, améliorant l’efficacité de l’agriculture à travers le monde. Le taux d’adoption des nouvelles technologies reste cependant peu élevé chez les petits exploitants agricoles. Le faible développement de l’infrastructure des données et le manque de partenariats commerciaux empêchent en effet les organisations paysannes de tirer parti des débouchés commerciaux.
Lire la suiteBlockchain et agriculture : quelles possibilités ?
par Chris Addison , Isolina Boto , Thomas Heinen et Ken Lohento
Le 15 mai 2019, plus de 160 participants se sont réunis à Bruxelles pour discuter des possibilités et des défis liés à la technologie de la blockchain dans le secteur agroalimentaire. Cette rencontre a eu lieu lors du 55e Briefing de Bruxelles sur le développement organisé par le CTA, la Commission européenne (DG DEVCO), le Secrétariat ACP, Concord et BMZ.
Lire la suiteSustainable agriculture: where are we on SDGs implementation?
par Lebo Mofolo et Isolina Boto
Feeding the 10 billion people projected to live on planet earth in 2050 must aim to go beyond producing more with less to balancing the focus on quality and diversity, linking productivity to sustainability and addressing the needs of people.
Lire la suitePublications
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Whole-family approach to agricultural market success
This brief describes how Women in Business Development Incorporated (WIBDI), a non-profit organisation in Samoa, works with farming families to produce high-value products for local and global markets. Shifting away from a women-focused approach, WIBDI now uses an approach that involves the whole family, keeping all family members on board. It has also invested in digital applications and resources to increase the efficiency of operations, profile the producers and their products, and facilitate engagement with markets and customers.
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Sustainable agriculture: where are we on SDGs implementation?
In September 2015 Heads of State and Government agreed to set the world on a path towards sustainable development through the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The information in this document was compiled as background reading material for the 54th Brussels Briefing on “Sustainable agriculture: where are we on SDGs implementation?”
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The next generation of farmers: successes and new opportunities
The global population is on track to surpass 9 billion by 2050 and exceed 11 billion by the end of the century. The world’s 500 million smallholder farms produce around 80% of our food and it is they who will have to carry the burden of increasing food production by over 70%. The information in this document was compiled as background reading material for the 53rd Brussels Briefing on The next generation of farmers: successes and opportunities.
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Food safety: a critical part of the food system in Africa
Food safety is linked, directly or indirectly, to the achievement of many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially those pertaining to ending hunger and poverty, and promoting good health and well-being. Food and nutritional security is realised only when essential elements of a healthy diet are safe to eat. The information in this document was compiled as background reading material for the 52nd Brussels Briefing on Food safety: a critical part of the food system in Africa.
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Agriculture as an engine of economic reconstruction and development in fragile countries
It is important to establish that there is no universal definition of “fragility”, and periodic advances in the understanding of fragility have led to changes in the way that this issue is addressed by the international community. The information in this document was compiled as background reading material for the 51st Brussels Development Briefing on the topic of Agriculture as an engine of economic reconstruction and development in fragile countries.
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Growing food in the cities: Successes and new opportunities
Towns and cities in the world’s developing countries are growing on an unprecedented scale. In 1960, the global urban population was 34% of the total; by 2014 54% of the total and growing. By 2050, the proportion living in urban areas is expected to reach 66% (UNDESA). Sub-Saharan Africa’s annual urban growth rate is 3.6%, almost double the world average. The information in this document was compiled as background reading material for the 50th Brussels Development Briefing on Growing food in the cities: Successes and new opportunities.
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Strengthening rural livelihoods in the face of rapid urbanisation in Africa
Globalization and urbanisation have transformed economies and social systems in countries around the world in the past decades. The information in this document was compiled as background reading material for the 48th Brussels Development Briefing on Strengthening rural livelihoods in the face of rapid urbanisation in Africa co-organised by CTA, BMZ/GIZ, ACP Secretariat, European Commission (DG DEVCO) and Concord.
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Briefing de Bruxelles 60 : "L’avenir de l’alimentation et de la transformation agricole"
Le Briefing de Bruxelles 60 est organisé par le CTA, la Commission européenne/EuropeAid, le Secrétariat ACP et CONCORD. Il se tiendra le mercredi 26 février 2020.
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Briefing de Bruxelles 59 : "Agroécologie pour des systèmes alimentaires durables"
Le Briefing de Bruxelles 59 est organisé par le CTA, la Commission européenne/EuropeAid, le Secrétariat ACP, CONCORD et IPES-FOOD ; il se tient mercredi 15 janvier 2020.
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Briefing de Bruxelles 58 : « Le commerce agricole africain dans un environnement en mutation »
Le Briefing de Bruxelles sur le Commerce Agricole Africain dans un environnement en mutation, organisé par le CTA, la Commission européenne/EuropeAid, le Secrétariat ACP, l’IFPRI, Concord et BMZ/GIZ se tiendra le mercredi 23 octobre 2019 de 9h00 à 13h00 à Bruxelles, en Bel… -
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Caribbean regional agritourism policy setting workshop: Improved linkages between agriculture, trade, tourism
The regional agritourism forum will update on the progress of the work from various Caribbean countries, take stock of lessons learned from national agritourism workshops and the implementation of actions after the workshops. It will also explore and discuss successful agritourism framework models in local, regional and tourism-related markets. It will consider the key drivers of change for the…