17 – 19 May 2004
1. Opening of the Senior Officers Meeting
2. Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Appointment of Rapporteur
3. Adoption of Agenda and Timetable
4. Rice in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Asia and the Pacific
5. Institution Building to Strengthen Agriculture Extension
6. Follow-up to the World Food Summit and the World Food Summit: five years later: Regional Dimensions
6A. Subregional strategy for food security
7. Seed Policy and Regulations in the Light of the International Treaty on PGRFA and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
8. First Report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources – Progress Report
9. The International Year of Rice — 2004
10. FAO Strategic Framework for Bridging the Rural Digital Divide
11. Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific
12. Initiative to Review and Update National Agricultural, Rural Development and Food Security Strategies and Policies
13. Any other business
14. Adoption of the Report of the Senior Officers Meeting
15. Closure of the Senior Officers Meeting
20 – 21 May 2004
1. Inaugural Ceremony
2. Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Appointment of Rapporteur
3. Adoption of Agenda and Timetable
4. Statement by the Director-General
5. Statement by the Independent Chairperson of the FAO Council
6. Country Statements and General Debate on the Food and Agriculture Situation in the Region
7. Report on FAO Activities in the Region (2002-2003) and Actions Taken on the 26th APRC Recommendations
8. Follow-up to the World Food Summit and the World Food Summit:five years later: Regional Dimensions
9. Report of the Senior Officers Meeting
10. Proposed items to be considered for the Twenty-eighth Regional Conference
11. Date and Place of the 28Th FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific
12. Adoption of the Report (including the Report of the Senior Officers Meeting)
13. Closure of the Conference
