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Food Security in the Maghreb Region
From October 16, 2013 until October 21, 2013
We will be presenting this book published by tenured professor Antonio Marquina on Monday, October 21, at 7:00 p.m. in the Casa Árabe Auditorium in Madrid. Accompanying the author will be Mohammed Haneche, the Ambassador of Algeria in Madrid; Jesús Argumosa, Director of Atenea Group Forums; Francisco González, the former Director of the School of Agricultural Engineering (UPM) and Antonio Marquina, a tenured professor of Security and International Cooperation (UCM) and President of the Spanish-Algerian Forum.
“Food Security in the Maghreb” takes a look at a fundamental topic for the security of people and governments in the years to come. The work focuses on the Maghreb region countries and includes key aspects which will have an impact on their food security: population growth, especially in urban areas; the ageing of the rural population; emigration from the country to the city; the increase in income levels; agricultural policies; the increase in food prices; the impact of financial speculation on agricultural price volatility; the effect of climate change; export and import policies; agricultural production and supplies. The book demonstrates just how complex this topic is and allows readers to become familiar with one of the hottest, most problematic issues of the upcoming years.
Free entry to the presentation until the capacity is full.
The Ambassador of Algeria and the Dean of Arab Ambassadors in Spain, Mr. Haneche is an expert on foreign affairs. He has been the Secretary General of Algeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the Ambassador of Algeria in Oman and Germany.
Director of Forums and Events of the Atenea Group, Mr. Argumosa is a Division General in the military reserves. He has been the Division Chief for Military Strategy and Cooperation of EMACON and has worked at Spain’s School of Advanced Defense Studies, CESEDEN.
A Doctor of Agricultural Engineering and Professor at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Mr. González has been the Director of the School of Agricultural Engineering throughout the time period of 2004-2013. He has been a consultant for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) since 1982.
A tenured professor of Security and International Cooperation at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Mr. Marquina is the Director of the Department of International Public Policy and International Relations, and is the Director of the Unit for Research on Security and International Cooperation (UNISCI) at the UCM, as well as the President of the Spanish-Algerian Forum.
Free entry to the presentation until the capacity is full.
Mohammed Haneche
The Ambassador of Algeria and the Dean of Arab Ambassadors in Spain, Mr. Haneche is an expert on foreign affairs. He has been the Secretary General of Algeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the Ambassador of Algeria in Oman and Germany.
Jesús Argumosa
Director of Forums and Events of the Atenea Group, Mr. Argumosa is a Division General in the military reserves. He has been the Division Chief for Military Strategy and Cooperation of EMACON and has worked at Spain’s School of Advanced Defense Studies, CESEDEN.
Francisco González Torres
A Doctor of Agricultural Engineering and Professor at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Mr. González has been the Director of the School of Agricultural Engineering throughout the time period of 2004-2013. He has been a consultant for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) since 1982.
Antonio Marquina
A tenured professor of Security and International Cooperation at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Mr. Marquina is the Director of the Department of International Public Policy and International Relations, and is the Director of the Unit for Research on Security and International Cooperation (UNISCI) at the UCM, as well as the President of the Spanish-Algerian Forum.
