World Food Day 2004
CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM ON AGRO-BIODIVERSITY
WHAT POLICIES FOR BIODIVERSITY AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY?
CIVIL SOCIETY VIEWS OF OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS
FAO Green Room, 15.00 TO 18.00
Friday, 15 october 2004
In the Chair
- Henri Carsalade, Assistant Director-General, Technical Cooperation Department
- Sergio Marelli, President of the Association of Italian NGOs
- Peter Kenmore, Chair, Interdepartmental Working Group on Biological Diversity for Food and Agriculture
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| 15:00 | Opening |
| 15:00 | Welcome: Henri Carsalade |
| 15:05 | Agrobiodiversity and the role of civil society: Mr. Marelli |
| 15:15 | First Group of Presentations and Discussions |
| | - Mamadou Cissokho, Honorary President, Réseau des organisations paysannes et de producteurs de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (ROPPA), Senegal
- Sergio Marini, Vice-President, Coldiretti, Italy
- Maryam Rahmanian, CENESTA-Centre for Sustainable Development & Environment, Iran, on Regional Consultations of Civil Society and their positions on biodiversity and food sovereignty
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| 16:00 | Questions and Discussion |
| 16:30 | Second Group of Presentations and Discussions |
| | - Jean Marc Von der Weid, Assessoria e Serviços em Agricultura Alternativa (ASPTA), ASPTA, Brazil
- Spokesperson for the People's Caravan for Food Sovereignty, Asia
- Spokesperson for the Youth Forum on Biodiversity and Food Security, on Tuesday, October 12th, as part of World Food Day week
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| 17:15 | Questions and Discussion |
| 18:00 | Close |
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