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APPENDIX A

AGENDA

INFOPESCA Expert Consultation on International Fish Trade

In collaboration with the Fish Utilization and Marketing Service, FAO Rome

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 3-5 December 2003

Wednesday, 3 December 2003

9.00

Registration

10.00 to 10.20

Opening


Lahsen Ababouch, Service Chief FIIU, Secretary of the Expert Consultation

10.20 to 10.30

Presentations of the participants


Each participant will present himself briefly

10.30 to 10.45

Summary of the background paper: world fish trade, demand forecasts and regulatory framework


Erhard Ruckes, Lead Consultant, FAO

11.20 to 16.30

First Session: Resource situation, sustainability and impact on fish trade


Chair: Jim Anderson, University of Rhode Island, USA

11.20 to 12.20

Outlook for fish to 2020 - Supply and demand in changing global markets


Ahmed Mahfuzuddin, World Fish Center, Penang, Malaysia

12.20 to 12.30

Questions for Clarification

13.30 to 14.00

How do importing companies react to changing status of resources?


John Kilpatrick, NUTRECO, Vancouver, Canada

14.00 to 14.30

Consumer requirements for supply from sustainable resources


Roland Wiefels INFOPESCA, Uruguay

14.30 to 15.00

Impact of aquaculture on resource sustainability and trade


Jim Anderson, University of Rhode Island, USA

15.15 to 16.30

Discussion First Session

16.30

Summary prepared by Chairman, Rapporteur and Speakers

Thursday, 4 December 2003

9.00 to 13.00

Second Session: Globalization, industry structure, market power and impact on fish trade


Chair: Carl-Christian Schmidt, OECD, Paris France

9.10 to 9.45

Advantages and constraints of the fish industry in developing countries


Jose Cyriac, Chairman MPEDA, Cochin, India


Itamar Rocha, Aquaculture Association for Shrimp (ABCC), Brazil

9.45 to 10.30

Opportunities and challenges for developed (OECD) countries.


Carl-Christian Schmidt, OECD, Paris, France

11.00 to 12.00

Vertical concentration (diminishing role for wholesalers and brokers) in the distribution channels and increasing market power of retailers and supermarket companies


John Wilkinson, University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Aldo Ausiello, Unilever, Italy


Nelson Sendas, ABRAS, (Brazilian Association of Supermarkets)

12.00 to 12.20

National, regional and international trade, competition and complementation, including the role of small-scale fisheries


Helga Josupeit, FIIU, FAO Italy

12.20 to 13.00

Discussion and summary prepared by the Chairman

14.00 to 17.00

Third Session: Cost and Earnings, Value Addition and Distribution of Benefits


Chair: Eyjólfur Gudmundsson, University of Akureyri, Iceland

14.00 to 14.45

Distribution of cost and benefits in the food chain, methodology and case studies


Eyjólfur Gudmundsson, University of Akureyri, Iceland


John Kilpatrick, Vancouver, Canada

15.15 to 16.00

What kind of value addition fits the comparative advantages of developing countries and their species


Aurora Zugarramurdi, CEMSUR, Mar del Plata, Argentina


Nguyen Huu Dung, Secretary-General, VASEP, Hanoi, Vietnam

16.15 to 16.35

Import requirements and quality costs for developing countries


Aurora Zugarramurdi, CEMSUR CITEP, Mar del Plata, Argentina

16.35 to 17.15

Discussion Third Session

17.15

Summary prepared by Chairman, Rapporteur and Speakers of the Third Session

Friday, 5 December 2003

9.30 to 12.00

Preparation of the report based on the three summaries prepared by the session chairpersons


(Secretariat, Session Chairpersons, Resource Persons. Voluntary for interested participants)

13.30 to 14.00

Conclusion and Recommendation


Chair: FAO


Work programme of FAO Fisheries Department till 2009


Assistance needs of developing countries in the area of international fish trade

14.00 to 15.00

Discussion and adoption of the report


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