1. El arroz en el mercado mundial

• Long-term prospects for the global rice economy - Mahabub Hossain, economista, Ciencias Sociales, IRRI

• Rice market outlook [PowerPoint, zipped] - Concepción Calpe, Especialista superior en productos básicos, Dirección de Productos Básicos y Comercio (FAO)

• The Doha Round agriculture negotiations - Magdi Farahat, Presidente del Comité de Agricultura, OMC

• Implications of the WTO Doha Round for the rice sector - Eric J. Wailes, profesor de economía agrícola, Universidad de Arkansas, Estados Unidos

• Changing structure, conduct and performance of the world rice market - David Dawe, economista, IRRI

• Future challenges for the global rice market: a worm's eye view [PDF/PowerPoint] - Larry C. Y. Wong, BERNAS Malasia

• Marketing of value-added rice products in Japan: Germinated brown rice and rice bread - Ito Shoichi, Profesor, economista internacional de alimentos, Universidad de Tottori, Japón

• Indonesia rice policy in view of trade liberalization - Mulyo Sidik, BULOG, Indonesia

• The present and prospects for trade of Chinese rice - Yu Xubo, vice presidente, COFCO

• Rice: challenges in production and marketing in India - Shailendra Nigam, Director Ejecutivo, Food Corporation of India

• Thai rice: Sustainable life for rice growers - Pramote Vanichanont, Thai Millers Association, Tailandia

2. Sistemas de producción de arroz: Desafíos y oportunidades

• Harnessing science and technology for sustainable rice-based production systems - Gurdev Khush, IRRI

• Agricultural diversification: opportunities and constraints - Prabhu Pingali, Director de Economía Agrícola y del Desarrollo, FAO

• Rice-based production systems and land and water conservation - Daniel Renault, oficial superior, Servicio de Recursos, Fomento y Aprovechamiento de Aguas, FAO

• Biotechnology and its implications for production and trade - Ronnie Coffman, Universidad de Cornell

• New varieties and sustainable cropping systems to face food security. promising prospects for the global challenges of rice production the world will face in the coming years? - Nour Ahmadi, Jefe del "Equipo del Arroz" del Programa de Cultivos Alimentarios, CIRAD

• Traditional rice-based livelihood systems and global indigenous agricultural heritage - Parviz Koohafkan, Jefe, Servicio de Manejo de las Tierras y de la Nutrición de las Plantas, FAO

• Hybrid rice for food security and nutrition - Yuan Longping, Hybrid Rice Specialist, Director General, China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center, Hunan, China

• New challenges and technological opportunities for rice-based production systems for food security and poverty alleviation in Asia and the Pacific - Ronald P. Cantrell y Gene P. Hettel, IRRI

• Challenges and technical opportunities for rice-based production systems for food security and poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa - Toon Defoer, ADRAO

• Challenges and technological solutions for rice-based systems in Latin America - Luis R. Sanint, Director Ejecutivo, CIAT/FLAR

• Rice-based production systems for food security and poverty alleviation in the Near-East and North Africa: New challenges and technological opportunities - Badawi A. Tantawi, vice presidente, Centro de investigación agrícola, Egipto

• Constraints and opportunities for the sustainable development of rice-based production systems in Europe - Aldo Ferrero, Universidad de Turín, Italia, y N.V. Nguyen, Servicio de Cultivos y Pastos, FAO

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