TECHNICAL MEETING ON SEED POLICY AND PROGRAMMES FOR CEEC, CIS AND CT
Budapest, Hungary, 6-10 March 2001
PROGRAMME OF THE MEETING
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Monday, 5 October 2001 |
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18:00 |
Arrival of participants and registration |
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19:00 |
Welcome reception |
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Tuesday, 6 October 2001 |
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08:30 - 09:30 |
Registration |
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Session I |
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09:30 - 10:30 |
Welcome note by the National Organizer |
Dr Zoltan Bedo |
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Address by the Subregional Representative, FAO |
Mr Jaroslav Suchman |
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Keynote address by the Director, AGP/FAO |
Mr Mahmud Duwayri |
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Address by the Head, Agricultural Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development |
Mr Bertalan Szekely |
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Welcome address and formal opening of the meeting by the Deputy State Secretary of the Cabinet of the Government of Hungary |
Dr Péter Szerdahelyi |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee break |
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Session II |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Presentation of the programme of the meeting, the participants and the resource persons |
Mr Bruno Curzi |
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11:30 - 12:30 |
Seed production and improvement: Assessment for the CEEC, CIS and CT |
Mr Ivan Sikora |
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12:30 - 13:00 |
Discussion |
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13:00 - 14:30 |
Lunch |
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14:30 - 15:00 |
Management, conservation and utilization of plant genetic diversity in CEEC, CIS and CT |
Mr Sergey M. Alexanian |
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Discussion |
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16:00 - 16:30 |
Agricultural research and technology transfer to rural communities in CEEC, CIS and CT |
Mr Karol Duczmal |
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16:30 - 17:00 |
Discussion |
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17:00 - 17:30 |
Harmonization of seed legislation and regulation in CEEC, CIS and CT |
Mr David Gisselquist |
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17:30 - 18:00 |
Discussion |
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Wednesday, 7 October 2001 |
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08:30 - 09:00 |
The role of national seed policies in restructuring the seed sector in CEEC, CIS and CT |
Mr Michael Turner |
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09:00 - 09:30 |
Discussion |
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09:30 - 10:00 |
Coffee break |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
The role of private companies in development of seed production and supply systems in CEEC, CIS and CT: the Hungarian experience |
Mr Janos Turi |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Discussion |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Biotechnology: a modern tool for improvement of food production |
Mr Patrick Heffer |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Presentation of CD-ROM on Biotechnology |
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12:00 - 12:30 |
Discussion |
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12:30 - 13:00 |
Regional cooperation in the seed sector of CEEC, CIS and CT |
Mr Zoltan Bedo |
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13:00 - 14:30 |
Lunch |
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14:30 - 16:00 |
Discussion, and presentations by OECD, ISTA, UPOV, etc. |
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16:00 - 16:30 |
Coffee break |
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16:30 - 17:30 |
Discussion |
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Thursday, 7 October 2001 |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
General discussion |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
General discussion |
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:30 - 16:00 |
General discussion |
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16:00 - 16:30 |
Coffee break |
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16:30 - 17:30 |
General discussion |
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Friday, 9 October 2001 |
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Session III |
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08:00 - |
Field visit to IKR Corporation, Babolna, and the Martonvasar Institute |
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Saturday, 10 October 2001 |
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Session IV |
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08:00 - 11:00 |
Presentation, discussion and adoption of the conclusions and recommendations of the meeting |
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11:300 |
Meeting closed |
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